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Using the internet locate the following information.
Who is Fighting!?!
There were many reasons for the start of WWII, but the main reason was that Germany, Japan & Italy wanted to expand
their ‘Living space’ and their power over many countries.
Germany had already invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland before the war was officially declared. Britain officially
declared war on Germany on _________________. Other countries declared war on Germany shortly afterwards.
Through the war, countries either fought with Germany or against Germany. Those countries that fought against
Germany were called the __________. Those countries that fought with Germany were called the ______________.
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1. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany
on September 3rd, 1939. When did Canada go to war against Germany?
2. In which of these capacities did Canada contribute during the early years of the War?
3. The first major engagement that Canadian soldiers faced in the Second World War was the defense of a British colony
overseas. Which one?
4. In 1939, a ship of Jewish refugees from Germany that had originally sailed for Havana appealed to the Canadian
government to let them make harbour in Canada. The Jews had been denied entry to Cuba and the United States, and
were turned away by Canada as well. What ship was this?
5. Which of these industries on the home front was especially important for the Allied war effort?
6. One thing that makes the Second World War significant for the US was that, unlike in the First World War, the enemy
showed up at their front door with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Did Canada also face foreign aggression at
home?
7. Canada did not introduce conscription during the Second World War. Defend or refute this statement.
8. Which of the Nazi-occupied states are Canadians most often credited for liberating?
Using the internet colour and label this map: Europe 1939 – After German Invasion
WWII – Test Review by the end of this unit you must know:
Causes of WWII –
- Treaty of Versailles
- Appeasement policy
- Nazi-Soviet Pact
- Anschluss with Austria
- Invasion of the Sudetenland (Czech.)
- Invasion of Poland
WWII – Alliances
The ALLIES (Britain, France + USSR & USA also: British Commonwealth countries: Canada, India, Australia, South Africa etc…)
The AXIS Powers (AXIS of Evil – Germany, Italy & Japan)
Nazi-Soviet Pact
WWII – Significant Events
Blitzkrieg  Invasion of Europe through Belgium and into France
Miracle at Dunkirk
Raid on Dieppe
Battle of Britain
Hitler invades Russia  Stalingrad & winter warfare
Pearl Harbor
D-day – Storming of Juno Beach & Allied invasion into France
VE day  Victory in Europe -- May 8, 1945 – Germany officially surrenders
The Holocaust
The Stages of Isolation
The Warsaw Ghettos (Poland)
Persecution of Jews & other groups under Nazi rule
Canada’s Role and the Homefront - ppt
The Fighting Ends - ppt
Homework Questions (Japanese Internment Camps, Dieppe, Pearl Harbor, Culture, etc.)
Movies/clips watched in class