Canada: WW2 on the homefront

Question 1

Japanese internment

after the attacks on Hong Kong and Pearl Harbour, the Canadian government became concerned about ___________________

Answer 1

Japanese Canadians and the possibility of spies

Question 2

Japanese internment

people from BC, fueled by _________________, wanted action from the government to protect them

Answer 2

racism, xenophobia, and anger

Question 3

Japanese internment

who wanted reelection?

Answer 3

King

Question 4

Japanese internment

how did King eventually respond?

Answer 4

sending all 22 000 Japanese to about 24 camps throughout Canada

Question 5

Japanese internment

how many of the 22 000 sent away were Canadian born?

Answer 5

14 000

Question 6

Japanese internment

what happened to Japanese possessions and what was it like in the camps?

Answer 6

possessions were taken and sold, conditions were shabby and no date of return was given

Question 7

Japanese internment

after internment, where did the Japanese live?

Answer 7

some stayed, some moved, some went to Japan

Question 8

Japanese internment

were the Japanese charged and when was the redress given?

Answer 8

no charges were ever laid against the Japanese / redress in 1988 PM Mulroney

Question 9

women at home and away

what did women do during WW2?

Answer 9

similar to WW1- farming, munitions, selling bonds, rationing

Question 10

women at home and away

what was the difference between WW1 and WW2?

Answer 10

the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWACs)

Question 11

women at home and away

what was the CWACs?

Answer 11

non combat work in infantry, navy, and air force

Question 12

who was C.D. Howe?

Answer 12

“the Minister of Everything”

Question 13

C.D. Howe

why did King want to control prices?

Answer 13

so that inflation would not get out of control

Question 14

C.D. Howe

what did King put C.D. Howe in charge of?

Answer 14

the homefront economy and gave him total control- War Measures Act

Question 15

C.D. Howe

why was the Wartime Prices and Trade Board created?

Answer 15

to regulate reproduction, distribution, and prices of all goods

Question 16

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)

what was the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)?

Answer 16

plan created by PM King to dedicate resources to the war without risking lives

Question 17

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)

billions of dollars to train ____________________

Answer 17

pilots, bombers, navigators, ground crew, etc

Question 18

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)

where was the ideal location?

Answer 18

on flat, safe land

Question 19

Camp X

during WW2, what did the Canadian government serve as and how?

Answer 19

a host to allied spy operations by providing a fantastic training ground

Question 20

Camp X

what were the characteristics of Camp X?

Answer 20

varied geography, far from war front, locals with language, middle of conflict

Question 21

Camp X

what did soldiers train in?

Answer 21

combat, language, espionage

Question 22

conscription

before WW2, what had King been elected based on?

Answer 22

a promise not to conscript

Question 23

conscription

when was the war was getting bad and what did people want as a result?

Answer 23

in 1944; many were calling for King to break his promise and help Britain

Question 24

conscription

what was King’s reaction?

Answer 24

decided to call a plebiscite to ask if he could be freed from his promise

Question 25

conscription

King said “_____________________________”

Answer 25

conscription if necessary but not necessarily conscription

Question 26

conscription

who voted for and against conscription?

Answer 26

English Canada voted overwhelmingly in favour and Quebec voted against

Question 27

conscription

what was the final decision?

Answer 27

King decided to invoke conscription and send the “zombies” to war

Question 28

conscription

what was the end result of conscription?

Answer 28

few of these conscripts would reach the front, but Quebec would not forget that Canada (not King) had betrayed them