Definitions

Question 0

What was Hitlers “Final Solution”?

Answer 0

The result of Hitlers anti-semitism was his attempt to deal with what he called “the Jewish problem” in Europe.

Question 1

What is Conscription Plebiscite ?

Answer 1

Prime Minister King used a plebiscite to allow Canadians to say whether or not they were in favor of releasing the government from it’s pledge not to introduce conscription.

Question 2

What is The Holocaust ?

Answer 2

The Holocaust destroyed over one-third of the Jews in Europe: in total approximately six million Jews.

Question 3

What is the Atomic Bomb?

Answer 3

The bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced the Japanese to surrender; thus ending war.

Question 4

What is the War Measures Act?

Answer 4

The government used this act to justify it’s internment of the Japanese Canadians.

Question 5

What is Internment Camp?

Answer 5

Used by the government of Canada to house Japanese Canadians during World War 2

Question 6

What is Total War?

Answer 6

The policy of total way meant that everyone in Canada was affected in some way by the war.

Question 7

What is “Wartime Prices And Trade Board” (WPTB) ?

Answer 7

Price controls led to rationing, which affected every Canadian man, women, and child for the duration of the war.

Question 8

What is a Ration Card?

Answer 8

The amounts of these products were purposely limited by the government.

Question 9

What is the Ogdensburg Agreement ?

Answer 9

This agreement was evidence that Canada was beginning to develop closer ties with the United States.

Question 10

What is Camp X?

Answer 10

The first wartime spy training camp in North America Central Intelligence Agency (the CIA)

Question 11

What is the National Socialist Party(Nazis)?

Answer 11

The party was supported by the army, the unemployed, big business, landowners and aristocrats.

Question 12

What is Anti-semitism ?

Answer 12

Led to hitlers policied of persecution of the Jews.

Question 13

What is a Dictator ?

Answer 13

The way hitler ruled, and his expectation that all Germans pledges to absolute obedience to him.

Question 14

What is Fascism?

Answer 14

The fascist movement of Italy & Germany was adopted by segments of Canadian Society prior to WW2. Fearing a groundswell of support for the movement in Canada, Prime Minister Kings government passes a law making it illegal for Canadians to join foreign army.

Question 15

What is Nuremberg Laws ?

Answer 15

These laws lent legitimacy to the atrocities of the campaign against the Jews I’m Europe.

Question 16

What is Kristallnacht?

Answer 16

The beginning of Hitlers unbridled campaign to ti did the human race of Jews.

Question 17

What is the Battle Of Britain ?

Answer 17

The greatly outnumbered Royal Air Force shot down 3000 nazi planes over Britain I’m two months.

Question 18

What is Dieppe Raid?

Answer 18

A major military disaster for the allies in which thousands of Canadians were killed,wounded or taken prisoners.

Question 19

What are Convoys?

Answer 19

The Canadian navy played a key role in escorting the convoys and keeping open the supply lines to Britain.

Question 20

What is D - day?

Answer 20

• Deliverance Day

* The beginning of the successful invasion to liberate Europe from the Nazis.

Question 21

What is Costumed Of Enemy Property?

Answer 21

Many Japanese Canadians continue to petition the government to be compensated for the sale of their possessions during the war.

Question 22

What is Middle Power?

Answer 22

Canada was recognized as a middle power for it’s outstanding contribution to the war effort.