World War Two

Question 1

Define: Blitzkreig

Answer 1

translates to “Lightning Fast War.”

Question 2

Define: The Allies

Answer 2

were made up of France, Britain and the commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand). The US and Russia later joined in 1941 and India and Jamaica also supported them

Question 3

Define: The Axis Powers

Answer 3

were made up of Germany, Italy and Japan but were also supported by Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Vichy France

Question 4

Define: Dunkirk

Answer 4

the evacuation of troops out of the French port of Dunkirk because Axis Powers were so successful that they forced the Allied troops out of Europe.

Question 5

Define: Battle of Britain

Answer 5

a massive bombing of London and Englsih cities and had German bombers attack English planes. It was called operation Sealion and it cause massive amounts of death and destruction and also made the allies more resolved to defeat the Germans

Question 6

Define: Operation Bararosa

Answer 6

a plan in June 1941 by Hitler and Nazi Germany to invade the Soviet Union despite the non-agression pact he had signed. The Soviets were unprepared and German troops advanced to the outskirts of Moscow. This showed Hitler’s power, strength and that he will break promises to get power.

Question 7

Define: Pearl Harbour

Answer 7

a bombing of the US naval base in Hawaii which destroyed half the US fleet. This forced the US into joining the war with the Allies so now the whole world was involved in war.

Question 8

Define: Rosie the Riveteer

Answer 8

a term used to describe women who did “mens work” during wartime like turret lathe operators, punch press operators, drillers, grinders, and welders. She represented the time period and allowed for women to prove to society that they were valuable in the workplace

Question 9

Define: Ontario Farm Service Force

Answer 9

a government program introduced during WW2 and it was created to ease the shortage of farm workers. They mainly hired women who were 16 and older. It provided food for soldiers and allowed for women to have a place in the work force doing the same work as men.

Question 10

Define: Family Allowance

Answer 10

a government funded system where each parent would recieve $115/month for each child to help pay for their basic needs as well as a baby bonus

Question 11

Define: Battle of the Atlantic

Answer 11

a battle between Allied ships carrying food from Canada and German U-boats. The u-boats knew that is they sink ships full of food, British soldiers would starve and not be able to fight. Canada played a significant role in this.

Question 12

Define: Convoy

Answer 12

a group of slow moving supply ships guarded by warships so that the supplies could safely get over to Britain where they were desperately needed.

Question 13

Define: Corvette

Answer 13

small fast ships that were equipped with depth charges that could explode underwater making them hard to see and defend against. They were targeted to wreck German u-boats

Question 14

Define: Air Ferry Program

Answer 14

a program that was created to help semd bomber planes to the war effort. They were American built but left from Newfoundland to ireland

Question 15

Define: Women’s Divison of the RCAF

Answer 15

part of the Royal Canadian Air Force that trained women to become clerks, cooks, welders, instrumet mechanics, engine mechanics and even pilots, but they weren’t allowed to fight in combat

Question 16

Define: War Measures Act

Answer 16

was implemented with the outbreak of hostilities in WW2 and gave the federal government full authority to do everything deemed necessary for the security, defence, peace, order and welfare of Canada.

Question 17

Define: Ghetto

Answer 17

an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background are united in a specific area;it may be voluntary or involuntary

Question 18

Define: Wannsee Conference

Answer 18

a meeting held by Heydrich with 15 topNazi officals to fomalize plans for the final solution to the Jews. His plan was to deport and exterminate all Jews and undesireables in German territory

Question 19

Define: Einsatzgruppen

Answer 19

were special groups of SS Nazi soldiers who followed behind advancing German forces into the Soviet Union. They would find and kill all Jews with their “mobile killing units”

Question 20

Define: Concentration Camps

Answer 20

was housing for large numbers of Jews and the Jews would often be sent to do hard slave work. Many Jews died because of horrible conditions and some concentration camps also did extermination.

Question 21

Define: Extermination Camps

Answer 21

were camps that were used to kill prisoners or get little work from them, then kill them.

Question 22

Who is Joeseph Stalin?

Answer 22

he became the leader of the communist party in 1924 after lenin died. He was a ruthless dictator and launched a 5 year plan to industrialize and people who ent against him were often killed.

Question 23

Who is Benito Mussolini?

Answer 23

he was the leader of the Facist Party and was in control of Italy during WW2. He was eventually overthrown by the people of Italy and executed him and his wife.

Question 24

Who is Mackenzie Kind?

Answer 24

the prime minister for the second time during WW2. He thought that Hitler was pleasent and affectionate after meeting him and liked to avoid taking a side, especially over conscription.

Question 25

Who is Winston Churchill?

Answer 25

The Prime Minister of England who had different ways of thinking an dmade great decisions facing war to contribute to winning the war. He was known as clever, but reckless and quickly recognized Hitler as a threat and made good efforts to visit those who were suffering in troops.

Question 26

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Answer 26

was the president of the US during WW2 and he madea great effort to increase Canadian-American realtions and win the war.

Question 27

Who is C.D. Howe?

Answer 27

he was the minister of munitions and supply during WW2 who spurred factories to spit out wartime products for troops.

Question 28

Who is General Erwin Rommel?

Answer 28

also known as the Desert Fox and he led the British and Americans into driving the Germans and Italians

Question 29

Who is General Dwight Eisenhower?

Answer 29

he later became a US President and led US forces into invading Sicily

Question 30

Who is General Montegomery?

Answer 30

he led the British and the First Canadian Divison into the Invasion of Sicily

Question 31

Who is Harry Truman?

Answer 31

he became president of the US after Roosevelt died and confirmed that war would continue until Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally

Question 32

Who is Captain Gustav Schroder?

Answer 32

the captain of the MS St Louis who went to great lengths to ensure that his passengers were treated well. He was honoured in Isreal and Germany after WW2 and he refused to turn back to Germany until al passsengers had a safe haven.

Question 33

Who is Igor Gouzenko?

Answer 33

was a clerk at the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa and he walked out carrying top secret documents and announced that he had evidence that that the USSR were trying to collect information about politics, troop movement, and scientific secrets, especially information on the atomic bomb. He was questioned by the RCMP and also claimed the USSR had spy rings in the US and Britain.

Question 34

Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

Answer 34

the leader of the Soviet union from 1985 and soon after coming into power he met with Ronald Reagan where they both agreed to cut offensive weapons by 50%. He wanted to fix the Soviets economy by restructuring and remaining open. In 1991 there was a failed attempt to overthrow him.