WW2

Question 0

Name six reasons that cause the Great Depression? (6)

Answer 0

Overproduction and over expansion
Canada’s dependents on a few primary products Canada’s dependence on the United States
High tariffs choked off international trade
Too much credit buying
Too much credit buying of the stocks

Question 1

What were three main terms of the Treaty of Versaillies? (3)

Answer 1

No army bigger than 100,000 men
Germans were forced to pay $5 billion in reparation
Germany had to except all damage and losses due to the war and all blame

Question 2

What happened when the stock market crashed?

Answer 2

People who had bought stocks on credit for now broke and the people who loaned out the credits could no longer make the money back.

Question 3

What was the Great Depression?

Answer 3

A time in which the economy was greatly affected and there were hardly any jobs?

Question 4

What was the famous event that took place in Canada?

Answer 4

On to Ottawa Trek. Unemployed workers jumped on the railroads to protest in Ottawa.

Question 5

Name two reasons why the German economy crashed when the American economy did? (2)

Answer 5

Americans could no longer by manufactured German goods

Americans could not loan money to the German government or German businesses trying to rebuild

Question 6

Name three Nazi policies? (3)

Answer 6

The government should be run by the army and wealthy people
The military power should be increased
Industries should be privately owned

Question 7

What is Fascism?

Answer 7

A military dictatorship. The leader of the state required absolute power and used fear tactics and secret police to keep that power Like Hitler they most of the time believed in one master race.

Question 8

What is Anti-Semitism?

Answer 8

The persecution of Jewish people.

Question 9

What are Nuremberg laws?

Answer 9

Laws that took away the citizenship and civil rights of all Jews.

Question 10

Give an example of Nuremberg law. (2)

Answer 10

No Jewish person was allowed to have German citizenship

No Jewish person was allowed to have a sexual relationship with a non-Jewish German

Question 11

What was Kristallnacht?

Answer 11

The night of the breaking of the glass. Or storm troopers stormed jewish businesses and homes. They killed 90 Jews that night and destroy the lives of so many others. This was their first event that led the path to holocaust and the persecution of Jews in Germany.

Question 12

What major event signifies anti-Semitism in Canada?

Answer 12

St. Louis. This oceanliner carried 907 jewish people after going to many Latin American countries they turn to Canada in desperation for a safe haven. In the house of commons in which decide upon that the Jews would not be allowed to enter Canada.

Question 13

What is another example of anti-Semitism in Canada?

Answer 13

In British Columbia and Saskatchewan Jewish people were not allowed to vote or be in public office.

Question 14

What is the Munich agreement? This agreement is also known as ________?

Answer 14

September 1938 France and Britain met with Germany to agree to handover Sudetenland to save the world from another war.
Appeasement

Question 15

Give two examples as to how the Germans broke the Treaty of Versailles. (2)

Answer 15

They marched into Rhineland. They were forbidden within moving 50 km of the Rhine River.
Hitler demands that the Polish Corredor be handed back to Germany. They disagree so Germany attacks and Poland falls to Germany.

Question 16

What did King assume about Hitler?

Answer 16

That Hitler was a man of deep sincerity and a genuine patriot and he was a simple sort of doesn’t, not very intelligent and was no serious danger to anyone. This incorrect judgment led him to easily sign to Munich agreement in 1938.

Question 17

Give 4 reasons why Canada and the rest of the world stayed out of war. (4)

Answer 17

Memories of World War I
The Promotion of Peace
The Great Depression
Political leadership

Question 18

What happened during the Battle of Britain?

Answer 18

Germany attacked Britain at night with with waves of bomber planes. People had to hide underground to try and survive the attacks. The RAF or allied planes took down 3000 nazi planes in two months. The British were able to win with plenty of help from the Royal Canadian Air Force. Britain won.

Question 19

What happen in the battle of the fall of France?

Answer 19

German attacked France through the forest and got through their lines. The Belgium and France troops got trapped. France surrendered and was put into the same humiliation as Germany was.

Question 20

What was important about the battle of Dieppe?

Answer 20

This is meant to be a quick punch to the German stronghold and worry the Nazis. On August 19, 1942 5000 Canadians began to land on the beaches of Dieppe. Instead the Germans were ready for the troops and took them out in waves. Allied troops had to retreat and many died that day.

Question 21

What is so important about D-Day?

Answer 21

Dave deliverance. It was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944 but it had to be postponed due to bad weather conditions. The next day at 6:30 AM the first waves of Canadian British and American troops poured onto the beaches of France. This was Canada’s largest military operation. Within a month 300,000 troops were safe on shore on the beach. Germany had two wars one in the East and one in the west.

Question 22

Compare inland Battle from World War I World War II.

Answer 22

In World War I most of the war was fought in the trenches. In World War II however it was different. Most of the battles were fought in the air and many battles required planes or boats to get them to where the troops needed to go.

Question 23

Compare and water bottles from World War I to World War II.

Answer 23

The Canadian Navy grew it was used much more in World War II. The Canadian warships were always a part of a convoy that was used to protect cargo ships moving across the Atlantic.

Question 24

Compare and air battles from World War I to World War II.

Answer 24

Much of World War I was fought in trenches and on land. Things changed when World War II came around many attacks were with planes and bombers in the sky and air forces grew a lot during this war. Canadians help greatly in this front and the life expectancy of a pilot was no longer than a couple weeks.

Question 25

How many people died in the bombing of hair Shima and Nagasaki.

Answer 25

About 100,000 people died during these attacks.

Question 26

How many people died during the attacks of Britain and Germany?

Answer 26

About 160,000 people died from the bombings in Dresden and Britain.

Question 27

What was the Holocaust and how many people died from it?

Answer 27

The Holocaust was part of Hitler’s final solution for all Jewish people he would exterminate all Jewish people whether they were men,women, or children. Millions of Jews died during this time.

Question 28

What was propaganda affects in Canada?

Answer 28

In Canada the wartime information board was responsible for propaganda. Movies were often shown showing these biased beliefs. They would show flags, families, homelands, and the enemy. They were meant to inspire sacrifice and pride of our country.

Question 29

What were propaganda is four main targets?

Answer 29

Enemy
allies
neutral countries
home front

Question 30

How was propaganda used in Germany?

Answer 30

The Germans used propaganda to help make their army bigger and inflict fear on those who didn’t follow the rules. Also to inspire sacrifice and pride in their country.

Question 31

How are the Japanese Canadians treated?

Answer 31

Because of the attack on Hawaii. The Japanese were discriminated against and were rounded it up into internment camps and were made to work. Their possessions were disposed of and when they came back they had nothing.

Question 32

How was conscription used in Canada?

Answer 32

King did not want to use conscription again due to the terrible effect of splitting the country it had in the first world war. English Canadians and French-Canadians took a vote. English Canadian with the one and conscription was voted yes. French Canadians were not happy with this because King had gone back on his promise. Even though conscription was voted yes Kings slogan was still quotation mark “Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary.”