WW2 Questions Ch4 Flashcards
what was the name of the leader of the Nazi party?
-Adolf Hitler
what is the term for a dislike or hatred of Jewish people?
-anti-semitism
the name for germany’s secret police?
-gestapo
the name of the italian dictator who came to power in 1922?
-Benito Mussolini
one of the causes of the second world war?
- treaty of versailles
- war guilt clause
name of battles in WW2?
- battle of the bulge
- D-day
- Berlin
- Paris uprising
- pearl harbour
name for german submarines?
-u-boats
the place where allies landed on Dday?
-Normandy, France
what was the japanese attack that helped to bring the americans into the war?
-Pearl Harbour
what was the term for soldiers captured during wartime and put into camps?
-prisoner of war (pow)
what was the city that was targeted by the world’s first atomic bomb?
-Hiroshima
term for information that is spread to promote a specifiic cause?
-propaganda
the name for the camps which japanese canadians were sent?
-internment camps
the term for hitler’s attempt to exterminate all jewish people?
-holocaust
name of one of the “death” camps in europe?
-auschwitz
why were italians unhappy after WW1?
- dissatisfied with the new democratic form of government and were viewed as weak and ineffective
- they blamed their leaders for getting a bad deal for italy at the ppc
what did mussolini believe was the ultimate goal of a fascist government and how did he fullfill his goal?
- to lead the country into war of imperial conquest
- invaded ethiopia in 1935
what where the fundemental causes of the second world war?
- the treaty of versailles
- the great depression
- the riser of adolf hitler and nazi party
- the failure of the league of nations
- extreme nationalism
- unwillingness of democratic governments to intervene in places like germany
what action signaled the failure of the appeasement policy?
- when hitler’s troops invaded the whole of czechoslovakia and it ceased to exist
- march 15, 1939
why did german government form a democracy after WW1?
- believed it would help them in a peacemaking process
- formed after german leader gave up power
- created to please americans to push them into agreeing to a more lenient settlement regarding germany
what was significant about the invasion of poland?
- canadians were not automatically involved in the war apart of the british empire;went to war on their own interest a week after britain (felt strong ties to britain and german aggression should be stopped)
- it started ww2
- blitzkrieg allowed germans to sweep through poland with little resistance
what was significant about the battle of britain?
- individuel canadians served in britains air force
- it was the first time hitler was denied conquest
- use of radar and german cipher machine (the enigma) contributed to britain air power
- hitlers change in tactices in response to churchills bombing of berlin likely cost him the war
- the battle left the future allies with a base from which to attack hitler in europe
what was significant about the invasion of the soviet union?
- hitler invaded the soviet union to fulfill his vision of lebensraum and to destroy communism
- soviets reacted with scorched earth policy
- hitler now had two front war
- hitler broke nazi-soviet pact
what was significant about the battle dieppe?
- more canadian troops died in these few hours than any other day in war
- reason for failure was that britain decided to forgo the much needed aerial and naval support
- allies learned that heavey air and sea support would be necessary for any future invasion of german occupied france
what was significant about the battle of the atlantic?
- canadas involvement in the struggle was crucial to allied victory
- canadian citizens who were not enlisted managed freighters and transported war materials to europe
- royal canadian navy provided much of the protection of merchant ships
- end of the war the raf expanded its navy
- 2000 members of the canadian navy lost their lives in combat
what was significant about the battle of stalingrad?
- victory was enourmous boost in morale for allied forces
- after this battle, germans suffered defeat after defeat on eastern front as stalins forces moved closer to berlin
what was the role of women overseas?
- 1941 official womens armed forces branches were created
- canadian womens army corps
- rcaf womens division (airforce)
- womens royal canadian naval service called “Wrens”
- more than 46,000 women served overseas as cooks, nurses, pilots, mechanics, welders, and radar operators
how many women worked in the workforce?
-over 1 million
how did canada contribute to a total war effort?
- factories created bombs, bullets, ships, aircraft and amoured cars
- made vehicles for battlefront
why was canada’s immigration policy restrictive?
-british and american immigrants were “preferred” but immigrants of other backgrounds were actively discouraged
in 1988 what compensation was each surving internee given?
- $21,000 to those who were still alive and affected by government policies
- $12 million was paid total
- canadian citizenship was restored to those who were deported
what was the deportation law of 1944?
-it stated that japanese ppl could be deported to japan if they did not leave BC even if they were born in canada
what is devils brigade?
- first special services force (FSSF) formed in 1942
- made up of elite can and am fighters
- training included parachuting, skiing and mountain climbing
- they learned how to handle explosives and all weapons
- able to night fight, handtohand combat and captured weapons use
- functioned as shock troops
what were the three categories in britain regarding enemy aliens?
class a-significant risk (imprisoned immediately) class b-friendly ea (slight risk/could travel 5 miles away from home/couldnt own cameras/bikes) class c-no risk to mational security (55,000-60,000 jewish refugees)
which camps were liberated by canadian forces?
- vught, holland
- bergen-belson, germany
- westerbork, netherlands
