Ww2 Quiz Flashcards
Mackenzies king reason for not wanting to get involved in war
Didnt want to go back to debt and trauma from horrible war
How canada entre ww2 diff from ww1
They get to decide if they want to go back again, and waited a week
What did king promise to Quebec and parliament after Canada became involved
They will not agree to conscription and will never be members/ supporters of government that try to enforce it
Reason Canada not prepared for war in 1939
- Army, air force and navy troops were small in number
- Most of Canada equipment was outdated and unfit for combat
Which group of people volunteered more than other in Canada
Aboriginal
Reason many Canadians volunteers for the military
- Money (got paid to be a soldier)
- Felt strong ties with Britain
- Sense of new found national pride
What is BCTA
program to train commonwealth pilots and other aircrew as well as ground support staff. Canada paid most of it
How many aircrew people were in BCTA program
Over 130,000
What did Canadian government establish in April of 1940
Department of munitions and supplies
Who was charge in Total war
C.D howe
What is CD howe power
Do whatever it took to gear up the economy to meet wartime demand
Why were Canadians crowns corporations created
Created for whatever private sector can’t make it Canadian crown corporations can make it
What is a total war
The use of all aspects of society to fight a war. Involves attacks upon civilians targets
Why did Hitler want to attack england
To eliminate as a base to attack Germany
What is Battle of Britain
Battle of air superiority between Germany and Britain
What did the government provide so woman can work
Money and legislation
Who were the ALLIES
Britain , France, commonwealth countries including canada Australia new Zealand
Who were the AXIS powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
What is Blitzkrieg
The lightening war
Surprised attack with speed bypassing strongpoint encircling and cutting them off. Bombing enemy forces and taking out communications and transportation link
How many soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk
340,000
What occurred at Dunkirk
Germans soldiers were attacking French and British soldiers to Dunkirk. England plane come carry French and British soldier back to England
What was operation Sea Lion?
The invasion of Britain
Why was battle of Britain delayed
German airforce had to first destroy British air power
What is Luftwaffe
Air force bombed the part of Dunkirk
German bombing strategy on England
- Destroying harbours and shipping factories in Southern England
- Bombing civilian targets
- German place bombed London and other cities
What were the raids on London referred to as
The blitz
3 reason the British were able to hold out against the Germans
- Sophisticated rader system
- Spitfire and Hurricane fighter plane
- Commonwealth countries pilot join with British pilot
When did Hitler give up on taking Britain
May 1941
How many lives were lost in Battle of Britain
More than 23,000
Who were most of the casualties (The battle of Britain)
Mostly British civilians
Why did Stalin try to push Churchill to proceed with an attack on Western Europe
To take pressure off the soviet on the Eastern front
Why were Canadian troops chosen for the trial run on Dieppe
They had seen a little action were eager to get into the fight
What was the attacks supposed purposed? (Dieppe Raid)
- Practice new techniques
- Reconnaissance mission
Things that went wrong with the Raid
- One ship met a german convoy and had brief battle
- Noise alerted troops on snore
- Ships delayed and did not disembark before dawn
- Poor communication between ship and shore
- Troops trapped on beaches (easy target for Germans)
- Tanks could not get traction
How many Canadians were dead, wounded or captured in Dieppe Raid
907 ppls dead
586 ppls wounded
1874 captured
What is convoys, wolf packs, U-boats and corvettes
They attack other allied
RCAF stand for
Royal Canadian air force
How many canadian were in RCAF
250,000
What is firestorm
Lots of bombing in the city
How many casualties were in the RCAF
near 10,000 ,40%
What is WD and what task did they d
WD= women’s division- to support war effort
Women were trained as clerks, cooks, hospital assistants, driver, telephone operator, welders, instrument mechanic and engineer mechanics.
