WW2 Study Cards

Question 1

When did Hitler rise to power?

Answer 1

in 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany

Question 2

What was Canada’s role in The Battle of The Atlantic?

Answer 2

Canada’s main role was to escort convoys safely from submarines.

Question 3

The code name for D-day

Answer 3

Operation Overlord

Question 4

Small warships that escorted supply vessels across the Atlantic.

Answer 4

Corvettes

Question 5

The years that WW2 took place

Answer 5

1939-1945

Question 6

Axis powers

Answer 6

Germany, Italy, Japan

Question 7

Who were the Ally powers?

Answer 7

Britain, USA, the Soviet Union

Question 8

What is NRMA?

Answer 8

The National Resources Mobilization Act that helped Canada secure the uranium mine that helped build the atomic bomb.

Question 9

Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during WW2?

Answer 9

Mackenzie King

Question 10

Canadian soldiers first saw action where?

Answer 10

Hong Kong

Question 11

German Air force

Answer 11

Luftwaffe

Question 12

What is the Wehrmacht?

Answer 12

The unified armed forces Nazi Germany

Question 13

What was Operation sea Lion

Answer 13

Operation Sea Lion was the planned invasion of Britain. The Germans targeted the ports and factories that built aircraft.

Question 14

What coding machine did the Germans use to code messages?

Answer 14

The Enigma

Question 15

Which Canadian lawyer drafted the Universal Declaration of human rights which was adopted by the United Nations three years after the war?

Answer 15

John Humphreys

Question 16

Which two cities were hit by atomic bombs during the battle between the USA and Japan?

Answer 16

First Hiroshima, then Nagasaki

Question 17

What was the Blitz?

Answer 17

A mass bombing campaign led by the Germans for 55 consecutive nights. The German air force bombed london and many other cities killing and terrifing civilians.

Question 18

What was Blitzkrieg?

Answer 18

A power ful war tactic used by the Germans where there were a series of lightning fast suprise attacks. German tanks would crash through enemy lines meanwhile planes would bomb the ground below. Also German soldiers would parachute into enemy territory destroying transportation and communication links.

Question 19

what is inflation?

Answer 19

The rise of prices for goods and services that increases the cost of living and triggers the demand for rise in wages.

Question 20

What was the Dieppe raid?

Answer 20

It was a raid that took place on August 19, 1942. The purpose was to make a successful raid on German-occupied Europe.