WW2 Test

Question 1

Why did the US and Canada declare war on Japan?

Answer 1

Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor in 1941, leading to the declaration of war.

Question 2

Role of women in the war Military?

Answer 2

Women worked in munition factories, airfields, farms and they built parts for ships and aircraft’s

Question 3

Casualty rate of WW2?

Answer 3

70-85 million people

Question 4

Who was Canada’s Prime Minister?

Answer 4

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Question 5

Who was Britain’s PM? Who was the leader of Italy? Germany?

Answer 5

Britain: Winston Churchill; Italy: Benito Mussolini; Germany: Adolf Hitler.

Question 6

Define Blitzkrieg

Answer 6

Blitzkrieg is a fast, surprise attack with a combination of air and ground forces

Question 7

What changes occurred in Canada after WW2 (social safety nets, international standing)

Answer 7

Canada improved social satety nets and gained international recognition

Question 8

What is Anti-Semitism?

Answer 8

Anti-Semitism is prejudice and discrimination against Jews.

Question 9

What happened during Kristallnacht? What year did it take place?

Answer 9

Kristallnacht was a violent attack on Jews in Nazi Germany in 1938

Question 10

In a few sentences describe what Oskar Schindler did? (What and How)

Answer 10

Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jews by employing them in his ammunitions factories, protecting them from Nazi persecution.

Question 11

Why did Hitler want to kill all those who were mentally ill?

Answer 11

They were viewed as a useless to society and were considered a threat to aryan genetic purity

Question 12

Treatment of Japanese - internment camps, what happened to them?

Answer 12

Japanese-Americans were forced into camps in the US during WWII, losing homes and businesses

Question 13

Allies?

Answer 13

USA, UK, Soviet Union, and others.

Question 14

Axis

Answer 14

Germany, Italy, Japan, and others.

Question 15

Hitler and the Nazi Party - how did they gain power?

Answer 15

Hitler used speeches and propaganda, taking advantage of Germanys post- w wI problems

Question 16

What did they do to the Jews? What does the world refer to this now?

Answer 16

Nazis killed six million Jews in the Holocaust, considered a genocide.

Question 17

When did Canada join the war? Why did we not join as soon as Britain declared war?

Answer 17

Canada joined in 1939. There was a delay to assert independence and get parliamentary
approval.

Question 18

Did the war help Canada’s economy? What effects did the war have on Canada?

Answer 18

Yes, the war boosted Canada’s economy, leading to more jobs and prosperity.

Question 19

Did Canada face labor shortages during the war? How did they solve the problem?

Answer 19

Yes, there were labor shortages. Canada brought in more workers and encouraged women to work

Question 20

Approximately how man women worked in munitions factories?

Answer 20

Over a million women worked in munitions factories during WWII.

Question 21

What is the Warsaw Ghetto? Explain the conditions present there:

Answer 21

Warsaw Ghetto was a section of Warsaw where Jews were forcibly confined. Conditions were overcrowded, unsanitary, and food was scarce.

Question 22

What did Prime Minister King promise at the beginning of World War II? Why did it upset many English Canadians.

Answer 22

Prime Minister King promised no conscription. It upset English Canadians who wanted more
involvement in the war.

Question 23

How did Prime Minister King handle the conscription crisis in 1944?

Answer 23

King held a national referendum and promised not to enforce conscription unless direly needed, respecting the wishes of French Canadians.