WW2 Test Flashcards
Between which years did WW2 occur?
1939-1945
What did the Canadian Government do to stabilize the economy during wartime?
- Price freezes
- Rationing
- Victory Bonds
- Large scale manufacturing of goods & munitions
Who was the dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What did the Nazis believe in?
- Dictatorship
- The Fuhrer
- The Aryan Race
- The use of propaganda
What was the largest death camp called?
Auschwitz
What was D-Day?
- Deliverance Day
- A great Canadian victory
- The day Holland was liberated
- A battle on June 6, 1944
How many Jewish men, women & children were killed during the Holocaust?
6 million
What were “Comfort Women”?
Chinese, Korean, Burmese & Philipino sexual slaves
How did women contribute to WW2?
- 6500 in R.C. Navy
- 17,030 in the R.C. Air Force
- By farming & rationing on the homefront
- By working in munitions factories on the homefront
Hitler & the Nazis spread hatred & fear through the use of propaganda. True/False.
True
“Anti-Semitism” means hatred/discrimination against anyone who looks different from the Germans. True/False.
False
The Battle of Britain was the 1st time Hitler met his match during WW2. True/False.
True
The HJ stands for Hitler Jugend - a group of swing kids that rebelled against the Nazis. True/False.
False
Germany used a “scorched earth” policy where everything would be burned so that nothing would be use to their opponent. True/False.
False
The persecution of Jews in Germany began in 1933. True/False.
True
Stalingrad is where the Russians stopped the Nazis & began pushing them back into Germany. True/False.
True
Pear Harbour was a planned surprise attack on the USA that completely failed. True/False.
False
Japan surrendered unconditionally after the USA dropped the A-bomb (nuclear bomb) on Hiroshima. True/False.
False
Rationing was regulated by the WPTB beginning in April of 1940. True/False.
True
The _____ Powers included _____, _____ & Italy.
The Axis Powers included Germany, Japan & Italy.
The _____ Forces was composed of Britain, _____ &
_____.
The Allied Forces was composed of Britain, Russia & France.
______ means lightning war, where ______ attack with full-force & they smash poorly prepared opponents.
Blitzkrieg means lightning war, where Nazis attack with full-force & they smash poorly prepared opponents.
______ means phony war, when there is no battle because 1, or both sides need to ___ themselves to put up a better fight.
Sitzkrieg means phony war, when there is no battle because 1, or both sides need to arm themselves to put up a better fight.
