WWII

Question 1

Enabling Act

Answer 1

Act passed by Hitler which made him a dictator

Question 2

Great Terror

Answer 2

Stalin’s crackdown of anyone suspected of being a political dissident

Question 3

Appeasement Crisis

Answer 3

Appeasement: When another country becomes aggressive, other countries stand by idly in order to prevent another war (you can have this, but nothing more). Used by Britain and France following Hitler’s invasion of Austria and Czechoslovakia.

Question 4

Conscription in Canada

Answer 4

Promised not to be implemented, but was eventually.

Question 5

The Phony War

Answer 5

Allied powers waited for a German attack on the Western Front that did not come at the beginning of the war.

Question 6

Evacuation of Dunkirk

Answer 6

340K Allied troops evacuated from France as it fell to the Nazis
(1940).

Question 7

Battle of Britain

Answer 7

British Royal Air Force (RAF) battle the Luftwaffe over the skies of Britain. Outnumbered British (3:1) made use of the radar and the possession of the German enigma code.
In August of 1940, German bomber accidentally bombs civilians in Britain. Churchill responds by bombing Berlin. Hitler responds by initiating the Blitzkrieg instead of bombing British airfields, allowing the RAF to recover, resulting in British victory (first time Hitler was denied conquest).
(1940)

Question 8

Battle of Dieppe

Answer 8

5000 Canadian soldiers land on Dieppe (France). A similar assault to D-day, except Dieppe ended disastrously for the Allies and taught the Allies valuable lessons for the D-day invasion.
(1942).

Question 9

Operation Barbarossa

Answer 9

Nazi invasion of USSR. Red Army used scorched earth policy.
(1941).

Question 10

Battle of El Alamein

Answer 10

Italy supported by Germany battle British forces for control over Egypt (valuable due to the Suez Canal). Allied victory, first defeat of the fascist forces.
(1942)

Question 11

Battle of the Atlantic

Answer 11

Nazi attacks on the shipping lanes between North America and Britain with the intent of depriving Britain of resources. To counter German U-boats, merchant ships began sail together with Corvettes (small warships) of the Royal Canadian Navy (convoy system). Sonar allowed U-boats to be detected, significantly decreasing the use of U-boats.

Question 12

Battle of Stalingrad

Answer 12

No strategic significant for the Nazi’s other than being named after Stalin. Resulted in complete destruction of the German army, a loss that started the Soviet push toward Berlin.
(Late 1942 - Early 1943)

Question 13

Landing on Sicily

Answer 13

Invasion of Sicily that preceded the invasion of mainland Italy. Allied victory.
(Early 1943)

Question 14

Invasion of Italy

Answer 14

Allied forces fight German forces in mainland Italy. Allies stopped at Ortona before being pushed back by French-Canadian soldiers (Vandoos). Ended in the execution of Mussolini.
(1943-1945).

Question 15

Operation Overlord

Answer 15

Largest amphibious invasion in history. Saw Allied troops land in Normandy, changing the tide of the war in favor of the Allies. Canadian forces landed on beach Juno.
(mid 1944)

Question 16

Pearl Harbor

Answer 16

Attack on pearl harbor as America had sanctioned Japan, depriving Japan of much needed resources. Japan insisted war was the only way to solve this issue.
(1941) bv

Question 17

Canadians at Hong Kong

Answer 17

First active battle Canada saw in WWII. Canadians were forced to surrender in 17 days and taken as POW’s.

Question 18

Battle of Midway

Answer 18

Marked the turning point of the Pacific theater, as the American victory here sank many of Japanese carriers. After this, Japan went on the defensive.
(mid 1942)

Question 19

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Answer 19

In the Philippines, America sank half of the Japanese fleet. It was here where Japan introduced kamikaze attacks.

Question 20

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Answer 20

Two islands very close to the Japanese mainland, both very fiercely defended. These two battles partly influenced the US’s choice to drop the nuclear bombs rather than go on an island hopping campaign.
(spring 1945)

Question 21

Firebombing of Tokyo

Answer 21

Believed would make Japan surrender. Japan’s refusal to surrender despite this also influenced the dropping of the nuclear bombs.
(spring 1945)

Question 22

The Manhattan Project

Answer 22

Used without telling the Japanese directly about the bomb (indirect warnings were made (Potsdam Declaration and Propaganda pamphlets, but no direct mentions of the atomic bomb).
(August 1945)

Question 23

Convoys

Answer 23

Merchant ships surrounded by corvettes that countered German u-boats.

Question 24

Corvettes

Answer 24

Small warships that were used in the convoy system

Question 25

Sonar

Answer 25

Device that alerted ships about U-boats.

Question 26

Vandoos

Answer 26

French-Canadian soldiers who dislodged the Germans from Ortona.

Question 27

Juno

Answer 27

The beach in Normandy that Canadians were assigned to take

Question 28

V-E Day

Answer 28

The day of German surrender (Victory in Europe)

Question 29

V-J Day

Answer 29

The day of Japanese surrender (Victory in Japan)

Question 30

CWAC, RCAF, Wrens

Answer 30

Women’s branches of the army (the Canadian Women’s Army Corps- CWAC), air force (the RCAF- Women’s Division), and navy (the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service - called “Wrens”) were created.
(1941)

Question 31

Women Overseas

Answer 31

Worked behind the lines (radio, medicine, etc.) or as spies.

Question 32

Women on Home Front

Answer 32

Told their job was temporary and paid less than men.

Question 33

War Supply Board

Answer 33

C.D. Howe takes nearly dictatorial powers and organizes the entire Canadian economy to helping the British.

Question 34

Hyde Park Declaration

Answer 34

US would buy more raw materials from Canada, and Canada would buy more American parts for weapons.

Question 35

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

Answer 35

Facilities in Canada that trained pilots from other Commonwealth nations.

Question 36

Camp X

Answer 36

Special spy training facility opened a few days after Pearl Harbor. Most people did not know this camp existed, even government and military leaders.

Question 37

National Resource Mobilization Act

Answer 37

Required all men to help with the war effort, but not necessarily conscription, although it was very close.
(1940)

Question 38

Plebiscite

Answer 38

A vote on a single issue. In this case, conscription (he could not introduce it directly, as not having conscription was one of his election promises). Most English Canadians supported conscription, but most French Canadians did not. Unlike in WWI, this did not cause the relation between French Canadians and English ones to be broken, only strained.
(1942)

Question 39

Enemy Aliens

Answer 39

Pro-Nazi and Communist parties were banned in Canada. Many Canadians were forced to register with the government, with some being sent to internment camps (primarily Japanese-Canadians).

Question 40

Discrimination against certain minority groups

Answer 40

Black and Indigenous soldiers served with other Canadians, advancing the path to equality. Religious groups who practiced pacifism were met with hostility, as these groups had avoided conscription. Canada also only encouraged British and American refugees, actively discouraging other minority groups.

Question 41

Antisemitism in Canada

Answer 41

Canada made it particularly difficult for Jewish refugees to enter the country (St Louis incident).

Question 42

Internment of Japanese Canadians

Answer 42

Japanese Canadians were forced to either be deported back to Japan or relocate to internment camps. Most chose to relocate. Japanese Canadians were fingerprinted and were required to carry ID.
(1942)

Question 43

Custodian of Aliens Act

Answer 43

Allowed Japanese-Canadian’s possessions to be sold without permission, often with very low prices due to the sudden high supply.

Question 44

Tehran Conference

Answer 44

Held in Iran, and was the first meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Relations were established here.
(Late 1943)

Question 45

Yalta Conference

Answer 45

Held in the USSR, it was a meeting between the three major Allied leaders that regarded what to do with Germany. The decisions made were:
- Germany divided into zones of occupation (East and West Germany)
- Nuremburg Trials
- Stalin promised to hold free & fair elections in countries the USSR liberated from the Nazi’s (he made them all communist)
(Early 1945)

Question 46

Potsdam Conference

Answer 46

Held near Berlin. Meant to make decisions regarding the future of Europe in a peace conference. Instead, it saw the deterioration of relations between the East and the West.