Questions1. What does “blitzkrieg” mean?

2. How did Canada’s declaration of war in 1939 differ from its declaration of war in 1914?

3. How did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles contribute to Hitler’s rise to power?

4. What was Kristallnacht in 1938?

5. What was the St. Louis incident? How did it reflect on Canada?

6. What impact did the evacuation at Dunkirk have on Canada?

7. At which beach did Canadians land in June 1944

8. Which surprise attack brought the U.S.A into the war?

9. Who was Prime Minister of Canada during World War II?

10. What was Camp X?

J. What is the significance of the Ogdensburg agreement? Q. Explain what is meant by the term total war? K. Describe three ways in which women contributed to the war effort.

Questions1. Which two cities were hit by atomic bombs?

2. Which battle saw 100% of Canadian soldiers either killed, wounded or taken prisoner of war?

3. What is appeasement and how did it contribute to the outbreak of World War II?

4. Give three reasons why Canadians would not have been eager to become involved in World War II.

5. What are corvettes and what was their role in WWII?

6. Why were Canadians of Japanese origin removed from the coastal areas of British Columbia in 1942?

7. How did the Canadian government help service veterans adjust to civilian life after the war?

8. Towards the end of WW II, Canadian troops were responsible for liberating which country from Nazi control?

9. What were “wolf packs” and why were they a serious threat during the war?

10. What was the principle function of the Canadian navy in the Atlantic during World War II?

J. What contribution did Canada make to the development of the atomic bomb?

Q. What statement did Mackenzie-King make in regards to conscription? K. Who was the Minister of Munitions and Supply during World War II?

Questions1. What was the BCATP and why was this program important to Mackenzie-King?

2. Use image A to answer the following: which two European countries were members of the Axis powers in WW IIa. U and Vb. W and Zc. X and Yd. V and X

3. How did Canada’s involvement in World War II transform the nature of the Canadian economy?

4. With which battle is the following statement associated: “Never have so many owed so much to so few”. How did Canadians contribute to success in this battle?

5. What steps did the government take to conserve resources on the home front and ensure that everyone got a fair share of the scarce goods available?

6. Give three examples of how government took on a greater role in providing social services.

7. Use image B to answer the following:The accompanying cartoon portrays Prime Minister King as a political

A. novice. B. survivor. C. bungler. D. idealist.8. Use image C to answer the following:

The cartoon deals with theA. Canadian census of 1941.B. immigration of Japanese to Canada.C. relocation of Canadians of Japanese origin in 1942.D. registration of Canadians of Japanese origin as voters in 1949.

9. Use image D to answer the following:The headlines from the Toronto Daily Star are examples of which bias?

A. racial B. ethnic C. national D. religious

10. Use image E to answer the following:The cartoon entitled "The Wrecking Crew" refers to a major issue which divided Canadians in 1944. What was the

issue?A. taxation. B. conscription.C. language rights. D. interprovincial trade.

J. Use image F to answer the following: The illustration was most likely drawn to illustrateA. the need for day care facilities.B. women replacing men in the workforce.C. the desire of women to enter the armed forces.D. women's demand of equal pay for equal work.

Q. Use the four images marked image G to answer the following:The four posters were designed to promote

A. victory bonds.B. physical fitness.C. peacekeeping forces.D. the Royal Canadian Air Force.

K. Which of the following statements best describes Canada’s international status at the end of World War II?a. A superpowerb. A newly independent nationc. An important middle powerd. A lone beaver

Questions1. How were women’s contributions to the war effort different in the Second World War to those in the first?

2. How did the clearing of German troops from the Scheldt river valley contribute to allied success in the war?

3. List three things the Canadian government did to avoid soaring inflation during the war.

4. What are convoys and why were they needed during the war?

5. How do some claim that the disaster at Dieppe wasn’t a complete loss?

6. What did Mackenzie King introduce in 1945 that marks the beginning of Canada’s “cradle to grave” social security policy?

7. What does NRMA stand for and what did it allow the government to do?

8. The period between September 1939 and April 1940 is known as the “phony war”. Why was it called such?

9. Describe Germany’s “Final Solution”.

10. Throughout the 1930s, Canada is best described as being a. More involved and interested in international affairsb. Increasingly isolationist (uninterested in affairs outside its borders)c. More dependent on Great Britain.d. A military power

J. “…first large-scale land operation for the Canadian army…”“…Allied advances difficult due to the region’s geography…”“…tough house to house fighting…”

Which Canadian military operation would be associated with these statements? Q. Most of the Canadian tanks got stuckamong the baseball-sized pebblesof the beach and almost 2000 men

were taken prisoner. While the raid was a disaster, some argue that it provided strategic information. To which battle is this statement referring?

K. Which sector of the Canadian economy experienced the greates growth during World War II?a. Serviceb. Forestryc. Agricultured. manufacturing

Answers1. It means lightning war and involved massed tank attacks crashing through enemy lines supported by troops being

parachuted in and infantry following in behind2. Canada voted on the declaration in parliament and declared for itself

3. Hitler used the terms to focus German anger and frustration against the allies and gain support. The reparation payments, limits to their military and territorial losses all contributed to German frustration.

4. On November 9, 1938 Nazi mobs attacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues throughout Germany and terrorized, beat and imprisoned many Jews for no reason. It was called Kristallnacht because the sidewalks were covered with broken glass

5. A ship of Jewish refugees fleeing Europe and fleeing the threat of Nazi persecution was denied entry into Canada in 1939 and forced to return to Europe where many of the passengers died during the Holocaust. It’s an example of Canadian anti-Semitism.

6. With the fall of France, Canada became Britain’s most powerful ally and would need to contribute more to the war effort than the government had hoped.

7. Juno Beach

8. Pearl Harbour

9. William Lyon Mackenzie King

10. An example of U.S., British and Canadian cooperation, Camp X was the first wartime spy training camp in North America. The camps director was a Canadian and it served to train agents in secret war techniques.

J. It was an agreement that permanently joined Canadian and U.S. defense boards. It marks a dramatic shift away from Britain and closer to the United States

Q. All resources and sectors of the nation (both military and civilian) are mobilized for the war effort K. They made a major contribution to industry at home, served as nurses on the front lines, were mostly responsible for

rationing and conserving goods in the home and, for the first time ever, served in the armed forces as support behind the lines

Answers1. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2. Hong Kong

3. Giving into aggressors demands in the hopes that no more demands are made. It was used to avoid war, however, after being allowed to send troops into the Rhineland, annex the Sudetenland and part of Czechoslovakia, it was clear the policy had failed and had served to make Hitler more confident.

4. Remember the atrocities of the First World WarRemember the split between English and French CanadaHad followed a policy of isolationism and felt that these were Europe’s troubles not oursSome even felt that the terms of the Treaty of Versailles had been unfair to Germany

5. Small, fast vessels that worked to protect convoys of supply ships from German U-boats

6. After the attack on Pearl Harbour, many felt that Japanese-Canadians would support a Japanese invasion of the coast. Fear and racially driven propaganda depicting Japanese Canadians as enemy aliens led to their removal from the coast internment into camps in central B.C.

7. They were guaranteed their jobs back when they returned, received free education and training, living allowances and lower mortgage rates so they could buy new homes

8. The Netherlands

9. German U-boat packs. They were sinking supply ships that were vital to the war effort

10. Protecting convoys

J. Provided the uranium Q. Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary K. C.D. Howe

Answers1. The British Commonwealth Air Training Program would allow Canada to make a significant contribution to the war without

risking many Canadian lives 2. D

3. Every sector boomed and manufacturing overtook agriculture as the most important economic sector for the first time in history. Canada emerged from the war with a modern industrial based economy.

4. Battle of Britain

5. Ration books were issued, the Wartime Prices and Trade Board was created to control prices and distribution of food, propaganda was used to encourage Canadians to limit their use of almost every resource.

6. Passed Unemployment Insurance Act 1940Introduced Family allowance 1944

Took actions to reduce the price of mortgages

7. B

8. C

9. C

10. B

J. B Q. A K. C (Canada now had the world’s third largest navy and fourth largest air force in the world)

Answers1. They now served in the armed forces as support workers (WREN in the Navy, CWAC in the Army, and CWAAF in the air

force2. Allowed supplies to enter Antwerp for the allied push into Berlin

3. Established Price controlsEstablished wage controlsRationed food and other resourcesEncouraged Canadians to buy Victory Bonds

4. Large groups of Merchant Marine cargo ships travelling together across the Atlantic to deliver war supplies

5. Lessons were learned that could be applied on D-Day later in the war

6. Family Allowance

7. National Resources Mobilization Act (allowed conscription)

8. Troops had been stationed in France after the invasion of Poland, but no action was happening. They were waiting for Germany’s next move.

9. The extermination of the Jewish people

10. b

J. Italian Campaign Q. Dieppe K. D

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