Battle of Atlantic - Mackenzie

The Battle of the Atlantic began in...

• August 1939

• September 1939

• October 1939

• November 1939

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War.

• True

• False

The German submarines were referred to as

• Hunt ships

• Night hawks

• U-boats

• Wolf group

The Battle of the Atlantic brought the war to Canada's doorstep; with U-boats torpedoing ships within sight of Canada's East Coast and even in the St. Lawrence River.

• True

• False

Which three East Coast cities were busy Allied convoy ports during the Battle of the Atlantic?

• Halifax (Nova Scotia), Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) and Saint John (New Brunswick)

• Halifax and Sydney (Nova Scotia) and St. John's (Newfoundland)

• Sydney (Nova Scotia), Saint John (New Brunswick) and St. John's (Newfoundland)

• Yarmouth and Sydney (Nova Scotia) and Dalhousie (New Brunswick)

Between January and July 1942, more U-boats were sunk than merchant ships.

• True

• False

The zone in the central area of the Atlantic Ocean where many of the heaviest Allied convoy losses occurred was known as...

• The Black Pit

• The Danger Zone

• The Dead Spot

• The Troubled Area

Germany developed torpedoes that were attracted to the noise made by a ship's propellers.

• True

• False

On October 14, 1942, 136 people died when this passenger ship was sunk as it crossed from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland.

• Titanic

• Lusitania

• Edmund Fitzgerald

• SS Caribou

Approximately 2,000 personnel of the Royal Canadian Navy and 750 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force died during the Battle of the Atlantic.

• True

• False