Canada in World War II

Canada joined the Second World War on what date?

• September 3, 1939

• September 10, 1939

• June 22, 1940

• December 7, 1941

Which battle is generally considered Canada's most important contribution to the Second World War?

• The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-45

• The Juno Beach landings, 1944

• The Battle of Hong Kong, 1941

• The Battle of the Scheldt, 1945

Canadian women supported the war effort by doing what?

• Enlisting in the military

• Working in war industry

• Taking over the operation of farms

• All of these

Which group of Canadians were sent to internment camps during the Second World War?

• Japanese Canadians

• German Canadians

• Indigenous peoples

• Chinese Canadians

Canadian air crews participated in which controversial campaign?

• The use of the atomic bombs against Japan

• The bombing offensive against Germany

• The mining of north African harbours

• The bombing of Sweden

The University of Alberta was involved in a wartime project to turn sheets of ice into an aircraft carrier

• True

• False

Canada imposed military conscription on its citizens during the war

• True

• False

Which 1942 battle had Canadians again thinking that Britain did not always look out for our interests?

• Hong Kong

• Dieppe

• Juno Beach

• Falaise

Why did French Canadians riot in 1944?

• The decision to impose conscription

• The Allied bombing of France

• The forced wage settlements for labour unions

• They didn't

The John Inglis company manufactured submachine guns during the war. What did they make in peacetime?

• Rifles

• Cars

• Snowshoes and skis

• Washing machines