Important Events between 1905-1960 - Waypoints 6.4

During the Second World War, two groups of countries opposed each other.

Select the groups that don't contain an error.

• Germany, Italy and the United States

• Germany and Italy

• France, Great Britain, and the USSR

• France, Great Britain, Japan and the USSR

What two names were given to the two groups of countries?

• The Allies

• The Axis powers

• The United Nations

• The League of Nations

Which statement describes an aspect of Québec's participation in the Second World War?

• A large number of women went to fight in Europe.

• Women worked in factories.

• Women recovered any materials that could be useful to the war effort.

• Women served as military leaders.

Which statements refer to the First World War?

• Canada went to war because it had once been a colony in the British Empire

• Hitler invaded Poland

• The Canadian government brought in conscription.

• Atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan

• The war gave women access to new occupations.

Which statements refer to the Second World War?

• Canada went to war because it had once been a colony in the British Empire

• Hitler invaded Poland

• The Canadian government brought in conscription.

• Atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan

• The war gave women access to new occupations.

Which statement refers to the First and Second World Wars?

• Canada went to war because it had once been a colony in the British Empire

• Hitler invaded Poland

• The Canadian government brought in conscription.

• Atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan

• The war gave women access to new occupations.

Which personal means of transport allowed people to live farther from their workplaces?

What is a residential area just outside a city, where most people lived in single-family homes?

• Downtown

• A suburb

• A village

• A metropolis

What machines were in high demand because they greatly simplified housewives’ lives?

• Industrial machines

• Office equipment

• Household appliances

• Farm machinery

The Early 20th Century was between:

• 1900-1914

• 1914-1918

• 1929-1939

• 1939-1945