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CHC2P WW2 Canada

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Hitler come to power?
a)
He overthrew the government
b)
He inherited control
c)
He was elected
d)
His superior was assassinated
2.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WW2
a)
Canada
b)
The Treaty of Versailles
c)
The failure of the United Nations
d)
The economic problems of the Great Depression
3.
The League of Nations, created after WWI, fell apart because:
a)
It failed to stop Japan from invading Manchuria (China)
b)
Most of the members of the League were more concerned with their own problems
c)
Many important nations (e.g. United States of America) were not members of the League
d)
All of the options
4.
After Germany's invasion of which country did Britain, France and Canada finally declare war on Germany?
a)
Australia
b)
Austria
c)
Poland
d)
Soviet Union
5.
When did the Second World War officially begin?
a)
September 1st, 1939
b)
June 3rd, 1938
c)
January 1st, 1940
d)
April 30th, 1945
6.
How long after Britain did Canada declare war on Germany?
a)
Canada didn't declare war on Germany
b)
Canada declared war on the same day as Britain, within a few hours
c)
Canada declared war one week after Britain
d)
Canada declared war one month after Britain
7.
Canada's entry into WW2 was different from World War One because:
a)
Canada first declare war on Japan, followed by Germany
b)
Canada waited for the United States to declare war first
c)
Canada was not automatically at war when Britain was
d)
Germany declared war on Canada first
8.
Which of the following countries was not a member of the Axis Powers?
a)
Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
9.
Which of the following was NOT a main goal of the Dieppe raid?
a)
To test Germany's defences
b)
To relieve pressure on the Russian front
c)
To gather information for a future full-scale invasion
d)
To relax on the beaches of Dieppe
10.
Why was Dieppe doomed to failure?
a)
They were spotted by a Germany convoy
b)
There was no air support
c)
Everyone didn't land at the same time
d)
All of the options
11.
Why were the Canadians unable to defend Hong Kong from the Japanese?
a)
The Japanese army outnumbered the Canadians significantly
b)
The Canadian troops were poorly trained and poorly equipped
c)
Hong Kong was difficult to defend
d)
All of the options
12.
What event brought the United States into WW2?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The Holocaust
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese
d)
None of the options
13.
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the START of WW2?
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Mackenzie King
c)
Robert Borden
d)
Winston Churchill
14.
Canada's first major European battle in WW2 at the Battle of Dieppe was a:
a)
Success
b)
Failure
15.
Dieppe is located in which country:
a)
France
b)
Belgium
c)
Britain
d)
Canada
16.
What was the name given to the area of land in Czechoslovakia that Hitler wanted because it consisted of mostly German-speaking people?
a)
Sudetenland
b)
Deutschland
c)
Reichland
d)
Neverneverland
17.
Who was forced to wear the 'Star of David' in Nazi Germany:
a)
Black people
b)
Women
c)
Nazis
d)
Jews
18.
Who was the leader of Russia throughout WW2?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Josef Stalin
19.
Why was Italy unhappy with the Treat of Versailles following WWI?
a)
It did not get territory it was promised
b)
It did not get money it was promised
c)
It did not have a good reason
d)
None of the options
20.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
21.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
22.
What event ended WW2?
a)
Dropping atomic Weapons
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Soviets capture Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
23.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
24.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
25.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, Soviet Union, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
26.
Where did Hitler take over?
a)
Paris
b)
Poland
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
All of the above
27.
Who won the war?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
28.
I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
29.
What party did Hitler create?
a)
Nice party
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Helping party
30.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
31.

Trying to kill an entire group or race of people is known as...

a)

D-Day

b)

Executive Order 9066

c)

Genocide

d)

Rationing

32.
What were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Hawaii 
b)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
c)
France and Italy
d)
Washington D.C and New York City 
33.
A camp that Jewish people were sent to 
a)
internment camps
b)
Jewish camps
c)
concentration camps 
d)
war camps 
34.

What year did hitler invaded poland

a)

1939

b)

2010

c)

1940

d)

1931

35.

How did hitler die

a)

Got kidnapped

b)

Suicide

c)

Got shot

d)

Stabbed

36.

When did ww2 end

a)

1944

b)

1945

c)

1912

d)

2001

37.
The Emperor of Japan during WW2 was...
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Hirohito
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Andrew Jackson
38.
During WW2 people were forced to ________________ their food, which meant they were only allowed so much at a time. 
a)
relocate
b)
ration
c)
eat
d)
dispose of
39.
The turning point in WW2 was
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
40.

The name of the beach that Canada won back during D-Day

a)

Gold

b)

Juno

c)

Sword

d)

Omaha

41.

Canada identified this group of enemy aliens and forced them into internment camps during the Second World War

a)

German Canadians

b)

Italian Canadians

c)

Japanese Canadians

42.

In D-DAY, we sent in paratroopers behind enemy lines early in the morning to have men on both sides of the German front

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Operation Barbarossa was a success for the Germans

a)

True

b)

False

44.

VJ Day occurred before VE Day

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Where were the Jewish people first forced to live during the earlier stages of the Holocaust?

a)

extermination camps

b)

concentration camps

c)

farms

d)

ghettos

46.

The MS St Louis was....

a)

a ship full of Jewish children travelling to Britain

b)

a ship full of Jewish refugees seeking refuge in Canada

c)

a train full of children leaving London to the countryside during the Battle of Britain

47.
In the early part of the war, the US
a)
supported Germany
b)
remained an ally of Italy
c)
supported England and France
d)
remained neutral
48.
The second atomic bomb used in war was dropped on
a)
HIroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Okinawa
49.
The last of the Axis powers to surrender was
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
Austria
50.
One factor in Germany's inability to take Moscow was
a)
the airlift of American troops to Moscow
b)
the airlift of American troops to Leningrad
c)
the harsh Russian winter
d)
the leadership of Rommel
51.
The Battle of Britain  was fought mostly
a)
on the sea
b)
in the air
c)
at Dunkirk
d)
through propaganda
52.
All of the following were causes of WW2 EXCEPT
a)
harsh treatment of Germany in the TOV
b)
tensions between US and USSR
c)
inability of the League of Nations to enforce its decisions
d)
isolation and pacifism in Europe and the US
53.
The Manhattan Project was
a)
the secret plan to build an atomic weapon
b)
the secret German plan to bomb New York
c)
the Japanese plan to bomb New York
d)
the American plan to build a wall around New York
54.

The military strategy practice by Americans against the Japanese was called

a)

puddle-jumping campaign

b)

island-hopping campaign

c)

Operation Strikeback

d)

Operation Overlord

55.
The Final Solution was
a)
Hitler's plan to kill Jews
b)
HItler's plan to win the war
c)
Stalin's plan to invade Germany
d)
the Allied plan to defeat Germany
56.
A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called
a)
Speed assult
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Operation Lightening
d)
Operation Quicksilver
57.
What political term does the political cartoon above describe?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Appeasement 
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Blitzkrieg
58.
Operation Overload is most commonly known as what?
a)
The Ambush 
b)
The Battle of the Bulge
c)
The Landing in Europe 
d)
D-Day 
59.
Which of the following strategies involved suicide bombing by Japanese airplanes?
a)
Manhattan Project 
b)
Island Hopping
c)
Battah Death March 
d)
Kamikaze
60.

Hitler wrote a book called "Lebensraum"

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which country REFUSED to surrender during the war?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

USA

d)

Italy

62.

Hitler was an example of a...

a)

Monarch

b)

Democratic leader

c)

Dictator

63.

During the Battle of Britain, a ___________________ occurred in order to protect the people on the ground from air raids.

a)

rationing

b)

propaganda campaign

c)

Anderson shelter

d)

blackout

64.

Hitler's secret police was known as...

a)

Gestapo

b)

SS

c)

Brownshirts

d)

Waffen SS

e)

Luftwaffe

65.

What was the longest military conflict of the Second World War?

a)

Operation Barbarossa and the Invasion of the USSR

b)

Pearl Harbour

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of the Atlantic

66.

Which country was Hitler from?

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

Britain

67.

What did Germany choose to attack with instead of sending ground troops into Dunkirk?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Waffen SS

c)

U-boats

68.

Which event gave Hitler complete control over the government in Germany and allowed him to declare a state of emergency, limiting the democratic rights of citizens in Germany?

a)

The declaration of war by Britain

b)

The death of Hindenburg

c)

The collapse of the government

d)

The Riechstag Fire

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