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WorksheetsBattle of Atlantic - Mackenzie
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
Where did the Battle of the Atlantic take place?
Mediterranean Sea
France
Northern Atlantic Ocean
Southern Atlantic Ocean
What were large groups of ships crossing the ocean together called?
Convoys
Schools
Packs
Herds
Why did the Germans want to sink ships crossing the Atlantic?
To stop Britain getting food and military equipment
To stop Americans from attacking Germany
To bring down the morale of the Allied troops
To try to take over North America
What technology helped the Allies defeat the Germans?
radar
depth charges
ASDIC
all of the above
