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History Exam
WW2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the event known as "Munich Putsch"? | Hitler tried to take over Germany but got arrested for 5 years but only stayed for less than 1. |
| What did Hitler write while he was in prison? | A book called Mein Kampf |
| What was Hitlers book about? | Blaming Jews for all Germany's problems |
| What is a scapegoat? | Blaming a group for their own problems |
| Why did Germans believe in Hitler? | He brought success to some German problems and made many promises |
| What is considered the master race? | Blue eyes, brown hair |
| What was the Aryan race? | Germans. Considered pure |
| What party was Hitler part of? | Nazi |
| How did Hitler take control of Germany? | Ruled streets with violence, |
| What could happen if you spoke against a Nazi? | Could get killed, beaten or interrogated |
| What is a word for Hitlers police? | Gestapo, Storm Troupers |
| Hitler wrote a letter a decade before he became leader. What was written on it? | He would kill all Jews by hanging them |
| What were ways discrimination was shown against Jews? | Children's books, kids getting bullied at school, had certain park benches marked for them, Germans didn't let people shop at their shops. |
| What did Hitler blame Jews for? | The loss of WW1, The Treaty of Versailles, and Hyperinflation of 1923 |
| What was the Hyperinflation? | When Germany printed too much money for what they had |
| What does it mean to be untermenchen? | Sub Human |
| What were the laws called that the Nazi party introduced in 1935? | Nuremberg Laws |
| What were some of the Nuremberg laws? | 1. Non Jewish and Jewish could not marry 2.Would not sell medicines to Jewish 3.Lost suffrage |
| What was Kristalnacht? | "The night of broken glass" German police destroyed any Jewish property |
| What was antisemitism? | The hatred for Jews |
| How was the entrance into WW2 for Canada different than WW1? | Were not as excited. Still hurt from the losses of WW1. Voted into the war. |
| What role did Canada play in WW2? | Canada after WW1 became an independent player |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Allied Powers | Britain, USA, Soviet Union, France, Canada, New Zealand and Australia |
| Did racism towards Jews also exist in Canada? | Yes |
| How many Jews did Canada except? | 4000. Most were denied entry. |
| What was the "Law for the Encouragement of Marriage"? | Government would give all newly married couples a loan of 1000 marks. For every child they would receive so much of the money to keep |
| What did Nazi's believe about women? | That they were only good for cooking, children and church. They were reproductive |
| What Nazi's believe about men? | That they were productive and creative in the world of politics and war |
| What was a Lebensborn? | A home for unmarried women. Also where they could go to get pregnant with "pure" men. |
| What did Hitlers book state about the education of girls? | Based on becoming a mother and taking care of the house. |
| Why did Hitler place great significance on Germany's youth? | That they were the future Nazi leaders |
| What was the teaching at schools based on? | Promoting the Nazis |
| What would all German children be placed in outside of school? | Youth groups |
| What was the Order Castles? | Used to recognize Hitlers ideas of youth. A training camp |
| What were the long term causes of WW2? | The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles The failure of the League of Nations |
| How did the Treaty of Versailles leave Germany? | Massive debt and depression |
| Why did the League of Nations fail? | Failed to keep peace through territorial invasions |
| What were the short term causes of WW2? | The election of the Nazi party The rise of fascism and antisemitism The formation of the Axis powers Policies of non-intervention |
| What type of Government did Hitler support? | Fascism |
| What was Fascism? | A strong government controlled by one dictator |
| What was the immediate cause of WW2? | The German Invasion in Poland |
| What is Blitzkrieg? | A German method of fighting with fast attacks |
| What was the Invasion of Poland? | German invades Poland unexpected with tanks and armies. Poland was no match for Germany and Germany won. |
| What were some reasons Canada did not except Jews? | Antisemitism in Canada Add to poverty levels Would not help depression Wouldn't be easy to assimilate |
| What were some reasons Canada should have excepted Jews? | It was the right thing to do People protested towards it |
| What was Prime Minister Kings reasons for not excepting the nerds? | Thought it would be difficult politically He was racist Thought it would add to unemployment |
| What was the issue with the boat "St Louis"? | Jewish refugees traveled to escape Europe but no country excepted them so they had to go back. Many later died in concentration camps. Big mistake for Canada. |
| Why was Canada unprepared for WW2? | Memories of WW1 Pacifism Depression Isolationism Political Leadership Appeasement |
| What event effected Canada's effort to the war? Why? | Boat sunk. Thought it would directly affect them |
| What was Canada's army, navy and air force like at the start of WW2? | Not a lot of supplies and people. Not very strong |
| What did the Canadian government hope for WW2? | They would support with more supplies than men. |
| What was the War Measures Act? | Told Canadian factories and farmers what to make |
| Why was Canada able to get so many recruits at first? | It was a way to get a job, clothing, food and shelter |
| What was the battle of Britain? | Battle in the air. It was a success for Britain |
| What was the Britain plane called? | Hawker Hurricane |
| What was the battle of the North Atlantic? | German U boats attacked ships bringing supplies into England. |
| What was the invasion of Russia? | Hitler made his biggest mistake of WW2. Invaded Russia but failed because of Russia's cold winters (weren't prepared for the cold. Hitler had to fight a war on 2 fronts |
| What were some new technologies in WW2? | Radar Medicine Code breaking(Camp X) Jets and Rockets The Atomic Bomb |
| Who was the chief engineer when making the Hawker Hurricanes? | Elise Macgil |
| What was Elise Macgils method for creating the hurricanes? | Modular Design |
| What was the Holocaust? | It is used to describe the deaths of 6 million Jews in concentration camps |
| What is an example of a concentration camp? | Auschwitz |
| How did the Jews die in concentration camps? | Gassing, mass shootings, starvation, and dehydration |
| What did Nazi''s do to trick Jews into gasses | Disguise them as showers |
| How many people were killed in total in concentration camps? | 11 million. 6 million were Jews |
| When did the horror of these camps get discovered? | After war when allied soldiers entered |
| What was Camp X? | Camp where secret agents and spies were trained |
| What was Camp X used for after WW2? | Secret communications facility during the cold war? |
| How did the USA enter the war? | Japan bombs Pearl Harbor |
| What was the bombing in Pearl Harbor? | Japan bombed the American Navel base and brought USA into the war |
| What was the Japanese Interment? | One of the most shameful stories in Canadian history. Canada government felt threatened after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and took Japanese Canadians away from their homes into the interior of BC. |
| What was a prisoner of war? | Someone who was captured by enemies and imprisoned |
| What were ways to escape being a prisoner of war? | buttons with composes scarves with maps Volunteer for a labor gang |
| How could POW get cameras? | Bribing guard with cigarettes |
| What was the red cross parcel? | Food, Candies, butter for POW |
| How often would red cross parcels come | once a week |
| What were Japanese Canadians labelled as? | Enemy Aliens |
| What type of jobs could Japanese Canadians take? | construction, farmers, and labor |
| What industry was evacuated first during the Japanese interment? | Fishing |
| What happened to Japanese Canadians after the war was over? | Canadian government apologized to them and offered them 20000 dollars. Many moved back to Japan. |
| How did BC contribute to the war effort? | Fish, Japanese internment |
| How did Ontario contribute to the war effort? | Car and farm implement factories, munition factories |
| How did the Prairies contribute to the war effort? | Wheat and farm products, world famous pilots trained there |
| What did women do to help with the war? | Worked in the workforce and volunteered |
| What happened to women after the war? | Often lost their jobs, women were expected to stay at home again |
| What was the policy of the "total war"? | All industries, materials, and people were put to work to support the war |
| What was rationing? | Government limited the amount of supplies people could buy in order to support the war (gas, food, clothing) |
| What was the economic boom? | Canada became an industrial power as factories produced many war products and Canadian farmers produced lots of supplies as well |
| How did Canada raise money for war? | Income taxes were raised, Victory bonds purchases |
| What was the battle of Hong Kong? | The first fight for Canadian troops, Failure, barely trained Canadian battalions were sent |
| What was the battle of Dieppe? | Goal was to capture Dieppe on the french coast. Canadians were spotted trying to come in early morning. It was a disaster. |
| What was the Italian Campaign? | Canadian troops played a major role in the Campaign. Street fighting to take pressure off Russian allies. Was successful |
| What was D-day? | Canada was placed on Juno beach in Normandy France and were first to be successful in 24 hours. Wanted to take over and destroy German defenses. Shortly after this day Germany surrendered |
| What was another name for D-day? | Operation overlord |
| `What were wolf packs? | German submarines hunting in teams |
| What was the convoy system? | Escort ships to prevent U boat attacks on merchant ships |
| What were corvettes? | Small warships |
| What were destroyers? | Larger class of escort ships |
| What was the bomber command? | Bombing German cities day and night |
| What was the Ferry command? | Flying airplanes from North America to Europe for war |
| What was conscription for WW2? | Mackenzie King originally said no body had to go to war but as war went on the country held a vote on conscription and conscription happened but didn't divide the country like WW1 |
| What was used for propaganda in WW2? | Posters and films. Documentaries. |
| What did the allied forces do to get Germany to surrender? | Swept through Belgium and overran the rocket launching sites. |
| What did civilians do to support the liberation of Europe? | Blew up railroads, factories and bridges. Reported on Nazi troop movements and helped to rescue allied pilots |
| How effective was the civilians efforts? | Liberation would have taken much longer without them |
| What happened to Hitler after the liberation of Europe? | He shot himself with his wife |
| What was VE day? | Victory in Europe day |
| How did the allied powers get Japan to surrender? | The atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What happened to the Nazi leaders? | Faced international war crimes. some were sentenced to death, imprisoned and had all charges |
| Positive affects of WW2? | Economic boom Advances in technology Women got jobs Brought Canada out of depression Gained patriotism Gained respect |
| Negative affects of WW2? | Loss of lives, money and supplies. Racism |
| What was the battle of Dunkirk? | British troups tried to hold off the Germans in nothern france but failed and retreated to the french coastal town of Dunkirk. Had to retreat fast using every single boat. Was considered a miracle to rescue so many. |
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