Socials 10 Counterpoints Chapter 5

What year did British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announce to the world the Munich Agreement?

1938

What did the Munich Agreement do?

Let Hitler cease control of Czechoslovakia on the promise that he would cease his aggression.

When did Hitler march through the rest of Czechoslovakia, ignoring the terms of the Munich Agreement?

March 1939

When does Germany invades Poland?

September 1, 1939

When do Britain and France declare war on Germany?

September 3, 1939

When does Canada declare war on Germany?

September 10, 1939

When was the National Resource Mobilization Act and what was it?

June 1940, Allowed conscription of Canadians for home defence.

When does France surrender to Hitler?

June 22, 1940

When was the Battle of Britain?

July 1940

When was the Battle of the Atlantic fought? (Years)

1940-1944

When was World War 2 (Start-End year)

1939-1945

When does Germany invade USSR?

June 22, 1941

When does Japan bomb Pearl Harbour?

December 7, 1941

When does the United States declare war on Japan?

December 8, 1941

Canadian soldiers defeated in Japan's invasion of Hong Kong

December 25, 1941

What does blitzkrieg mean? When was it?

lightening war, April 1940

When does Germany invade Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France?

May 1940

When is the Evacuation of Dunkirk

May-June 1940

Japanese-Canadians sent to internment camps

February 1942

The Dieppe Raid

August 19, 1942

Allies bomb German cities (years)

1943-1945

Battle of Ortona, Italy

December 1943

What year was D-Day

1944

Places and dates United States drops atomic bombs on Japan?

August 6, 1945 Hiroshima, August 9, 1945 Nagasaki

Japan (finally) surrenders

August 15, 1945

How much did a private get paid during WWII?

$1.30 a day, plus $60 a month for a dependent spouse, and $30 a month for each child.

How many did the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan(BCATP) train?

Over 130 000 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and ground staff

What is the policy of total war?

Willing to do whatever it took to defeat the enemy

When does the government establish the Department of Munitions and Supplies? Who was its minister?

April 1940, CD Howe

Who was in the alliance know as Axis?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Who was in the alliance known as the Allies

Britain, France, Commonwealth countries

What were the German armed forces called?

Wehrmacht

What was the German air force called?

Luftwaffe

What was "Operation Sea Lion"?

The German invasion of the British; The Battle of Britain

What was "Operation Barbarossa" ("red beard")

The German invasion of the USSR

When was the non-aggression pact signed between Germany and the USSR? (Year)

1939

How many casualties did Germany suffer during the invasion of the USSR? When did they surrender?

Over 300 000, early 1943

How many Canadians were killed, injured, and taken prisoner during the nine-hour battle at Dieppe?

907, 586, 1874

What were "wolf packs"?

German U-boats patrolling the Atlantic

During the Battle of the Atlantic, what type of ship was Canada mass producing?

Corvettes

What was the German-invented coding machine known as?

Enigma

Who developed the atomic bomb? (Country)

The United States

What were the names of the landing points (beaches) in D-Day?

Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha, Utah

What landing point did Canadian soldiers land on during D-Day?

Juno

What was the name of the US bomber that dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima?

Enola Gay

When did King introduce food rationing? (year)

1942