Copy of 4.20 D-Day to VJ Review Flashcards
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UNIT 4: WWII
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4.20 D-Day to VJ – Least You Should
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4.16b D-Day - Planning an Invasion (HO)
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- Which famed German commander oversaw the organization of the Atlantic Wall defences?
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- What were Operations Bodyguard and Fortitude? What was the outcome?
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- In what ways did the Allies innovate or invent in preparation for D-Day to overcome problems encountered at Dieppe **
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4.16C D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy
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- What was Operation Overlord, and why was it important to the Allied war effort?
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- What was the primary goal of the D-Day invasions?
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- Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces during the Normandy invasion?
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- Why did the Allies use paratroopers before the beach landings on D-Day?
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- How did the Allies continue their deception operations in preparation for D-Day?
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- What was Operation Neptune, and how did it support Operation Overlord?
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- What were the names of the landing zones in Normandy and what countries were responsible for each?
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- What challenges did Allied troops face during the landings at Normandy?
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- What role did Canada play in the Normandy invasion?
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- Why is D-Day considered a major turning point in World War II?
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4.17a Life in Nazi Germany
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14. What was the central belief of Nazi racial ideology?
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15. Why did the Germans want to make race and religion the same when it came to the jewish people?
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16. What was the purpose of the SS and its leader Heinrich Himmler in Nazi ideology?
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17. How did Nazis use the occult and archaeology to support their ideas?
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18. How were children involved in promoting Nazi beliefs?
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19. What is the “science” nazis supported to justify persecution of minorities?
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20. Who were targeted by the Nazis in their effort to create a “pure” Germany?
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21. What was the Allied reaction to discovering the Concentration Camps?
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22. How did Nazis convince the people of Germany to support/acccept committing a genocide?
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23. What were the 5 stages of the holocaust?
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4.17b -The Holocaust Investigation
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24. How did the Nazis intensify their persecution of the Jews as time went on? **
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25. How did the Nazis dehumanize the Jews? Why was this dehumanization necessary to carry out their plans? **
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26. Where should the line between following orders and taking responsibility be drawn? Why did so few people resist Hitler’s plans/policies?**
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4.17c Overview: The Holocaust
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27. What were the five stages of the Holocaust, and why is it important to understand them as a process?
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28. How did Nazi propaganda contribute to the persecution of Jews?
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29. What was Gobbels main strategy to ensure propaganda was effective?
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30. What were the Nuremberg Laws, and how did they change life for Jewish people in Germany?
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31. What was Kristallnacht, and why is it considered a turning point in Nazi policy?
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32. What were the ghettos, and what conditions did Jews face while living in them?
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33. How did the Nazis dehumanize prisoners in the concentration camps?
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34. What was it like for jews being sent to the concentration camps?
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35. What was the Final Solution, and how was it implemented at death camps like Auschwitz?
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36. What impact did the liberation of the camps have on the global understanding of the Holocaust?
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4.18a Propaganda Analysis
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37. What does this propaganda tell us about the attitudes towards Japanese Canadians after Pearl Habor? **
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38. The primary sources contain offensive imagery and language. If we denounce these attitudes today, is it still worth studying these types of material?**
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39. What can we learn about the difference in depictions between Axis leaders (Hitler and Tojo)
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4.18c Overview: The War with Japan
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40. What event led to increased fear and anti-Japanese sentiment in Canada during WWII?
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41. What government policy allowed Canada to legally intern Japanese Canadians?
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42. What happened to Japanese Canadians’ homes, businesses, and belongings during internment?
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43. What were conditions like in the internment camps?
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44. How did propaganda influence public support for internment?
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45. What options were Japanese Canadians given after the war ended, and what does this reveal about Canada’s intentions?
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4.18d Patterns of Persecution
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46. Why may it be valuable to examine both of these events side by side?**
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47. What is one key similarity or difference between the Holocaust and the internment of Japanese Canadians that stood out to you, and why do you think it’s important to understand that distinction?**
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48. Do you think using the war measures act to restrict the freedom of Canadians is justifiable? Do you think it is hypocritical to do so while claiming to fight for freedom overseas? **
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4.19 Berlin, the Bomb and the End of WWII
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49. Where were the Canadians sent after D-Day? What is their legacy here?
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50. What was the Battle of the Bulge? What did it signify to Nazi Germany?
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51. How did the Soviet Union approach Germany at the end of the war?
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52. Why did the Soviets beat the USA, Canada and Britain to Berlin?
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53. What key locations put the Allies within striking distance of mainland Japan?
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54. What was the Manhattan Project?
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55. What were the choices Truman was faced with 3 months into his presidency?
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56. Why was dropping the atomic bomb controversial?
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57. What were the consequences of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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58. How were the Americans petty when accepting the surrender of Japan?
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59. What were some of the outcomes of WWII?
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