Roles of Canada

Question 1

How many servicemen did the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) have in September 1939?

Answer 1

4,000 service men, 235 pilots, 275 aircraft.

Question 2

How many British Commonwealth aircrew did Canada train during WWII?

Answer 2

50,000, half Canadian.

Question 3

How many squadrons did the RCAF have by 1945?

Answer 3

86 squadrons, 249,000 personnel.

Question 4

How many aircrew deaths did Number 6 Group suffer?

Answer 4

4,200 aircrew deaths.

Question 5

How many aircraft did Canada produce during the war?

Answer 5

16,000 aircraft.

Question 6

How many Canadians served in the armed forces during WWII?

Answer 6

232,632 men, 17,030 women.

Question 7

How large was the Royal Canadian Navy in 1939?

Answer 7

1,800 servicemen, 15 ships.

Question 8

How many ships did the Royal Canadian Navy have by the end of WWII?

Answer 8

400 ships, 100,000 personnel.

Question 9

What role did the Royal Canadian Navy play in the Battle of the Atlantic?

Answer 9

Anti-submarine warfare, Battle of the Atlantic.

Question 10

How many navy personnel did Canada have by the end of WWII?

Answer 10

100,000 personnel, 471 ships.

Question 11

How many merchant ships did Canada build during the war?

Answer 11

400 merchant ships.

Question 12

How many soldiers were in Canada’s army by 1945?

Answer 12

700,000 men, 15,000 women.

Question 13

When did the first Canadian forces sail to Britain during WWII?

Answer 13

December 1939.

Question 14

How many Canadian soldiers were sent to the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941?

Answer 14

2,000 men.

Question 15

How many Canadians died in Japanese POW camps during WWII?

Answer 15

267 Canadians.

Question 16

What was the Dieppe Raid?

Answer 16

August 19, 1942, 4,963 Canadian troops, failure.

Question 17

Why did the Dieppe Raid fail?

Answer 17

Lost secrecy, poor location, outdated info.

Question 18

How many Canadians returned from the Dieppe Raid?

Answer 18

2,210 returned, 1,856 captured.

Question 19

How many aircraft did the RCAF lose during the Dieppe Raid?

Answer 19

13 aircraft.

Question 20

How many Canadian soldiers died in the Battle of Ortona?

Answer 20

1,372 soldiers.

Question 21

What was Canada’s contribution to D-Day on 6 June 1944?

Answer 21

109 vessels, 10,000 sailors, 14,000 troops.

Question 22

What was the Battle of the Scheldt?

Answer 22

Delivered supplies, 22,000 Dutch died.

Question 23

What happened when Germans surrendered to the Canadians in 1945?

Answer 23

Surrendered on May 5, 1945.

Question 24

What were the relations between Canada and France during WWII?

Answer 24

Strained, Quebecois sympathy for Vichy.

Question 25

How did the Vichy government appeal to Quebecois?

Answer 25

Appealed to right-wing Quebecois.

Question 26

How much war material did Canada supply to the UK during WWII?

Answer 26

$2.5 billion.

Question 27

What financial assistance did Canada offer the UK during WWII?

Answer 27

Interest-free $700 million loan.

Question 28

How much material did Canada supply to the USA during WWII?

Answer 28

$200 million to $300 million.

Question 29

What major construction project did Canada allow the USA to complete in 1942?

Answer 29

Alaska Highway.

Question 30

What was Canada’s relationship with the USSR during WWII?

Answer 30

Minimal, used as a conduit for Lend-Lease.

Question 31

How many Canadians were killed during WWII?

Answer 31

45,000 killed, 54,000 injured.

Question 32

What was the total cost of WWII for Canada?

Answer 32

$20 billion.