world war 2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
when was hitler elected legally as chancellor in Germany?
1933
what did hitler do to the jews?
used them as scapegoats and blamed them for all of Germany’s problems
what did hitler vow?
to avenge the defeat of world war one, restore Germany to greatness and create jobs for the unemployed
when did hitkler invade Danzig ?
1939
what were the axis powers?
germany, italy and japan. t
unlike world war one, what was canada now doing?
making its own decisions regarding defence and international relations
what were the allies powers?
France, UK, Canada, USA and Russia
what was the war measures act?
the government controlled the country;s economy in order to ensure war production and control prices and wages
which resources were rationed?
fuel, rubber, nylon and metal
at the beginning of the war, did people have to participate in the war?
nah
what was the national resources mobilization act?
eligible men could go fight
how did canada treat immigrants?
not well. closed its doors to many europeans trying to flee the nazi regime. it interned any canadians who were originally from enemy countries in work camps
how did cananda try and defeat Germany?
by mobilizing all of its resources
how much did the federal government increase its military spending by?
35000000 to 4.24 billion
in the first years of the war, did Canadian soldiers fight voluntarily?
yes but there weren’t enough volunteers
what is a plebiscite?
the vote by population on a program or political decision
what did the plebiscite ask the population?
to release it from its promise to not impose conscription if in the future it deemed it necessary to deploy soldiers to the European front
who didn’t want the gvt to get rid of the promise?
the French Canadians
why did the English Canadians want to get rid of the promise?
because they were the Majorty in the country
did females receive the same wages as men?
nah
why did women after the war lose their jobs?
the returning soldiers needed jobs and their positions back
what was the Normandy landing?
the allied forces invaded the shores of normandy. they landed on a beach which was code named Juno. more than 350 soldiers died
what did the normandy landing mark the beginning of?
the liberation of several countries occupied by german military forces. the german forces gradually retreat toward germany and ended up surrendering
what dud world war 2 prompt the federal gvt to do?
reduce the number of soldiers enlisted in the Canadian army
