WW2

Question 1

What was the British Commonwealth Air Training Program (BCATP)?

Answer 1

A program to train pilots and aircrew for the Allied forces during World War II.

Question 2

What does appeasement refer to?

Answer 2

The policy of making concessions to dictatorial powers to avoid conflict.

Question 3

What is isolationism?

Answer 3

A foreign policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups.

Question 4

What is a Crown Corporation?

Answer 4

A government-owned corporation in Canada.

Question 5

What are the Axis powers?

Answer 5

The coalition led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.

Question 6

What are the Allies?

Answer 6

The countries fighting against the Axis powers, including the US, UK, and USSR.

Question 7

What is Blitzkrieg?

Answer 7

A military tactic that uses fast and powerful attacks to quickly defeat the enemy.

Question 8

What was Kristallnacht?

Answer 8

A violent anti-Jewish pogrom in Nazi Germany on November 9-10, 1938.

Question 9

What was The Blitz?

Answer 9

The sustained bombing campaign against the UK by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1941.

Question 10

What was Dunkirk (Evacuation)?

Answer 10

The evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk, France, in 1940.

Question 11

What happened in Hong Kong during World War II?

Answer 11

It was captured by Japanese forces in December 1941.

Question 12

What is the Wehrmacht?

Answer 12

The unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.

Question 13

What is the Luftwaffe?

Answer 13

The aerial warfare branch of the German Wehrmacht.

Question 14

What occurred at Pearl Harbour?

Answer 14

A surprise military attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.

Question 15

What was Operation Barbarossa?

Answer 15

The code name for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Question 16

What was the War in the Pacific?

Answer 16

The theater of conflict in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

Question 17

What happened in Nagasaki?

Answer 17

The city was bombed by the US on August 9, 1945.

Question 18

What happened in Hiroshima?

Answer 18

The city was bombed by the US on August 6, 1945.

Question 19

What was the Enola Gay?

Answer 19

The aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Question 20

What was the Dieppe Raid?

Answer 20

An Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in 1942.

Question 21

What was the Battle of the Atlantic?

Answer 21

The longest continuous military campaign in World War II, focused on controlling the Atlantic sea routes.

Question 22

What are U-boats?

Answer 22

German submarines used during World War I and World War II.

Question 23

What are wolfpacks?

Answer 23

Groups of U-boats that coordinated attacks on Allied shipping.

Question 24

What are convoys?

Answer 24

Groups of ships traveling together for mutual protection.

Question 25

What are corvettes?

Answer 25

Small, fast warships used by the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.

Question 26

What does RCN stand for?

Answer 26

Royal Canadian Navy.

Question 27

What does RCAF stand for?

Answer 27

Royal Canadian Air Force.

Question 28

What does RCAF (WD) stand for?

Answer 28

Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division).

Question 29

What were WRENs?

Answer 29

Women’s Royal Naval Service, a British naval service for women.

Question 30

What was the Italian Campaign (Ortona)?

Answer 30

A series of battles in Italy during World War II, including the battle for the town of Ortona.

Question 31

What was the Liberation of the Netherlands?

Answer 31

The process of freeing the Netherlands from German occupation in 1944-1945.

Question 32

What was D-Day (Operation Overlord)?

Answer 32

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Question 33

What was the Battle of Britain (Operation Sea Lion)?

Answer 33

The aerial battle between the UK and Germany in 1940.

Question 34

What does 'Juno' refer to?

Answer 34

The code name for the Canadian landing site on D-Day.

Question 35

What was the Holocaust (Final Solution)?

Answer 35

The systematic extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis.

Question 36

What is anti-semitism?

Answer 36

Prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews.

Question 37

What does 'Total War' mean?

Answer 37

A war that involves all aspects of society and economy.

Question 38

What is food rationing?

Answer 38

A system of controlling the amount of food each person can buy during wartime.

Question 39

What is mobilization?

Answer 39

The process of preparing and organizing troops for war.

Question 40

What are Victory Bonds?

Answer 40

Debt securities issued by the government to finance military operations.

Question 41

What is propaganda?

Answer 41

Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause.

Question 42

Who was Neville Chamberlain?

Answer 42

The British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement before World War II.

Question 43

Who was Winston Churchill?

Answer 43

The British Prime Minister who led the UK during World War II.

Question 44

Who was Adolf Hitler (der Fuhrer)?

Answer 44

The leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

Question 45

Who was W. L. Mackenzie King?

Answer 45

The Prime Minister of Canada during most of World War II.

Question 46

Who was C.D. Howe?

Answer 46

A Canadian politician known for his role in wartime production.

Question 47

Who was J.S. Woodsworth (CCF)?

Answer 47

A Canadian politician and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

Question 48

Who was Joseph Stalin?

Answer 48

The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II.

Question 49

Who was Benito Mussolini?

Answer 49

The Italian dictator and leader of the National Fascist Party.

Question 50

Who was George 'Buzz' Beurling?

Answer 50

A Canadian fighter pilot known for his success in the Battle of Britain.

Question 51

Who was Franklin Roosevelt?

Answer 51

The President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II.

Question 52

What is totalitarianism?

Answer 52

A political system where the state holds total authority over society.

Question 53

What is fascism?

Answer 53

A far-right authoritarian ultranationalist political ideology.

Question 54

What is communism?

Answer 54

A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society.

Question 55

What are concentration camps?

Answer 55

Detention centers used by the Nazis to imprison and exterminate Jews and others.

Question 56

What are internment camps?

Answer 56

Facilities where individuals are detained, often without trial, during wartime.

Question 57

What was the Nazi Party?

Answer 57

The political party led by Adolf Hitler that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.

Question 58

What was the Conscription Crisis (NRMA)?

Answer 58

A political crisis in Canada during World War II regarding military conscription.

Question 59

What was the Manhattan Project?

Answer 59

The secret US project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II.

Question 60

What is VE Day?

Answer 60

Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945.

Question 61

What is VJ Day?

Answer 61

Victory over Japan Day, marking the end of World War II in the Pacific on September 2, 1945.