TEST REVIEW

Chapter 7: Canada at War

·        What are the general dates of the war?  Beginning à End = September of 1939 to May/August of 1945.  Different countries ‘started’ the war at different times; Canada came in Sept.10^th, 1939.  Victory in Europe was May 8^th, 1945 and Victory in Japan was August 15^th, 1945

·        What is generally accepted as the cause of WWII? = Generally believed that the punishing conditions of the Treaty of Versailles caused the War.  It took away land from Germany after WWI and forced it to pay reparations.  Resentment existed and Germany elected a leader who promised he would rip up the Treaty of Versailles.

·       What are reparations? =

·       What is appeasement? =

·       What is conscription? =

·       What are the four phases of the war?  Dates for these?  What was going on in general at this time and what was Canada doing specifically?

o   Phase I = “The Phony War” Sept. ’39 – Jun. ‘40

o   Phase II = begins badly for Allies but by its end it was a question of when not IF they would win.  Jun. ’40 – Jul. ‘43

o   Phase III = Allies on the offensive on all fronts. Jul. ’43 – Jun. ‘44

o   Phase IV = the final phase, the final push. Starts w/ D-Day and landing at beaches in Normandy. Jun. ’44 – Sept.’45

·        Who were the Allies?  Who were the Axis powers? = Allies were Britain, France, Canada, and eventually United States and Soviet Union.  Axis powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan.

·       What was Canada’s role early on in the war?  How did this role change over time?  What caused the change?

·       Explain the significance of the following battles to the war:

o   El Alemein

o   Pearl Harbour

o   Midway

o   Stalingrad

o   Dieppe

o   D-Day Invasion

·        What was the Manhattan project?  What did it create?  What was done with that creation?  Who was involved in the Manhattan project?

·        Atomic Bombs: Where were they dropped?  How many were killed by the initial blast?  How many were killed by the radiation in the months after?  Why were these bombings controversial?

·        What is a genocide? =

·        What was the Holocaust? =

·        How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?  Were they the only target?  Where were these people killed?  What were these camps called?  What were some of the names of the camps?

·        Propaganda Posters = Be prepared to interpret and analyze one.  I will be picking one of the posters from the War Museum’s webpage.