Studied by 48 peopleWhen did WWII start
September 1st, 1939
What is NATO?
the alliance to ensure peace and security worldwide.
What was Auschwitz?
A concentration camp, extermination camp, and where there was forced labor.
What was the Warsaw Ghetto?
the largest of the Nazi ghettos during World War II and the Holocaust.
What were the SS during WWII?
Schutzstaffel
What was Hitler’s final solution?
It was the term for the Nazi plan for the extermination and Genocide of the Jewish people during World War II.
Who is James Cross?
a former British diplomat who was kidnapped by the FLQ in 1970 during the October Crisis in Canada.
Who is Pierre LaPorte?
s a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec. He is best known for his kidnapping and murder by members of the FLQ during the October Crisis of 1970.
Who is Pierre Trudeau?
a Canadian politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984. He is known for his policies of multiculturalism, bilingualism, and the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution.
Who is Wilfred Laurier?
a Canadian politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, serving from 1896 to 1911. He is considered one of Canada's greatest statesmen and is known for his policies of conciliation, compromise, and national unity.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
the Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, which is considered to be one of the main triggers for the start of World War I.
R.B Bennet
a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.
Who is Nellie McClung
a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists.
Who is Jean Chretien?
a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003.
Who is Igor Gouzenko?
a cipher clerk for the Soviet embassy to Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, and a lieutenant of the Soviet Main Intelligence Directorate.
What was the Lusitania?
a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War
What was the Persons case?
is a Canadian constitutional case that decided in 1929 that women were eligible to sit in the Senate of Canada.
What were relief camps?
a Canadian Great Depression era relief union in which the workers employed in the Canadian government relief camps
What was Prohibition?
a ban on alcoholic beverages that arose in various stages
Who was Sam Hughes?
the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defense during World War I. He was notable for being the last Liberal-Conservative cabinet minister, until he was dismissed from his cabinet post.
Who was Joseph Smallwood?
a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of Newfoundland.
What was Black Tuesday?
a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929.
Who was Robert Borden?
a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Who is Rene Levesque?
journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec.
What is an STOL airplane?
A short takeoff and landing aircraft.
What was the Cold War?
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.
What is a Bootlegger?
is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law.
What is a Speakeasy?
an illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, or a retro style bar that replicates aspects of historical speakeasies
What is inflation?
an increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy
Who is Glenn Gould?
a Canadian classical pianist. He was one of the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century
Who is Mackenzie King
a Canadian statesman and politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms
Who is Lester B. Pearson?
a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada
Who is Winston Churchill?
a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice
Who is John Diefenbaker
the 13th prime minister of Canada. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three times.
Who is Terry Fox?
a Canadian athlete and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
Who is Louis St. Laurent?
a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada
What is the Berlin Wall?
a wall that separated the city of Berlin in Germany.
What is Trudeaumania?
the nickname given in early 1968 to the excitement generated by Pierre Elliott Trudeau's entry into the leadership race of the Liberal Party of Canada
Who is Billy Bishop?
a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross
Who is Roy Brown?
a Canadian flying ace of the First World War, credited with ten aerial victories. He is most known for shooting down the Red Baron.
What was Conscription during WWII?
It was when the government forced men to enlist in the war if the were physically capable.
What were the important WWI battle dates?
Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Somme, and 2nd Ypres.
What were important WWII battle dates?
Dieppe, Normandy, Hong Kong, and Ortona.
What was the battle of Hong Kong?
also known as the Defense of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
What is war on the Homefront?
the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country.
What was Canada and “the last, best west”?
a phrase used to market the Canadian prairies to prospective immigrants.
What is the meaning of ‘Vive le Quebec Libre!”?
“May Quebec live long and free!”
Who was the US president during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Who were the US presidents during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
Who was Against conscription during WWII
The Quebecois were against it and the rest of Canada was for it.
What is NORAD?
North American Aerospace Defense Command
What is CRTC?
Canadian Radio - Television and telecommunications commissions.
What is FIRA?
Foreign investment review agency
When was the Canadian flag debate?
January, 1965
What was the Avro Arrow
A delta - wing interceptor aircraft.
What is Propaganda?
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Who were the axis powers during WWI
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who were the allied powers during WWI?
Britain, France, Canada, Japan, and the United States.
Who were the Axis powers during WWII?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who were the allied powers during WWII?
Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union
When did WWI start?
July 28th, 1914.
What is known as the forgotten pandemic?
The Spanish flu
What is labeled as number 1?
Germany
What is labeled as number 2
Italy
What is labeled as number 3
Switzerland
What is labeled as number 4?
Great Britain
What is labeled as number 6?
France
What is labeled as number 8?
Poland
What is labeled as number 9
Austria
What is labeled as number 10?
Sicily
Where was the 2nd battle of Ypres.
Belgium
Where was the battle of Somme?
Northern France
Where was the battle of Vimy Ridge?
France
Where was the battle of Paschendael?
Ypres, Belgium
Where was the battle of Hong Kong?
Hong Kong
Where was the battle of Dieppe?
Northern France
Where was the battle of Ortona?
Italy
Where was the battle of Normandy?
France
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