Social Studies Quiz Review

Chapter 7-8

Answer the following in COMPLETE Sentences or circle True or False.

1. List 5 key differences between Europe in 1914 and Europe in 1930. What caused these changes to occur?

2. Hitler came into power in Germany by overthrowing the government.

True / False

3. Hitler played on the emotions the German people felt after World War 1 to rise to power in the 1930s.

4. Historians view the Treaty of Versailles as one of the causes of World War 2. True / False

5. List 3 key details of the Treaty of Versailles. What was the War Guilt clause? Why was Germany so against signing it? Why did the Allies feel it was so important?

6. Appeasement is a policy of giving in to demands to avoid conflict. True/ False

7. Conscript is a volunteer member of an army, navy or air force. True/ False

8. A Dictator is someone who is democratically elected.

9. The Canadian government used Propaganda to convince Canadians to join the war effort. True/False

10. In Phase 1 of World War 2, Canada sent a million men overseas to fight the Axis powers. True / False

11. More people enrolled in the Canadian Army than the Navy or the Air Force. True / False

12. Women did not serve overseas during World War 2. True/ False

13. After England and France declared war on Germany, Canada declared war 10 days later. True / False

14. Reparation is money provided because of injury or wrong-doing.

15. The Merchant Marine was needed to transport military personnel and war goods for troops overseas. True/ False

16. Define the term Human Rights in your own words. What are three of the most important human rights to you?

17. A Catalyst is a person who brings about change. True / False

18. Why did the Canadian Government use Rationing?

19. Rosie the Riveter became a symbol of women taking part in the war effort. True / False

20. What does the word Holocaust mean? What did it mean specifically during World War 2?

21. Blitzkrieg was a tactic used by Germany to attack the United States. True / False.

22. Match the correct events to each phase of war.

1. The German Army was now fighting on two fronts- the Soviet Army in the east and the British, Canadian, and U.S. armies in the west.
Canadian, British, and U.S. forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. Canada’s beach was code-named Juno.
Work was accelerated on the development of a new weapon that the United States hoped would shorten the war.
The French government surrendered to Germany. / ____Phase 1
2. France was relying on the Maginot Line of fortifications, to defend against another German invasion.
Germany used a war tactic called blitzkrieg, or lightning war; it involved tanks, aircraft, and mobile infantry in fast moving, powerful units.
The German blitzkrieg quickly smashed through Belgium and Holland and simply bypassed the Maginot Line. / ____Phase 2
3. German armies invaded the Soviet Union, causing the Soviets to turn into Britain’s ally.
Japan attacked the U.S. peacetime fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Canadian army suffered two defeats: Hong Kong, November 1941, Japan defeated the British and Canadians. 290 soldiers killed, and 1685 became POW’s, 260 died in captivity. Lost at Dieppe, 900 soldiers killed and 1900 became POW’s. / ____Phase 3
4. Soviet army was pushing forward in Europe, and the German army began its long retreat back to Berlin.
U.S. pushed back the Japanese and regained control of the Philippines.
Canada’s air force had expanded greatly in size, and by 1943 there was an all-Canadian bomber group.
The Canadian fighting force had expanded from a single division to a full army. / ____Phase 4

22. What Canadian provinces were able to support the war effort with the largest war production in dollars and highest number of employees? Why was this case?

23. Compare the lives of women in the 1920s and 1930s to the lives of women during the war. How did it differ? Were there any similarities? How did the war change their lives?

24. Explain the role and contributions of the Canadian Navy, Army, and Air Force during World War 2.

25. What in an internment Camp? What role did the attitudes of society play in the creation of camps in Canada?

Define the following:

Referendum-

Intern-

Annex-

Blitzkrieg-

Propaganda-

Genocide-