WWII Test Review Questions from Previous Tests
2005
1. The Fascist dictator known as “Il Duce” during WWII was,
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
2. In both World Wars, the law used to deny Canadian citizens their basic civil rights and freedoms
was called the:
a. Military Service Act
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Criminal Code of Canada
d. War Measures Act
3. The German word used to describe Hitler’s lightning war tactics during the early part of the war
is known as,
a. Sitzkrieg
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Lebensraum
d. Anschluss
4. Many people living in the democracies supported Hitler’s initial takeovers because they hoped it
would provoke a Nazi attack against and the destruction of,
a. Fascist Italy
b. Imperialistic Japan
c. Communist Russia
d. Fascist Spain
5. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII were not
permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out their duties. These
women were known as,
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”
6. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
7. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada (and other
countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
8. The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) set up a unique training facility in southern
Ontario to train spies called,
a. Spy High
b. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c. Camp X
d. POW
9. Which failed attack on the coast of France marked a tragic disaster and strategic incompetence
for the Allied forces in 1942?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Juno
d. Dunkirk
10. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
2006
1. The Fascist dictator known as “Il Duce” during WWII was,
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
2. In both World Wars, the law used to deny Canadian citizens their basic civil rights and freedoms
was called the:
a. Military Service Act
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Criminal Code of Canada
d. War Measures Act
3. The German word used to describe Hitler’s lightning war tactics during the early part of the war
is known as,
a. Sitzkrieg
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Lebensraum
d. Anschluss
4. Western powers appeased Hitler’s initial demands because they hoped it would contain the
spread of,
a. Fascist Italy
b. Imperialistic Japan
c. Communist Russia
d. Fascist Spain
5. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII were not
permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out their duties. These
women were known as,
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”
6. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
7. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada (and other
countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
8. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
9. The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) set up a unique training facility in southern
Ontario to train spies called;
a. Spy High
b. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c. Camp X
d. POW
10. What German term meaning “the leader” was used to describe Adolf Hitler?
a. “Il Duce”
b. “Lebensraum”
c. “Anschluss”
d. “The Fuhrer
11. Which Canadian diplomat and later Prime Minister is credited with the creation of modern
“peacekeeping”?
a. John Humphreys
b. Lester B. Pearson
c. Kofi Anan
d. Lloyd Axworthy
12. What is the name of the soviet alliance created as a direct response to N.A.T.O. alliances during
the Cold War?
a. Maginot Line
b. Eastern Bloc
c. Warsaw Pact
d. USSR
13. What historical monument can be considered the physical and literal example of the communist
“Iron Curtain” during the cold war?
a. Berlin Wall
b. Berlin Blockade
c. NORAD
d. Cuban Missile Silos
14. What is the name of the economic and political development plan launched by the United States
following WWII to help re-build the war-torn countries of Europe?
a. Colombo Plan
b. Marshall Plan
c. Truman Doctrine
d. Pearson Plan
15. Under which international treaty was the D.E.W. (Distant Early Warning) Line created?
a. NATO
b. NORAD
c. Warsaw Pact
d. UN Declaration of Human Rights
2008
Part A: Multiple Choice - 15 Marks
Circle the correct answer on the test paper.
11. The Fascist dictator known as “Il Duce” during WWII was,
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
12. In both World Wars, the law used to deny Canadian citizens their basic civil rights and freedoms
was called the:
a. Military Service Act
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Criminal Code of Canada
d. War Measures Act
13. The German word used to describe Hitler’s lightning war tactics during the early part of the war
is known as,
a. Sitzkrieg
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Lebensraum
d. Anschluss
14. Many people living in the democracies supported Hitler’s initial takeovers because they hoped it
would provoke a Nazi attack against and the destruction of,
a. Fascist Italy
b. Imperialistic Japan
c. Communist Russia
d. Fascist Spain
15. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII were not
permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out their duties. These
women were known as,
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”
16. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
17. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada (and other
countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
18. The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) set up a unique training facility in southern
Ontario to train spies called,
a. Spy High
b. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c. Camp X
d. POW
19. Which failed attack on the coast of France marked a tragic disaster and strategic incompetence
for the Allied forces in 1942?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Juno
d. Dunkirk
20. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
21. During the Great Depression, relief/welfare payments were established for impoverished
families. What were these payments more commonly known as?
a. The Handout
b. The Dole
c. The Welfare
d. Riding the Rods
22. The unemployed men from Depression Relief Camps, began a protest over poor wages and
living conditions when they started the;
a. King/Byng Crisis
b. Conscription
c. On-To-Ottawa-Trek
d. City “Jungles”
23. When people could not afford to purchase gas in the Depression, many engines were removed
from automobiles making it possible for them to be pulled by horses. What were these vehicles
nick-named?
a. Bennett Buggies
b. Bennett Breezers
c. Bennett Bunks
d. Rubbery Baby Bennett Bumpers
24. “Going dry” and “Going wet” are phrases that are associated with which 1920’s political
movement?
a. Communism
b. Union Rights
c. Prohibition
d. Water Conservation
15. What is the derogatory name used to describe the “new kind of woman” in the 1920s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Prostitute
Bluebird
Flapper
Suffragette
2009
1. The Fascist dictator known as “Il Duce” during WWII was
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
2. In both World Wars, the law used to deny Canadian citizens their basic civil rights and
freedoms was called the:
a. Military Service Act
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Criminal Code of Canada
d. War Measures Act
3. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII
were not permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out
their duties. These women were known as:
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”
4. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
5. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada
(and other countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
6. Which pact did Joseph Stalin sign with Adolf Hitler prior to WWII?
a. Nazi-Soviet Pact
b. Rome-Berlin Axis Pact
c. Anti-Comitern Pact
d. Nazi-Berlin Pact
7. Which failed attack on the coast of France marked a tragic disaster and strategic
incompetence for the Allied forces in 1942?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Juno
d. Dunkirk
8. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
9. What was the name of the ships built during WWII by the Canadians, to help out in the
Battle of the Atlantic? Many of them were named after Canadian cities.
a. The RAF
b. The Corvettes
c. The Convoys
d. The T-Models
10. Why didn't Britain, the USA and France stop Germany's pre-war expansion?
a. They thought he had good ideas
b. They thought they could control him
c. They thought he was harmless
d. They did NOT want to fight another war so soon after WWII
11. What was the term used for the 'phoney war' in the 1940s (when there was little
fighting happening from both sides)?
a. blitzkrieg
b. sitzkrieg
c. Fuhrer
d. Dunkrik
12. Which of the following statements was not part of the Nazi Commandments?
a. Arrogance and selfishness leads to a strong Fuhrer!
b. The Fuhrer is always right!
c. Never go against discipline!
d. Practise true comradeship and you will be a true socialist!
13. The policy of appeasement meant
a.
b.
c.
d.
agreeing to the terms Treaty of Versailles
that Hitler could no longer be Chancellor
giving in to the demands of dictators
that the Allies could declare war at any time
14. Because the United States felt strongly towards the attitude of 'minding one's own
business' or isolationism,
a. the Allies refused their helped during the war
b. they ended up not joining the League of Nations
c. the Canadian government stopped all trades with the Americans
d. Japan launched their attack on Pearl Harbor
15. Mackenize King's way of ensuring that everyone shared equally in the supplies (in
1942) was by introducing
a. a new income tax
b. 'limited conscription'
c. a new rule that would limit the number of hours people could work
d. rationing; limiting what people could buy
2010
1. The communist leader of Russia during WWII was:
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
2. The law that was used to deny Canadian citizens their basic civil rights and freedoms during the
internment of Japanese Canadians was called:
a. Military Service Act
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Criminal Code of Canada
d. War Measures Act
3. Which is NOT a characteristic of fascism:
a. Extreme Nationalism
b. Charismatic Leader
c. Freedom of Speech
d. Strong Imperialism
4. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
5. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada (and other
countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
6. Where did Japan invade PRIOR to the outbreak of WWII? An invasion that saw little action by
the League of Nations.
a. Abyssinia
b. Manchuria
c. France
d. Pearl Harbour
7. Which failed attack on the coast of France marked a tragic disaster and strategic incompetence
for the Allied forces in 1942?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Juno
d. Dunkirk
8. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
9. In June of 1941, Germany invaded Russia in order to
a. Seek revenge
b. Gain valuable resources and living space for Germans
c. Rid the world of Stalin & Communism
d. b) & c)
10. What term is used for the following definition: Giving in to someone provided their demands
are seen as reasonable:
a. Annexed
b. Appeasement
c. Anschluss
d. Internment
11. What was the term used for Hitler’s 'lightning war'?
a. blitzkrieg
b. sitzkrieg
c. Fuhrer
d. Dunkrik
12. Which of the following statements was not part of the Nazi Commandments?
a. Arrogance and selfishness leads to a strong Fuhrer!
b. The Fuhrer is always right!
c. Never go against discipline!
d. Practice true comradeship and you will be a true socialist!
13. On D-Day, Canadian soldiers specifically landed on
a. Juno Beach
b. Utah Beach
c. Utah Beach
d. Wasaga Beach
14. Mackenize King's way of ensuring that everyone shared equally in the supplies (in 1942) was by
introducing:
a. a new income tax
b. 'limited conscription'
c. a new rule that would limit the number of hours people could work
d. rationing; limiting what people could buy
15. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII were not
permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out their
duties.
These women were known as,
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”
2011
1. The Fascist dictator known as “Fuhrer” during WWII was,
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
2. The German word used to describe Hitler’s lightning war tactics during the early part of the war
is known as,
a. Sitzkrieg
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Lebensraum
d. Anschluss
3. Many people living in the democracies supported Hitler’s initial takeovers because they hoped it
would provoke a Nazi attack against and the destruction of,
a. Fascist Italy
b. Imperialistic Japan
c. Communist Russia
d. Fascist Spain
4. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
5. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada (and other
countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
6. The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) set up a unique training facility in southern
Ontario to train spies called,
a. Spy High
b. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c. Camp X
d. POW
7. Which failed attack on the coast of France marked a tragic disaster and strategic incompetence
for the Allied forces in 1942?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Juno
d. Dunkirk
8. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
9. Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Neville Chamberlain
b. Mackenzie King
c. Winston Churchill
d. Theodore Roosevelt
10. Which of the following groups was NOT targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust?
a. Aryans
b. Jewish People
c. Gypsies/Roma Peoples
d. Homosexuals
11. The attack and occupation of which country prompted the British to declare war on Germany in
September 1939?
a. Czechoslovakia
b. Poland
c. Austria
d. France
12. What is the German name for the Nazi air force, so active in the bombing of European cities
during World War II?
a. Luftwaffe
b. Panzer
c. Blitzkrieg
d. Kriegsmarine
13. In June of 1940, France fell to the invading Nazi forces. Ships came from England to perform a
miracle evacuation of French and British troops from which coastal French town?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Dunkirk
d. Ypres
14. What was code name of the beachfront assigned to Canadian troops during the D-Day landings
in France?
a. Gold
b. Sword
c. Omaha
d. Juno
15. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII were not
permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out their duties. These
women were known as,
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”
2012
1. The Fascist dictator known as “Fuhrer” during WWII was,
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Joseph Goebbels
d. Joseph Stalin
2. The German word used to describe Hitler’s lightning war tactics during the early part of the war
is known as,
a. Sitzkrieg
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Lebensraum
d. Anschluss
3. Many people living in the democracies supported Hitler’s initial takeovers because they hoped it
would provoke a Nazi attack against and the destruction of,
a. Fascist Italy
b. Imperialistic Japan
c. Communist Russia
d. Fascist Spain
4. Which French defensive line proved ineffective against the German attack early in 1940?
a. Eiffel Tower
b. The Rhineland
c. The Maginot Line
d. Vichy France
5. What is the name of the Jewish Refugee ship that was refused entrance into Canada (and other
countries)?
a. S.S. Rainbow
b. St. Louis
c. Anschluss Juden
d. S.S. Bridger
6. The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) set up a unique training facility in southern
Ontario to train spies called,
a. Spy High
b. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c. Camp X
d. POW
7. Which failed attack on the coast of France marked a tragic disaster and strategic incompetence
for the Allied forces in 1942?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Juno
d. Dunkirk
8. Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Mackenzie King
b. Robert Borden
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. Sam Hughes
9. Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
a. Neville Chamberlain
b. Mackenzie King
c. Winston Churchill
d. Theodore Roosevelt
10. Which of the following groups was NOT targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust?
a. Aryans
b. Jewish People
c. Gypsies/Roma Peoples
d. Homosexuals
11. The attack and occupation of which country prompted the British to declare war on Germany in
September 1939?
a. Czechoslovakia
b. Poland
c. Austria
d. France
12. What is the German name for the Nazi air force, so active in the bombing of European cities
during World War II?
a. Luftwaffe
b. Panzer
c. Blitzkrieg
d. Kriegsmarine
13. In June of 1940, France fell to the invading Nazi forces. Ships came from England to perform a
miracle evacuation of French and British troops from which coastal French town?
a. Normandy
b. Dieppe
c. Dunkirk
d. Ypres
14. What was code name of the beachfront assigned to Canadian troops during the D-Day landings
in France?
a. Gold
b. Sword
c. Omaha
d. Juno
15. As a whole, women who were recruited into the Canadian Armed forces during WWII were not
permitted to fight, although some came under enemy fire while carrying out their duties. These
women were known as,
a. “Bluebirds”
b. “Jill Canucks”
c. “Aryans”
d. “Miss Marauders”