Grade 10 History

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Grade 10 History World War II Jeopardy
WWII Battles Battle of the Atlantic Pacific WWII On the Home Front Events of Horror
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When Germany invaded this country, war was
declared.
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What is Poland?
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During the German advance through Western
Europe, the remnants of the British army were
trapped on this French beach. Using any ship
available, the army managed to retreat across the
English Channel.
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What was Dunkirk?
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He won Canadas first Victoria Cross. During the
battle for Hong Kong, the Japanese launched a
series of grenade attacks. This Canadian soldier
would pick up the grenades and throw them back.
When one grenade landed too far away, he told his
troops to clear out and threw himself on the
grenade. He was killed instantly.
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Who was Sergeant-Major John Osborne?
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During this joint British, Canadian, Australian
and New Zealand air action, bouncing bomb was
used to try and destroy key dams on the Möhne
River that provided power to German industries.
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What was the Dam Busters?
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Canadians liberated this low-lying, coastal
Western European country after the successful
D-Day invasion.
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What is Holland?
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A group of freighters sailing across the North
Atlantic Ocean together.
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What is a convoy?
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German U-boats entered the mouth of this large
Canadian river during the Battle of the Atlantic.
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What is the St. Lawrence River?
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The name of the sailors onboard the supply ships.
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What is Merchant Marine?
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By the end of WWII, Canada had the worlds third
largest of this.
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What is navy?
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This type of Canadian ship defended the convoys
from German U-boat attacks
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What is the Corvette?
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Japanese-Canadians were granted this right in
1949.
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What is the right to vote in Canadian elections?
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After 17 days of intense fighting, a small and
untrained contingent of Canadians and British
troops surrendered to the Japanese at this battle
on 25 December 1941.
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What is Hong Kong?
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This USA Japan sea and air battle is considered
a turning point in the Pacific Theatre war. The
USA victory demonstrated their superior air power
which was used to destroy much of the Japanese
fleet.
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What is Midway?
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Bombed and sank with the loss of 1,177 USA
sailors during the 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor
attack, this ship now stands as a submerged
memorial to the event.
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What is the USS Arizona?
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3,964
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What is the number of Japanese-Canadians deported
after WWII to Japaneven though most were
Canadian citizens who had been born in Canada and
never been to Japan
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10 September 1939one week after Great Britain
and France
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What was the day Canada declared war on Germany
and officially entered WWII?
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Gas was rationed during WWII in Canada. Farmers
could get more gas than urban dwellers. To
prevent farm gas from being sold at a profit to
urban dwellers, it was dyed this colour.
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What is purple?
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The female branch of the Canadian armed forces
was formed in July 1941.
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What was the Canadian Womens Army Corp (CWAC)?
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These were introduced to pay for the war effort.
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What are Victory Bonds?
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Often considered one of Canadas greatest
contributions to WWII, it was the program where
pilots from all over the Commonwealth received
flight training,
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What was British Commonwealth Air Training
Program (BCATP)?
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The non-military German city was firestorm bombed
killing thousands of citizens.
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What is Dresden?
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When the Japanese army invaded China, they
raped, tortured and killed most of the women in
this city.
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What is Nanking?
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What is the number of Canadian POWs captured
during the 1941 Battle for Hong Kong who died in
Japanese concentration camps?
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This type of bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, Japan killing about 200,000 civilians
instantly and causing numerous future deaths from
radiation exposure.
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What isthe Atomic Bomb?
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The most notorious German concentration camps for
Jew during the Holocaust.
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What is Auschwitz?