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What was the Holdomor?
How did Hitler gain the support of the German people?
What was the M.S St. Louis?
What is the Manhattan Project?
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What happened during the Battle of Atlantic?
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Where did the Canadians land during the D-Day operations?
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What was the significance of the Battle of Hong Kong?
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What was the connection between the War Measures Act and Japanese Internment?
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What is the Manhattan Project?
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Why did the Americans drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
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What was the primary purpose of the Manhattan Project?
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What was the significance of the Battle of Hong Kong?
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What were the names of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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How do convoys and wolf packs relate to the Battle of Atlantic?
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Study Notes
World War II
Holocaust
- The Holodomor was a devastating famine in Ukraine caused by Stalin's forced agricultural collectivization, resulting in an estimated 2.5-5 million deaths.
Rise of Hitler
- Hitler gained the support of the German people by promising to restore German honor, provide jobs, and blame Jews and communists for economic and political problems.
Refugees and the M.S. St. Louis
- The M.S. St. Louis was a ship that sailed from Germany to Cuba in 1939, carrying over 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, but was denied entry into Cuba, the United States, and Canada, resulting in many passengers returning to Europe where they faced deportation to concentration camps.
Atomic Bomb Development
- The Manhattan Project was a secret research and development project established in 1942 to create atomic bombs, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada.
Battle of the Atlantic
- The Battle of the Atlantic was a prolonged naval campaign during World War II, where German U-boats (wolf packs) attacked Allied convoys, threatening to disrupt supply chains, but the Allies eventually gained the upper hand with improved convoy tactics and codebreaking.
D-Day Operations
- Canadian forces landed on Juno Beach during the D-Day operations on June 6, 1944, as part of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
Battle of Hong Kong
- The Battle of Hong Kong was a brief but intense battle fought between British and Canadian forces against the Japanese Empire, resulting in the surrender of Hong Kong on December 25, 1941, and the internment of Allied prisoners.
Japanese Internment
- The War Measures Act allowed the Canadian government to intern Japanese Canadians, suspecting them of being a threat to national security, leading to the forced relocation and property confiscation of over 20,000 people.
Atomic Bombings
- The Americans dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, killing an estimated 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender.
Atomic Bomb Names
- The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were named "Little Boy" and "Fat Man", respectively.
Convoy and Wolf Pack Tactics
- Convoys were groups of ships traveling together, escorted by warships, to protect against German U-boat attacks, while wolf packs were groups of U-boats that coordinated attacks on convoys.
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Test your knowledge of the interwar period and World War 2 with questions about the Holdomor, genocides, League of Nations' responses, Appeasement Policy, Hitler's rise to power, the Weimar Republic, events like The Christie Pits Riot, and historical events such as the M.S St. Louis.
