World War I, 1920s, and Great Depression Vocabulary

Code names for the section of beach in Normandy, France that Canadians stormed on D-Day was called: ________.

• Juno Beach

• Omaha Beach

• Sword Beach

• Utah Beach

The group was called the ________.

• Group of Seven

• Impressionists

• Cubists

• Fauves

What project did Prime Minister Diefenbaker cancel in 1963?

• Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow supersonic interceptor jet

• Trans-Canada Highway Project

• Canadian Space Agency Satellite Program

• St. Lawrence Seaway Expansion

What prime minister was William Lyon Mackenzie King often remembered as? William Lyon Mackenzie King is often remembered as Canada's ________.

• longest-serving Prime Minister

• first Prime Minister

• youngest Prime Minister

• shortest-serving Prime Minister

Billy Bishop is best known as Canada's top flying ace of World War I, credited with 72 victories. He was the first Canadian airman to receive the ________ and is remembered for his daring missions and bravery.

• Victoria Cross

• Medal of Honor

• Distinguished Service Order

• Order of the British Empire

Which of the following was not a direct or indirect cause of World War One?

• Isolationism

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

Hitler made a costly decision that allowed the British to miraculously escape by boat in turn preventing him from winning the war by 1940 during the battle of ________.

• Dunkirk

• Stalingrad

• El Alamein

• Midway

The attack was described as hell, slaughter and chaos but was useful because it helped the allies learn from their mistakes so that next time they could successfully attack the Germans across the English channel. The attack was called the ________.

• Dieppe raid

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Dunkirk evacuation

• Operation Market Garden

The German attack that ended the non aggression pact and pulled Russia into the war was called ________.

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Sea Lion

• Operation Torch

The Japanese attack on ________ on December 7, 1941.

• Pearl Harbor

• Midway Island

• Guadalcanal

• Iwo Jima