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Multiple Choice (circle the correct answer)

1. The approximate number of total civilian and military casualties during the SWW was.
   1. 700,000
   2. 6 million
   3. 50 million
   4. 150 million
2. During the SWW Japan formed an alliance with Germany and Italy in this year.
   1. 1926
   2. 1939
   3. 1941
   4. 1945
3. In 1944 the Transportation Squadrons from Burma were formed in London, England by this organization.
   1. Airways House
   2. British Airways
   3. Royal Air Force
   4. Trans Canada Airways
4. One of the Canadian battalions or regiments that served in Hong Kong was from this city.
   1. Edmonton
   2. Ottawa
   3. Sydney
   4. Winnipeg

True or False (circle the correct answer)

5. Leonard Birchall was named the “Saviour of Ceylon” for reporting that a Japanese invasion fleet was heading towards the island of Ceylon while he was out on a air reconnaissance mission.  T  or  F
    
6. The first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.  T  or  F
    
7. One thousand young Canadians died in the Far East during the SWW.  T  or  F

Fill In The Blanks (Insert the correct answer in the blank provided)

8. The Canadian troops in Hong Kong held out for _____________ days before surrendering to the Japanese.
    
9. The Royal Canadian Navy sent _____________ and _____________ to escort supply convoys in the Far East during the SWW.
    
10. The majority of Canadians who served in the Far East were part of the _____________.