Battle of the Atlantic Student Question Sheet
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Name: __________________________
Date: _________________________
Read the 'Canada Remembers the Battle of the Atlantic' historical sheet and answer the following questions.
Section A: True or False
- The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War.
True or False - The Battle of the Atlantic brought the war to Canada's doorstep; with U-boats torpedoing ships within sight of Canada's East Coast and even in the St. Lawrence River.
True or False - Between January and July 1942, more U-boats were sunk than merchant ships.
True or False - Germany developed torpedoes that were attracted to the noise made by a ship's propellers.
True or False - Approximately 2,000 personnel of the Royal Canadian Navy and 750 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force died during the Battle of the Atlantic.
True or False
Section B: Multiple choices
- The Battle of the Atlantic began in...
- August 1939
- September 1939
- October 1939
- November 1939
- The German submarines were referred to as...
- Hunt ships
- Night hawks
- U-boats
- Wolf group
- Which three East Coast cities were busy Allied convoy ports during the Battle of the Atlantic?
- Halifax (Nova Scotia), Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) and Saint John (New Brunswick)
- Halifax and Sydney (Nova Scotia) and St. John's (Newfoundland)
- Sydney (Nova Scotia), Saint John (New Brunswick) and St. John's (Newfoundland)
- Yarmouth and Sydney (Nova Scotia) and Dalhousie (New Brunswick)
- The zone in the central area of the Atlantic Ocean where many of the heaviest Allied convoy losses occurred was known as...
- The Black Pit
- The Danger Zone
- The Dead Spot
- The Troubled Area
- On October 14, 1942, 136 people died when this passenger ship was sunk as it crossed from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland.
- SS Caribou
- Edmund Fitzgerald
- Lusitania
- Titanic
Section C: Written answers
- What was the 'Battle of the Atlantic'?
- Name the three Canadian organizations that played a key role for the Allies in bringing supplies to Europe.
- How did technology play an important role in helping Allied air forces during the Battle of the Atlantic?
- What inventions made by Allied scientists helped sink German submarines during the Battle of the Atlantic?
- How many Merchant Navy personnel from Canada and Newfoundland died during the Battle of the Atlantic?
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