History Crossword
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- 4. This word means to be confide as a prisoner for political or military reasons.
- 5. This organization brought democratic nations in North America and Europe to defend against potential soviet attacks.
- 11. This word literally means "fear of Muslims", we saw this grow tremendously after 9/11.
- 14. truce, This was an agreement from both sides to ceasefire on Christmas day (they also had a football/soccer match).
- 17. Best known Canadian terrorist group.
- 18. This is the push for everyone to own a lot of stuff to be happy and live a good life.
- 20. Pact, This was an agreement made between Germany, Italy, and Japan as a defences alliance.
- 21. This is the last name of the Lithuanian teen who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation.
- 22. This city is home to the Al-Aqsa mosque, which is one of the holiest sites in the world.
- 23. War, This war was named this because we actually never the two major powers fighting.
- 24. This is the greater economic, political, and cultural connectedness between different nations and areas of the world.
- 27. This is an acronym for an organization meant to keep international peace and security, and developing friendly relations between countries.
- 28. The compulsory enlistment or call up.
- 31. This is shared defence system between Canada and the USA, designed to alert and combat in the case of nuclear war.
- 32. This is a month that World war 2 both started and ended in (same month but different years).
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- 1. This is also formally known as nuclear bomb, which was dropped on Japan.
- 2. This term was used by the Nazis referring to the "racial ideal" (white, blonde, blue eyed, etc).
- 3. This is the mass killing of a specific group/population, we saw this happen with Jewish people.
- 6. In this city the French ship "Mont Blanc" crashed into the "Imo".
- 7. This aerial combat was where fighter pilots would try to shoot down other planes.
- 8. This is also known as "The Great Famine".
- 9. Ridge, This battle is often considered as the battle that defined Canadian independence and military prowess.
- 10. mask, This tool was used to protect a soldier from breathing in toxic gases and chemicals.
- 12. Raid, While this battle was ultimately a fail , it served as a learning experience that the allied forces used in later battles.
- 13. This was were land battles took place in World War 1, they were filthy, filled with rats, mud, water, lice and much more.
- 15. Ferdinand, The assassination of this man sparked World War 1 to start.
- 16. This agreement is signed to temporarily stop war.
- 19. A public general vote to pass a law or make a big decision.
- 25. tax, This was introduced in World War 1 as a temporary measure to help fund the war effort. We still have this to date.
- 26. This is when the government bans the sale and/or consumption of alcohol.
- 29. This is the voluntary abstinence from drinking alcohol.
- 30. This is information, that is inaccurate or misleading, intended to promote or advertise a specific political cause or point of view.
- 33. This is an acronym for when and if war broke out it would mean that both sides and their allies would most likely be wiped out.