World War II

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  1. 1. The command of the air force where many Canadian aircrews served, participating in risky night raids over Germany.
  2. 4. Type of aircraft designed and built by Canadian Elsie MacGill
  3. 6. The Italian town captured by Canadians in December 1943 after fierce, house-to-house "mouse-holing" combat.
  4. 7. The slang term used for the highly dangerous shipping route across the Atlantic Ocean where Canadian crews fought U-boats. (Answer: OCEANATLANTIC or BATTLEATLANTIC — let's use ATLANTIC) -> ATLANTIC — The longest continuous military campaign of the war, where Canada's navy secured vital supply lines to Britain.
  5. 9. The massive program (Commonwealth Air Training Plan) that used Canada's wide-open spaces to train over 130,000 Allied pilots.
  6. 13. The popular nickname given to members of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service.
  7. 15. The domestic policy limiting the purchase of scarce goods like sugar, coffee, gasoline, and meat at home.
  8. 17. The rigorous Canadian Minister of Finance (James ...) who managed the country's massive wartime budget and taxation.
  9. 19. The first woman to lead the Canadian Women's Army Corps, helping thousands enlist for non-combat roles. (Answer: BIRD - Elsie Bird, or more broadly let's use CWAC) -> CWAC — The acronym for the Canadian Women's Army Corps, established to allow women to enlist in army support roles.
  10. 20. Critical detection technology advanced by Canada’s National Research Council to spot enemy aircraft and submarines.
  11. 21. The secret paramilitary training installation located near Whitby, Ontario, used to train Allied secret agents and spies.
  12. 25. The industry sector that exploded at home, employing hundreds of thousands of Canadian women in factories making bombs and bullets.
  13. 26. Financial certificates sold to Canadian citizens at home to help the government finance the massive war effort.
  14. 29. Wartime Canadian Prime Minister
  15. 30. The group of Canadian citizens forcibly relocated to internment camps in the British Columbia interior after Pearl Harbor.
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  1. 2. The decisive North African battle where the Canadian-built Valentine and Ram tanks saw early action. (Let's use a more Canadian-specific homefront term to keep the balance strong) -> WARTIME — The powerful Prices and Trade Board established by Ottawa to control inflation and wages on the home front.
  2. 3. The specific beachfront code name assigned to the Canadian forces during the D-Day landings in Normandy.
  3. 5. The three letter abbreviation for Canada's navy, which grew from just 13 ships to the fourth-largest fleet in the world by 1945.
  4. 8. The European country liberated by Canadian troops in 1945, forging a lasting historical bond between the nations.
  5. 10. The defensive formation of merchant ships guarded by the Royal Canadian Navy to survive submarine attacks.
  6. 11. The highly controversial political issue regarding forced military service that divided French and English Canadians.
  7. 12. The vital military airport in Newfoundland that served as the primary staging point for sending Allied aircraft to Europe.
  8. 14. The highway constructed during the war through northern Canada to connect the US mainland to its northernmost territory for defense.
  9. 16. The abbreviation for Canada's air force, which played a massive role in the Battle of Britain and bombing campaigns.
  10. 18. The strategic ridge in France heavily defended by Germans that cost the lives of many Canadians during Operation Spring.
  11. 22. The tragic December 1941 battle where a small Canadian garrison was overwhelmed and captured by Japanese forces.
  12. 23. The Canadian river where German U-boats actually managed to penetrate and sink domestic merchant shipping.
  13. 24. Small anti-submarine warships that were widely manufactured in Canadian
  14. 27. Disastrous 1942 raid in France where Allies lost the element of surprise, resulting in heavy Canadian casualties.
  15. 28. The 1941 agreement signed between Mackenzie King and FDR to integrate the economies of Canada and the US for wartime production.