World War II Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Although Canada did not send a force, many Canadians volunteered to fight in this country's civil war
  2. 4. Many governments effectively used this to persuade people during the war
  3. 9. As a thank you, this country still sends Canada tulips for liberating them in 1945
  4. 12. Code name for the beach that Canadians landed at on D-Day
  5. 15. The success of this battle which the Allies lost is still debated today
  6. 16. Sold by the government to help fund the war, these were a major success
  7. 18. British Colony that Canadians tried to help protect before surrendering to Japanese
  8. 19. Britain heavily relied upon this country for supplies and reinforcements
  9. 20. Canadian women would knit these for soldiers overseas
  10. 21. System used to protect cargo ships from German U-boat attacks
  11. 22. Grown by families during the war so that they would not have to buy as much food
  12. 24. Agreement signed by France, Britain, and Germany that gave Hitler the Sudetenland
  13. 26. Initials of the program that trained many Allied pilots here in Canada
  14. 29. Measure that was imposed by the government to make sure sensitive information was not leaked
  15. 30. Province that felt betrayed when conscription was introduced for overseas service
Down
  1. 2. Time period when the Allies had announced war but no fighting was done
  2. 3. Many Japanese-Canadians were sent to these camps after the attacks on Pearl Harbor/Hong Kong
  3. 5. Canadians cleared the Germans out of the mouth of this river so it could be used as a supply route to Antwerp
  4. 6. The D-Day landing site in Northern France
  5. 7. Canadian Prime Minister for all of the war
  6. 8. American B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb
  7. 10. Effective fighting technique involving many connected buildings, mastered by Canadians
  8. 11. The Prime Minister wanted to go back on his promise about conscription, so he held a __________
  9. 13. Italian port that Canadians captured from the NAZIs in December 1943
  10. 14. Many commercial/fishing, as well as naval boats sailed here to rescue cornered Allied troops
  11. 17. Canada's "minister of everything", appointed by the Prime Minister
  12. 23. Canadian soldier who risked his life to repair a damaged communication wire
  13. 25. Secret training base for spies in Whitby, Ontario
  14. 27. Machine the German U-boats used to communicate with German high command
  15. 28. This substance, used in the atomic bomb, was mined in the Northwest Territories