Across
- 5. A major political change in Quebec that resulted from WWII
- 7. The Allied battles to recapture Europe from the south through Sicily and Italy: 2 wds.
- 8. Small books issued to Canadians that contained removable stamps for certain rationed items: 2 wds.
- 11. After driving Germans out of the country, this liberation by Canadian soldiers hailed them as heroes: 4 wds.
- 12. The Canadian air force during WWII
- 13. The Japanese attack of Hong Kong that led to nearly all of the Canadian soldiers fighting there to be killed or taken prisoner as POW: 4 wds.
- 17. A program of Canadian social assistance that begun Canada’s policy of “cradle to grave” social security: 3 wds.
- 21. The alliance that the Allies fought against in WWII: 2 wds.
- 25. The “Minister of Everything”: 2 wds.
- 26. The Canadian navy during WWII
- 27. An act that amended the authorization of conscription for home defence in Canada and allowed the government to have nation-wide control
- 28. Canadian women who served in the navy, working as wireless operators, coders, drivers, and operational plotters
- 29. The Canadian capturing of an Italian medieval town: 3 wds.
- 30. A German rocket with deadly effects
- 32. Federal government officials given power to confiscate and sell Japanese Canadians’ property: 4 wds.
- 35. Canadian corvettes contributed to this Allied victory: 4 wds.
- 36. Canadian government owned businesses and industries created for the efforts of total war: 2 wds.
- 37. The demand of total war led to the Canada’s creation of this agency to co-ordinate domestic industry: 5 wds.
- 38. A Canadian government agency set up to prevent inflation by freezing all wages and prices: 5 wds.
- 43. Allies and Canadians drove the Germans out of the Netherlands and over the Rhine River in this battle: 4 wds.
- 44. This led to Mussolini’s downfall: 3 wds.
- 45. A policy Prime Minister King undertook in the beginning of WWII to prevent Canada’s involvement with the war
- 46. Foreign women married to Canadian soldiers overseas that immigrated to Canada after WWII and loosened Canada’s immigration restrictions: 2 wds.
- 47. A trial raid by the 2nd Canadian Division that led to heavy Canadian losses: 3 wds.
- 48. The mobilization of the entire nation’s resources for war, which lead to a boom in economy and the value of goods to rise in Canada: 2 wds.
Down
- 1. An alliance between the countries fighting against Germany during WWII
- 2. As a result of increased production and employment during the war, King to used measures such as victory bonds and income taxes to prevent this
- 3. Small, quick warships built in Canada to protect convoys during the Battle of Atlantic
- 4. King held this on the conscription proposal, giving the Canadian people a voice (although non-binding)
- 6. After the war, agriculture was overtaken by manufacturing in Canadian economy, and the previous rural economy was now transformed to a(n) _______: 2 wds.
- 9. After a month of fighting, the Canadians cleared enemy troops from a river in Belgium during this battle: 3 wds.
- 10. This program registered women for work in factories, changing women’s profile in society and gaining them rights as workers: 4 wds.
- 14. A nine-kilometer beach in France where Canadian troops landed on D-Day: 2 wds.
- 15. A board established during WWII to coordinate wartime propaganda in Canada: 3 wds.
- 16. A section of the Royal Canadian Air Force that participated in air raids and bombings of Germany: 2 wds.
- 18. The forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Canadians due to anti-Japanese sentiment: 2 wds.
- 19. A WWI law installed during WWII that gave the government power over the economy and personal liberty over citizens: 3 wds.
- 20. Young men who defied the conservation of clothing material
- 22. Divided the nation and created Quebec dissatisfaction
- 23. A Canadian program that produced one-half of the Commonwealth aircrew
- 24. Canada contributed uranium to this American plan: 2 wds.
- 31. Canada’s stereotypical working woman, who was used as propaganda to change the public mind on women in the workforce: 5 wds.
- 33. “Operation Overlord”: Hyph.
- 34. Canada’s contribution to WWII helped in the development of Canadian ______, as well as gain civil rights for black, Aboriginal, and Asian soldiers and peoples
- 39. This discrimination during the 1930s in Canada influenced the immigration policy
- 40. An electronic system using radio waves to detect objects beyond range of vision
- 41. A ship of escaping Jewish people from Hamburg that were denied entry to Canada: 2 wds.
- 42. Canadian men conscripted under the National Resources Mobilization Act