Across
- 2. The acronym for the act which enabled the government to do anything as long as it was necessary for the war effort.
- 4. Name of the Canadian icon that represented women serving in munition factories.
- 8. Person who quoted “no such measures will be introduced”, referring to conscription (2 words)
- 12. Forced military service for men. Also occurred in WW1.
- 14. Which country did the Allies try to free but failed, but years later succeeded?
- 17. Investment in the government to raise money for the war effort. (2 words)
- 18. The separate task given to Canada when the Allies reached the Rhine River and Germany (4 words)
- 19. Leader that subsidized farmers and poured money into public projects; citizens became delighted. (2 words)
- 21. Which Member of Parliament was against going to war? (2 words)
- 23. Battle in which the Canadians suffered the heaviest losses. (2 words)
- 25. Port town in France where a massive Allied evacuation took place after German forces conquered France.
- 27. Persecution of Jewish people
- 31. What was the code name of the atomic bomb in which the Canadian government bought the Eldorado mine to produce uranium? (2 words)
- 32. A country that Italy took control over due to its abundance in natural resources.
- 33. Drug used to combat infections in soldiers
- 34. The king held this to get Canadian’s views on conscription.
- 38. A place soldiers were sent after being captured by the enemies and forced to work as slave labor. (1 Acronym + 1 word)
- 39. German name for the “lightning war”.
- 44. A minority group in Canada that got their property taken away and were sent out from the rest of the general public. (2 words)
- 45. A national living in a country that is at war with his/her homeland (2 words)
- 47. Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s name for Sicily and Italy during the Allied battle to recapture Europe from the south. (2 words)
- 48. Men used this tactic as they were afraid or felt threatened by women in forces. (2 words)
- 49. Fast, and small warships developed by Canada to protect convoys in the Atlantic ocean.
- 50. Biggest allied invasion in WW2. (Un-hyphenated)
Down
- 1. Men who flaunted their defiance against societal norms by wearing long jackets, added shoulder pads, etc.
- 3. What material became unavailable from the Far East, and was also rationed?
- 5. Extreme German nationalists who were very evil.
- 6. Informal nickname for women serving in the naval service
- 7. Where raids from the Germans, known as “the Blitz” occurred. (3 words)
- 9. Acronym for the largest air training program in history that trained pilots and aircrew
- 10. What did the “V” hand sign represent?
- 11. How long did Canada wait to declare war after Britain? (2 words)
- 13. Entitled the holder to receive only limited quantities of items such as sugar, coffee, etc. (2 words)
- 15. Who had the power to control the price, supply and distribution of food, etc? (2 words)
- 16. Action in which soldiers blasted or dug through walls to gain access to nearby rooms or buildings.
- 20. Credited for changing Canada's economy from primarily agriculture to industry-based. (2 words)
- 22. Women were not allowed to join ______ but were instead pilots, decoders, etc. (2 words)
- 24. War was declared but no one did anything for around 6 months. (2 words)
- 26. A province that was most against conscription in both WW1 and WW2.
- 28. Used to strengthen the country’s industrial capacity. (2 words)
- 29. Clapped into an internment camp for refusing to register for conscription and encouraging others as well (2 words)
- 30. Act that gave the government emergency wartime powers. (3 words)
- 35. What did Japan pull out of when they invaded Manchuria? (3 words)
- 36. The name given to the date Hong Kong fell to the Japanese. (2 words)
- 37. What President Roosevelt called the United States at the beginning of WW2. (3 words)
- 40. A policy in which Canada mobilized its entirety of its resources. (2 words)
- 41. Was ordered to bomb London and other British cities.
- 42. A government where one person has total control over a citizen's political and social life.
- 43. Difference between a man and a woman’s earnings. (2 words)
- 46. Where Canadians landed on D-Day to invade France. (2 words)