World War II Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. The Allied forces’ “miracle” evacuation, saving them from a horrible loss
  2. 7. The naval battle that lasted from the start to the end of WWII
  3. 8. The group of people Hitler thought to be the “master race” possessing blonde hair, blue eyes, and white ethnicity
  4. 9. His corpse was strung up on a metal pole, the end of a cruel and powerful leader
  5. 12. The event that occurred hours before the Battle of Hong Kong and led to the USA joining the war with the Allies
  6. 13. Soldiers jumping out of planes, a good number weren’t real to appear more substantial in size
  7. 15. Working women would use _______ to tie their hair back
  8. 18. The beach that 14 000 Canadian soldiers captured on D-Day
  9. 21. Italian fascist gangs who helped Mussolini rise to power
  10. 22. What Churchill dubbed the “soft underbelly” of Europe and an invasion that was a component of the Italian Campaign
  11. 23. She became a symbol for working women during WWII
  12. 24. The previous name of the city Volgograd
  13. 26. Japan’s declaration of war caused unavailability and rationing of ___ in the Far East
  14. 28. Hitler's greatest mistake in WWII; the attack that broke Germany and the Soviet Union’s non-aggression pact
  15. 29. The breaking of this agreement caused Stalin much grief
  16. 32. The WWII alliance between 3 totalitarian states
  17. 33. A military tactic named after a rodent, used in Stalingrad
  18. 36. At the end of the war, Japanese Canadians were forced to “relocate”
  19. 37. Code name for the Normandy Invasion
  20. 39. A flowering gift to Canada for liberating the Netherlands
  21. 41. Estonia, Lituania, Latvia
  22. 43. The policy that Canada practiced of wanting to remain indifferent about issues in other countries
  23. 45. Women who married Canadian soldiers overseas and caused a huge influx of immigrants after the war
  24. 48. Secured “peace for our time”, as claimed by the British Prime Minister Chamberlain, Forced to resign as British Prime minister during WWII
  25. 49. Manuverable warships protecting vulnerable convoys
  26. 50. Young rebels against clothing restrictions
Down
  1. 1. Code name for the development of the atomic bomb, to which Canada contributed uranium in 1942
  2. 2. Japan withdrew from the League of Nations to continue invading _______
  3. 3. It was held in Canada over conscription during 1942
  4. 4. A failed artist
  5. 5. It overtook agriculture as the most crucial component of Canada’s economy
  6. 10. The name for the day Hong Kong, a British colony, fell to the Japanese Empire
  7. 11. New German war tactic
  8. 14. It is used to breed desirable offspring
  9. 16. Secret German police force used to uphold fascist government
  10. 17. At the start of the war, Canada practiced _______ to avoid conscription mandates and returning into debt after a slow recovery from the Depression
  11. 19. Proved the Canadian government’s determination to improve the war effort, allowing conscription for home defence and eventually “zombies” for overseas service (acronym)
  12. 20. The cipher device that's development led to the first computer
  13. 25. Women who worked in the Canadian navy as operators, mechanics, coders, and drivers (acronym)
  14. 26. A crucial piece of technology in winning the Battle of Britain
  15. 27. A huge Canadian contribution to the war effort that trained more than 130 000 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, air gunners, ground crew, and radio operators (acronym)
  16. 30. People of Japanese, German, and Italian descent living in Canada
  17. 31. How(l) the Germans liked to attack Allied boats
  18. 34. The alliance that kept its name from WWI
  19. 35. Canada’s _______ policy lead it to provide significant amounts of military and economic support to the Allies during WWII and caused a boom in the Canadian economy from increased demand for production
  20. 38. Japanese Canadians _____ workers were considered “unfair competition”
  21. 40. The right to vote
  22. 42. Present in Canadian society throughout the war, leading to the denial of Jewish refugees and affecting Canada’s immigration policies
  23. 44. Germany’s action with Austria that breached one of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
  24. 46. German for “the leader”
  25. 47. A devastating battle claimed to be both a valuable learning experience and a wasteful slaughter of Allied soldiers