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- 2. A policy that the Prime Minister put in place that limited popular items such as meat, tea and sugar.
- 6. Canadians and the allies spent many years decoding these secret messages. The effort of which led to the development of the first computer. (2 Words)
- 8. Men who wore baggy and padded clothes that rebelled against social norms. (2 words)
- 10. This battle caused the Dutch to regard Canadians as heroes and because of the allied victory it saw many people be saved from the Germans. (4 Words)
- 11. This way of thinking was increasing in demand in Canada. It is defined by an extreme mobilization of all a countries resources. (2 Words)
- 12. In the Battle of Hong Kong every Canadian soldier was either killed or put in a ____ camp. These camps were known for horrendous human rights abuses and caused a lot of people to hate the Japanese. (POW)
- 13. Also referred to as a referendum this type of vote proposes laws on any certain issue.
- 14. A nickname given to to women serving in the navy in Canada.
- 15. This group consisted of three major countries and the countries were led by three ruthless dictators.
- 16. Name of German air force it participated in many battles against the allies.
- 19. A branch of Canada’s military played a huge role in many battles especially ones with air combat involved. (Acronym)
- 21. About 48000 of these women immigrated to Canada at the end of the war. (2 Words)
- 23. An issue that divided Quebec and the rest of Canada even during the first world war. It was an a one of the Prime Ministers big issues.
- 26. The whole battle was extremely bloody and fighting was house to house. It took place on the mainland of Italy. (3 Words)
- 27. A group of countries that the U.S joined after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S.S.R joined after operation Barbarossa.
- 28. A tactic where walls were knocked down it was named after a rodent.
- 30. A series of attacks in the so called soft underbelly of Europe. It consisted of two main battles and the fighting was in close quarters. (2 Words)
- 32. Around 340k commonwealth soldiers were rescued from this Port because of heavy bombing from the Germans and this battle led to France surrendering to Germany.
- 37. The battle was fought near a famous German River and the place itself was demilitarized because of the Treaty of Versailles before WW2.
- 39. Training program that the prime minister made to try and stay out of overseas conscription. This program ended up training about 130k air personnel and cost the government 2.2 billion dollars. (Acronym)
- 40. This attack was nick named operation Sea Lion by Hitler and it consisted of heavy bombings. Many innocents lost their lives and Britain responded with the exact same type of attack to their aggressor. (3 Words)
- 41. This battle from lasted from 1939 to 1943 and saw the Germans trying to cut off a vital supply route from the allies in order to starve the British. This battle saw many new tactics and technology be developed by the allies in order to outwit the German navy. (4 Words)
- 42. Targeted mass killing and torture used by Germany to get rid of non-Aryans.
- 43. A form of discrimination towards Jewish people that fueled Germany’s leader but was also in the mainstream in Canada during the 1930’s. (2 Words)
- 44. This branch of the military played a huge role in the battle of the Atlantic and it specialized in water based battles. (Acronym)
- 46. An investment urged by the government to buy and hold that aided canada in the war. (2 Words)
- 49. Specialized soldiers that were meant to infiltrate a position from the air.
- 50. A boat with the same name as a car. These ships helped Canada win the battle of the Atlantic.
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- 1. This man was leader of the liberal party throughout the second world war. His GrandFather was William Lyon Mackenzie. (2 Words)
- 3. We see many of these corporations today they were designed to do a better job than privately owned corporations. (2 Words)
- 4. A derogatory term aimed at men who made it through home conscription but did not go to fight overseas voluntarily. It shares the same name as a monsters that eat brains.
- 5. The battle took place in Belgium and the allied victory resulted in allies being able to bring supplies for their final assault on Germany. (4 Words)
- 7. An immigrant who’s home country is at war with the country they are living in presently. In Canada these meant Germans, Italians and Japanese. (2 Words)
- 9. Popular form of government for Europe in the second world war across the left and the right.
- 17. This tactic was used since the first world war by the Canadian government in order to control the way people thought.
- 18. This man was a popular industrialist and nicknamed the “Minister of everything”.
- 20. In 1940 the opposition government demeanded more troops be sent to fight the Nazis. This led the prime Minister to enlist this act that gave the federal government complete control over Canada’s resources and made home conscription necessary. (Acronym)
- 22. Named operation Overlord it saw the allies land on the beaches of Normandy opening up a second front from the West to sandwich Germany, with the Soviet Union attacking from the East. (2 Words)
- 24. A very important act in Canada that gave the government full control over mail, transportation and important industries. This act was first introduced in the first world war. (3 Words)
- 25. People viewed as a threat were often ______ back to their own country.
- 29. Lead by an Austrian who enjoyed painting earlier in his life.
- 31. Nearly 10k pilots from the Canadian Air Force lost their lives because of this battle. The battle is very controversial because cities were bombed and many civilians lost their lives and it took place in Germany. (2 Words)
- 33. This man started off as the leader of the National Socialist Workers Party and quickly gained popularity in Germany just before the second world war. ( 2 Words)
- 34. A nickname for a program created by the Prime Minister to provide people with social security throughout their entire lives. (3 Words)
- 35. Nick named after an apex predator that always travels in groups. The nick name itself referred to a special group of the German navy. (2 Words)
- 36. The first battle of the Italian campaign, it took place on an island. (3 Words)
- 38. This battle took place in France and it was supposed to be a small attack in order to test out new equipment and tactics. However, the troops were spotted and poor planning caused this little attack to turn into a blood bath with many Canadian casualties. (2 Words)
- 39. The end of this battle was nick named “Black Christmas. This battle also caused lots of disdain towards Japanese in Canada because of the brutality of the imperial army. (4 Words)
- 45. A political association between Britain and it’s colonies.
- 47. Locating device heavily used by Canadians to avoid German vehicles.
- 48. This day was one day after Hitler commited suicide in a bunker facing certain defeat. It marked axis defeat in Europe. (Acronym)
- 51. After to nuclear bombing Japan stopped fighting and signed a treaty to end the war on the U.S.S Missouri. This day finally marked the end of the war. (Acronym)