Chapter 5: Canada And Wwii

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Blitzkrieg

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was a powerful and extremely successful war tactic. German tanks would come in on surprise attacks and crash through enemy lines, driving forward as far as they could.

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Dunkirk

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was a French port in France, filled with fishing boats, pleasure crafts and ferries.

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Battle of Britain

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Germany was invading Britain's air power, and started a massive bombing campaign, Britain won but more than 23,000 civilians lost their lives.

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Luftwaffe

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the name of the German air force.

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Operation Barbarossa

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the plan of invading the USSR.

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Pearl Harbour

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located on the islands of Hawaii, where Japanese planes bombed the U.S naval base, was a protective piece of water.

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Battle of the Atlantic

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was a struggle during WWII between the Allies and Axis powers to control the supply route for the Allies across the Atlantic Ocean.

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convoy

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a group of ships sailing together for protection, was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships during the First and Second World War.

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corvette

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a small warship designed for convoy escort duty.

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Fascism

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a form of authoritarian government that was set up in Italy and Germany, and consists of totalitarians and nationalists.

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Nazi

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a government formed by Hitler, to get rid of the "undesired" people.

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Axis

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the alliances of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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Allies

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the alliances of Britain, France, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Appeasement

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the granting of concessions in order to maintain peace.

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Wehrmacht

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the name of the German army.

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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

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Canada agreed to host and administer a training plan in which British instructors train pilots and other flight personnels.

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Department of Munitions and Supplies

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was established in April of 1940, and was appointed to C.D Howe by King. He convinced business leaders to manufacture goods never made before.

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Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

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is the air force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective air power".

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Stalingrad

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where the German troops got as far as to invading Russia.

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Ortona

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a medieval coastal town in Italy where Canadians fought for a month and lost 1372 soldiers before the Germans withdrew.

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Netherlands

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on May 4, 1945, the Germans surrendered. Canadian soldiers had begin air drops of food and convoys of trucks carrying food and fuel.

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Hong Kong

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Canada sent troops down here but failed to succeed.

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Dieppe

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was an experimental raid under German occupation. But the raid was a terrible failure, and the casualties were high.

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D-Day

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in which the Allies launched "Operation Overlord."

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Juno Beach

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Canadian soldiers arrived at the beach as part of the 1st wave attack.

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atomic bombs

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a bomb that derives its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei, causing damage through heat, blast, and radioactivity.

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Holocaust

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the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II

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Anti-Semitism

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the hatred of Jews.

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Final Solution

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a grisly and horrifying plan to rid their society of all undesired people.

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September 1, 1939

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Germany invades Poland

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September 3, 1939

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Britain and France declare war on Germany

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September 10, 1939

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Canada declares war on Germany

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April of 1940

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Germany invades Denmark and Norway

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May of 1940

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Germany invades Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.

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June of 1940

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National Resource Mobilization Act allows conscription of Canadians for home defence.

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June 22, 1940

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France surrenders to Hitler.

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July of 1940

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German air force begins bombing Britain.

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1940-1944

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Battle of Atlantic is fought.

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June 22, 1941

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Germany invades the USSR.

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December 7, 1941

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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

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December 8, 1941

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U.S. declares war on Japan.

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December 25, 1941

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Canadian soldiers defeated in Japan's invasion of Hong Kong.

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February of 1942

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Japanese-Canadians sent to internment camps.

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April of 1942

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Canadians vote in plebiscite to support conscription.

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August of 1942

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Raid on French port of Dieppe by Canadian and other Allied forces.

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July of 1943

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Canadian troops participate in invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy.

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December of 1942

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Canadians win battle of Ortona, Italy.

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June 6, 1944

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D-Day; Canadian troops join British and Americans in Allied invasions of Normandy in Northern France.

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Spring of 1945

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Canadian troops help liberate the Netherlands from German military controls.

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May 7, 1945

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Germany surrenders.

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August 6, 9, 15, 1945

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U.S. drops bomb on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. On the 15th, Japan surrenders.

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Adolf Hitler

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was the chancellor of Germany, who later won control of the German parliament.