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40 Cards in this Set
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When did the battle of Hong Kong take place |
October 1941 to December 1941 |
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When did dieppe take place |
August 19 1942 |
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When did the Italian campaign take place |
Spring 1943 to Fall 1949 |
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When did D-Day take place |
June 6 1944 |
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When did the Liberation of the Netherlands take place |
September 1944 to April 1945 |
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Where was the battle of the Atlantic fought |
On the Atlantic ocean |
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On what day does the war end in Europe and what is it called |
V-E Day is the day the war ends in Europe on May 7th 1945 |
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What was the final solution |
Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews This included gassings |
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What does the Holocaust mean |
Sacrifice by fire The genocide of the Jewish people |
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What is Kristallnacht? |
A night on which all Jewish businesses were ransacked and looted 9-10 November 1938 |
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What was the war measures act |
A law passed in 1914 that gives the federal government emergency powers during war, invasion or rebelling. The act severely limits the freedoms of Canadians and was used in WW1 too |
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What happened during Japanese internment |
20000 Japanese people taken from homes and scattered throughout BC Forced to live there or he reported No privacy Food was unappetizing |
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What was Canada's role in the RAF |
25000 Canadians served Testing facilities in prairies and Ontario Training for navigators, pilots, gunners and bombers |
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What happened at Pearl harbor |
On December 7 1941, Japanese pilots surprise attacked the US naval base at Pearl harbour, Hawaii 2400+ killed battle ships and planes destroyed |
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What was camp X |
A camp located on the shores of Lake Ontario near Oshawa top secret training post for spies, secret agenfs and sabotage experts |
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How did the Canadian government ration food in ww2 |
Gave all Canadians a ration book with coupons which were needed to buy rationed items Once out of coupons, rationed items could only be purchased through the black market Leftover butter and cheese went to Britain Nickels were made of zinc because the nickel was needed for armoured coating on tanks Children also collected things to recycle into war materials |
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What did women do during ww2 |
Work as nurses, plane mechanics, truck drivers etc |
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What is facism |
Fascism is a form of government which is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascists are against democracy. They work for a totalitarian one-party state. ... Such a state is led by a strong leader—such as a dictator and a martial government. |
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What is appeasement |
The policy of giving someone what they want in order to maintain peace |
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Why did the allies attempt to appease Hitler |
To avoid another world war Hoped for diplomacy and negotiation Believes that Hitler was an honest man and that some German demands are reasonable |
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What was the Enola gay |
The plane that dropped the bomb over Hiroshima |
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What day did we enter the war |
10 September 1939 |
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Why did Canada enter the war? |
To support their allies France and Britain Parliament decided |
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What was initially reported after Dieppe |
That the Canadians had been successful at dieppe No numbers were given in the news reports |
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What happened at dieppe/operation jubilee |
Canadians landed at the beach late (during the day) Germans knew they were coming Germans were positioned on the cliff Fight only lasted 9 hours |
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What was the death toll for dieppe/operation jubilee |
1946 Canadian prisoners of war 907 Canadians killed |
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How did Canadians participate in the Italian Campaign (operation husky) |
Canadians pushed out and defeated the Germans + Italians Italy surrenders Canadians marched 210 kms Canadian troops remained in Italy until the war ends |
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What was the death toll in the Italian campaign |
5400 killed 19500 wounded 1000 captured 92757 served |
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How did Canadians contribute to d-day/operation overlord |
Royal Canadian Navy contributes 110 shops and 10000 sailors Canadians land on Juno Beach Take the beach by 1930 or 7:30 pm 14000 Canadian troops out of 150000 |
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What was the death toll for D-Day |
Canadians suffered 1074 casualties 359 killed |
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How did Canadians contribute in the Liberation of the Netherlands |
Canadians secured the Scheldt Estuary on November 6th after 5 weeks of fighting |
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What was the death toll in The liberation of the Netherlands |
12873 allied casualties Half Canadian |
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Why was the atomic bomb used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
Japan refused to surrender |
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What were the effects of the atomic bomb on the japanese |
70000 instantly killed 20000 later died Half of the city destroyed Similar results in Nagasaki |
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When was Hiroshima hit |
August 6 1945 |
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When is V-J day |
Victory in Japan on August 14 1945 |
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What were the three stages of the Holocaust |
Make the jews feel unwanted Keep the Jews in one area Destroy all Jews in Europe (Final Solution) |
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What were the results of the final solution |
11 million killed 5-6 million of them Jews 500,000 of them Gypsies |
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What were the major consequences of Japanese Internment |
The Japanese people lost $443 million 22000 scattered throughout BC Racism escalated |
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When were the race riots in Little Tokyo,Vancouver |
1907 |
