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What is isolationism?

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A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
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Advocated non-involvement in Europe an and Asian conflicts and non- entanglement in international politics

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What are allies?

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A state formally cooperating with another for military or other purposes

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What was The Blitz?

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Intense bombing undertaken by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom

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Who is Enola Gay?

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She was a bomber used by the United States to drop an atomic bomb on Japan

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What was Dieppe?

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A disastrous allied assault on the French Port of Dieppe

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What are U-Boats?

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German submarines

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What are wolfpacks?

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Groups of German U Boats that attacked allied convoys together

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What are Convoys?

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A group of ships travelling together for safety or protection

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What are WRENs?

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The women in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service(WRCNS) a separate service within the Royal Canadian Navy

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What was VE Day?

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Marking the final end of ww2 in Europe

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What was the Conscription crisis(NRMA)?

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Political event in Canada during ww2 focusing on the implementation of the national resource mobilization act(NRMA)

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What was the Nazi Party?

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Officially the National Socialist German Workers Party, was a far right political party in Germany that created and supported the ideology of Nazism

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What are interment camps?

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Facilities used to confine large groups of people, used during war time. Frequently used to house enemy aliens.
The name for the camps to which Japanese Canadians were sent to

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What is communism?

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A society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid for according to their abilities and needs

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What is fascism?

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Is a far right form of government where most of the country’s power is held by one ruler or a small group under one party

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What is totalitarianism?

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A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the state

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What is anti semitism?

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The term for a dislike or hatred of Jewish people

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What is propaganda?

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The term for information that is spread to promote a specific cause

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What happened in Hiroshima?

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The city which was targeted by the worlds first atomic bomb

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What was the Holocaust final solution?

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The term for Hitlers attempt to exterminate all Jewish people

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What was Pearl Harbor?

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A Japanese attack that helped to bring Americans into the war
When?- December 7 1941
Where?- naval base in Pearl harbour Hawaii
Significance? Led the United States into war

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What was the Battle Of Britain (operation sea lion)

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When?-1940
Where?-Britain
What?- Hitler used air attacks on Britain
Significance- first time that Hitler has been denied conquest

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Who was Benito Mussolini?

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The name of the Italian dictator who came to power in 1922

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Who was Adolf Hitler?
The name of the leader of the Nazi party
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What was Normandy beach?
The place where the Allied landed on D-Day
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What is prisoner of the war?
The term for soldiers captured during wartime and put to camps
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What was Auschwitz?
The name of the “death” camps in Europe
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What was the name for The Germans secret police?
Gestapo
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What was the invasion of Poland?
When- September 1 1939 Where- Poland What- Nazis used blitz they swept through Poland Significance- this was the start of ww2 Canada joined the war a week later
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What was the Phony War?
When- October 1939- April 1940 Where- France What- inactivity in the early stages of the war because of the weather Significance- gave both sides time to prepare their land and airforces
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What was the Evacuation of Dunkirk?
When- 1940 Where- French beaches What- French troops retreated to the beaches only to become trapped Significance- moral victories for allies, saved the best of the British forces Rescued 340,000 soldiers
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Who was Franklin Roosevelt?
32 President of the United States serving from 1933-1945 he is the longest serving president
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Who was George “Buzz” Beurling?
He was the most successful Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War
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What was the Invasion of the Soviet Union
When- 1941 Where- Soviet Union What- Hitler had spoken of lebensraum Significance- Hitler broke the Nazi Soviet pact Troops destroyed all their supplies so the Nazis would not be able to use anything
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What is lebensraum?
This policy was apart of the Nazi racial program. It stated that “inferior” races should be conquered and enslaved so that the “superior” Germans could have more living spaces
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Who was Joseph Stalin
He was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union front 1924-1953
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Who was J.S Wordsworth
He was a key founding member of the co-operative commonwealth federation(CCF) a Canadian political party formed in 1932. The CCF later evolved into the New Democratic Party
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Who was C.D. Howe?
He was an engineer and politician. He provided a link between the Liberal Party and Canadian industry.
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Who was W.L. Mackenzie King
He was a Canadian politician and the longest serving Prime Minister of Canada. He served from 1921-1948. He was a liberal and navigated Canada through the Great Depression and world war 2
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Who was Winston Churchill?
He was a British statesmen, military officer and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940-1945. Leader of the Conservative Party.
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Who was Neville Chamberlain?
He was a British politician and was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937-1940. He was the leader of the Conservative Party
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What was VJ Day?
The day the Allies celebrated the surrender of Japan in ww2 effectively ending the war
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What was the manhattan project?
It was top secret US government led research and development during ww2 to produce the first nuclear weapons
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What were concentration camps?
Places where people were detained in large groups. They were imprisoned and involved forced labour and torture.
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What are victory bonds?
They were government issued bonds sold to the public during the war to help raise money to fund military operations and support the war effort
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What was mobilization?
The process of preparing a nation’s resources both military and civilian for war.
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What was food rationing?
When the government limited the amount of certain foods people could buy during wartime shortages
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What is total war?
a type of warfare where a country mobilizes all its resources including civilian populations and infrastructure to achieve a complete victory
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What was Juno?
One of the five beaches of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on D-Day.
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What was operation Barbarossa?
The code name for Nazi-Germanys invasion of the Soviet Union
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What was D-Day(operation overload)
The allied invasion of Western Europe during ww2. It was the largest amphibious invasion in military history. The codename overload because they deliver five navel assaults to the beaches of Normandy
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What is blitzkrieg?
Lightning war or attack a series of quick short battles to deliver a knot out blow to an enemy
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What is British commonweal air training?
A large scale training program during ww2 where Canada, Australia and new zealots worked together to train allied air crew
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What was program (BCATP)?
Multinational military aircrew trading program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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What was appeasement?
The British government’s policy of making concessions to Nazi Germany to avoid war
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What is crown corporation?
A governor owned business that produced war materials or other essential goods
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What is axis?
Military alliance consisting of Germany, Italy and Japan
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What is Kristallnacht?
Know as the night of broken glass was a state sponsored riot against Jews throughout Germany and Austria
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What was the dunkirk evacuation?
Known as operation Dynamo was a massive military rescue operation in which allied soldiers were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk. It happens in 1940 and France surrendered to Germany. This saved the best of the British forces.
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What happened in Hong Kong?
They faced a brutal Japanese invasion during 1941 it lasted 18 days
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What is Wehrmacht?
Unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935-1945. It consisted of the army navy and the airforces.
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What is luftwaffe?
Refers to the German airforce
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What was operation Barbarossa?
It happened in June 1941 on the eastern front it involved the soviets and Germans. Hitler wanted more living space so he wanted to get rid of inferior races.
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What was the war in the pacific?
It happened in December of 1941 Japanese bomber the naval base in Pearl harbour. Then the attacked Hong Kong.
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What was the battle of Nagasaki?
It happened in august of 1945 Japan does not surrender then 3 days later fat man was dropped on Nagasaki. Many dies due to the atomic bombs
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What was the battle of the Atlantic?
It was the longest continuous battle of ww2 and Canada played a central role
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What were corvettes?
A small but fast naval vessel specifically designed as a patrol and convoy escort ship
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What is RCN?
The Royal Canadian Navy
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What is the RCAF?
The Royal Canadian Air Force
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What is the RCAF(WD)?
The Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division
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What is the Italian Campaign (Ortona)?
The allied invasion and conquest of Italy the camping aimed to knout out Italy of the war. From 1943-1945 this required many German troops which made them unavailable for the defence of France.
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What was The Normandy Landing?
An allied invasion of Nazi occupied France on June 1944. Code name was operation overload. They attacked German forces on the coast of northern France
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What was the liberation of Holland?
On September 1944 the liberation of holland was a process involving many battles and operations and ended with the Germans in the country surrendering

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