Dieppe Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What is Dieppe?
A
The first time Canadians fought the Nazis directly; a bitter memory for Canadians because Canadian troops were massacred.
2
Q
What are corvettes?
A
Canada built smaller warships used to escort convoys across the ocean.
3
Q
What is the Luftwaffe?
A
German air force.
4
Q
What happened at Dunkirk?
A
Almost 340,000 Allied soldiers were safely evacuated.
5
Q
What is Total War?
A
Everyone willing to do everything to win.
6
Q
What is Operation Barbarossa?
A
Germany attacks Soviet Union
7
Q
What is the Phoney War?
A
7 months of waiting for something to happen after war was declared.
8
Q
What is the Suez Canal?
A
A major strategic point for gaining access to oil in the Middle East.
9
Q
What is Blitzkrieg?
A
Lightning War.
10
Q
What is Operation Sea Lion?
A
Hitler’s plan to invade Britain.
