vocab

Question 1

appeasement

Answer 1

policy followed by Britain and France where they made a concessions to nazi Germany hoping for no war

Question 2

British commonwealth air training plan

Answer 2

(BCAPT) major world war program that trained aircrew for the Allied forces.

trained: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Question 3

isolationism

Answer 3

country practicing isolationism typically avoids forming military or political alliances with other countries

reducing their dependence on foreign trade, military assistance, or global affairs

Question 4

crown corporation

Answer 4

government-owned company in Canada and some other Commonwealth countries that is established by governments

Question 5

axis

Answer 5

alliance of countries that fought against the Allied Powers

(Germany, Italy, and Japan)

Question 6

allies

Answer 6

the countries that fought against the Axis Powers

(United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France, China)

Question 7

blitzkrieg

Answer 7

“lightning war.” It describes a fast and powerful military attack strategy used by Nazis

Question 8

kristallnacht

Answer 8

“Night of Broken Glass,” was a violent, state-sponsored attack against Jews in Nazi Germany

Question 9

the blitz

Answer 9

when Nazi Germany heavily bombed Britain, especially London

Question 10

dunkirk

Answer 10

dramatic evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France

Question 11

wehrmacht

Answer 11

he unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945

Question 12

luftwaffe

Answer 12

air force of Nazi Germany

Question 13

pearl harbour

Answer 13

surprise military attack by the Empire of Japan on the United States

Question 14

operation barbossa

Answer 14

code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union

Question 15

war in pacific

Answer 15

conflict fought between the Allied Powers, primarily the United States and Japan

Question 16

enola gay

Answer 16

aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Question 17

u-boats

Answer 17

German submarines

Question 18

wolfpacks

Answer 18

key tactic used by German U-boats during World War II to sink Allied merchant and military ships in the Atlantic Ocean

Question 19

convoys

Answer 19

key strategy used by the Allies during World War II to protect merchant ships and military vessels from enemy attacks

Question 20

corvettes

Answer 20

small, fast, and maneuverable warships

Question 21

RCN

Answer 21

Royal Canadian Navy

Question 22

RCAF OR RCAF (WD)

Answer 22

Royal Canadian Air Force (women division)

Question 23

WRENs

Answer 23

Women’s Royal Naval Service

Question 24

d-day

Answer 24

D-Day refers to June 6, 1944,

Question 25

"juno"

Answer 25

discrimination against Jewish people

Question 26

Food rationing

Answer 26

system where the government or authorities limit the amount of certain foods

Question 27

victory bonds

Answer 27

special government-issued bonds sold during times of war to help fund military expenses

Question 28

Neville Chamberlain

Answer 28

British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940

Question 29

Winston Churchill

Answer 29

most significant British politicians of the 20th century

Question 30

Adolf Hitler

Answer 30

leader of Nazi Germany and the primary architect of World War II and the Holocaust