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What was the Higgins Boat?
An amphibious vehicle used to transport soliders and supplies safely
What was the Enigma Machine?
German coding machine
Why was the Navajo language used to create code for the Allies?
Because their language was not written down and no one else knew it
Who were the Allied powers?
USA, Britain, Soviet Union, Commonwealth Countries, France
Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Japan, Italy
When did the Great Depression start?
October 1929
What was the code name for program developing the Atomic Bomb?
Manhattan Project
On what cities did the USA drop an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What country did Canada help liberate?
the Netherlands
What is facism?
extreme nationalism so you think all other people should be killed
Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?
Adolf Hitler
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
6 million
How did Canadians at home contribute to the war effort?
Manufacturing, sending food, victory bonds, victory gardens
Where did Canadians land on D-Day?
Juno Beach
What was a "Bennett Buggy"?
a car pulled by a horse because people couldn't afford gas under PM Bennett
What area of Canada was hit hardest by the Great Depression?
the Prairies
