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Canada 1929-1945

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  • Why was the Dieppe Raid a disaster?
    because the Germans knew ahead of time and the Allies were easy targets, many Canadians died
  • 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
  • Where did Canadians land on D-Day?
    Juno Beach
  • What was the Union Nationale?
    political party from Quebec, a mix of Liberalism and Conservatism
  • Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?
    Adolf Hitler
  • When did the Great Depression start?
    October 1929
  • What was the Enigma Machine?
    German coding machine
  • What is facism?
    extreme nationalism so you think all other people should be killed
  • What was the code name for program developing the Atomic Bomb?
    Manhattan Project
  • Who were considered Enemy Aliens in Canada during WW2?
    Japanese-Canadians, Italian-Canadians, German-Canadians
  • What was the Higgins Boat?
    An amphibious vehicle used to transport soliders and supplies safely
  • What area of Canada was hit hardest by the Great Depression?
    the Prairies
  • Why was the Battle of Stalingrad considered "the bloodiest battle of all time"?
    Because 2.8 million people died and since the Atomic Bomb, we don't fight like that anymore
  • Who were the Allied powers?
    USA, Britain, Soviet Union, Commonwealth Countries, France
  • How did Canadians at home contribute to the war effort?
    Manufacturing, sending food, victory bonds, victory gardens
  • Who were the Axis powers?
    Germany, Japan, Italy
  • On what cities did the USA drop an atomic bomb?
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
    6 million
  • What happened at the Regina Riot?
    leaders of On-to-Ottawa Trek arrested, people started fighting and one officer killed
  • What country did Canada help liberate?
    the Netherlands
  • What was the CCF?
    Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, advocated for social welfatre
  • Who did Nazis consider "undesirable"?
    Jews, Roma people, homosexuals, mentally or physically disabled people,
  • What was a "Bennett Buggy"?
    a car pulled by a horse because people couldn't afford gas under PM Bennett
  • What happened on December 7 1941?
    Pearl Harbour - Japan attacked US naval base and USA joined the war
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