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Introduction Flashcards

1
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September 1st

1939

A

Germany invaded Poland

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2
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September 3rd

1939

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Britain and France declare war in Germany

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3
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Starting 1940

April

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Germany invaded Denmark and Norway

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4
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1940

May

A

Germany invaded Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France

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5
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1940

May/June

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Evacuation of Dunkirk

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6
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1940

June

A

National resource mobilization act allows conscriptions of Canadians for home defence

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7
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1940

June 22

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France surrenders to hitler

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8
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1940

July

A

Germany Air Force begins bombing Britain ( the Battle of Britain )

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9
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1940-1944

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Battle of the Atlantic I’d fought

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10
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1941

June 22

A

Germany invaded USSR

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11
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1941

December 7

A

Japan bombs pearl harbour

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12
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1941

December 8th

A

United States declares war on japan.

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13
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1941

December 25th

A

Canadians soldiers defeated Japan’s invasion of Hong Kong.

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14
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1942

February

A

Japanese-Canadians sent to internment camps.

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15
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1942

April

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Canadians vote in plebiscite to support conscription.

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16
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19421

August

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Raid on French port of dieppe by Canadians and other allied forces.

17
Q

1943-1945

A

Allies bomb German cities

18
Q

1943

July

A

Canadian troops participate in invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy.

19
Q

1943

December

A

Canadians win battle of Ortona, Italy.

20
Q

1944

June 6th

A

D-day; Canadian troops join Britain can Americans in allied invasion of Normandy in northern France

21
Q

1945

Spring

A

Canadian troops help liberate the Netherlands from german military control

22
Q

1945

May 7

A

Germany surrenders.

23
Q

1945

August 6th

A

United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

24
Q

1945

August 9th

A

United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

25
Q

1945

August 15th

A

Japan surrenders.

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