Unit 4- WWII, In between the Wars, Ect. Flashcards

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Who is Sir Arthur Harris?

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Leader of the RCAF ( Royal Canadian Air Force)

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Who is Duplesis?

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Leader of the French third party (Union Nationale) based out of Quebec. He opposed Canada going to WWII.

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Jeanne Sauve

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First female governor general.

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Leonard Murray

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Leader of the RCN (Royal Canadian Navy)

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5
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Benito Mussolini

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“ll Duce” Italian dictator who founded and led the national facist party.

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Henry Wisewood

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Leader who protects rural interests. Was the leader of the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA)

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7
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Merrit and Foote

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Won Victoria croos at Dieppe

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Union Nationale

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Was a Quebec political party led by Duplessis

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UFA

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United Farmer of Alberta (political party)

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Tommy Douglas

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First socialist premier ever elected in Saskatchewan. He led the first socialist government ever elected in Canada and is also recognized as the founder of universal healthcare.

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Carine Wilson

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First female Senator in Canada

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Agnes McPhail

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First woman elected to the house of commons

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Mackenzie King

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Canada’s longest reining Prime Minister. Was Prime Minister during World War II.

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J.S Woodsworth

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Founder of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) socialist and social-democratic political party in Calgary, Alberta.

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R.B Bennett

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Canada’s Prime Minister during the great depression.

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16
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Hitler

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Chancelor and leader of Nazi Germany

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17
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Stalin

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Dictator in charge of the USSR. His actions led to the cold war.

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18
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The price of ________ declined between 1929 and 1932 causing economic problems for Saskatchewan

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Wheat

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19
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T.C Douglas was elected to lead _______

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Saskatchewan

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20
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The Axis Powers in WWII included the countries of…

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Germany (Hitler), Italy (Mussolini) and Japan (Hirohito)

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21
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The Battle of Dieppe was code named what?

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Operation Jubilee

22
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The liberation of Italy starts with the taking of…

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Sicily

23
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During the Great Depression, many people pulled their vehicle with a team of horses. These vehicles became known as ________.

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Bennet Buggy

24
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Bennett hosted the __________ in Ottawa, in July 1932, in hopes of gaining free trade among British Commonwealth countries.

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Imperial Conference

25
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The Miracle at __________ was when 350 000 soldiers were evacuated from France to safety in Britan

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Dunkirk

26
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Canadian, British and Indian soldiers were expected to hold Hong Kong from the Japanese, but what prevented them from being able to hold them off?

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After supplies and ammunition ran out the allies lost the city

27
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On June 6, 1944, Canadians stormed the beach, code named _________, This day is also known as __________.

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Operation Overlord, D-Day

28
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The area of land in Southwest Saskatchewan and Southeast Alberta that was considered inappropriate for agriculture was known as the ___________.

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Palliser Triangle

29
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The CCF drew their support from…

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a. Farmers
b. Intellectuals
c. Progressives
d. Labour parties

30
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What was it that allowed Canada to have control over its own foreign policy?

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Statue of Westminster

31
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What were the German U-Boat attacks called?

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Wolf Packs

32
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What was the Canadian beach at D-Day called and what was its objective?

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  • Juno beach
  • The objective was to take the beach, then move inland to capture the Carpiquet Airport west of the Caen. Then link up with the British at Caen.
33
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What impact did the Stock Market Crash on 1929 (Black Tuesday) have on Canada? Explain.

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  • middle class lost everything
  • Banks called loans
  • led to the depression
  • People did not have money to trade so the prices of exports went down
34
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*Explain the rise of one third party in Canada

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The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was founded by J.S Woodsworth in 1932. The CCF adopted these policies:
- the government must end poverty
- electricity in rural areas
- public work projects for unemployed
- socialize all public utilities and financial institutions
These policies became popular in Saskatchewan and led to them getting in.

35
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Explain the policy of Appeasement as a cause of war

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  • is making concessions to an aggressor to try and prevent a war from occurring. From appeasing Hitler he was able to:
  • build up his army past 100 000
  • build up his navy
  • build up his air force
  • militarize the rhineland’s
  • union with Austria
  • take over the Sudetenland’s
    The reason this could be a cause of war is the fact that if they stopped Germany before they took anything over or built up any of the armaments allowing them to be a superpower WWII might have been prevented.
36
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Explain what happened in the battle of Dieppe

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  • The allies want to recapture France from Nazi control
  • Immediately everything went wrong
    a. It was supposed to be a night attack but the ships were delayed so they attack in daylight
    b. Bombers were delayed and aerial support wasn’t present
    c. Beaches were heavily fortified and Canadians were fired upon when they landed
    The campaign failed
    a. It was a 9hr battle
    b. 907 Canadians were killed
    c. Over 500 wounded
    d. 1946 Canadians were taken as POW
37
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Explain the battle of Ortona

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  • House to house combat (mouse holing tactic)
  • Hitler orders defense at Ortona and Hitler line at all costs
  • The Nazis are defeated
  • Canadians take Ortona, but at a cost of 502 killed, and 1837 wounded
  • This led to Canada helping to liberate Rome
38
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Briefly outline the “Person’s Case.”

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  • The famous Five start the process of having women be legal persons in Canada
  • The famous five asked the question, “Are women persons?”
  • The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women did not constitute “qualified persons”
  • The famous five appeal the decision to the Privy Council in England
    -They rule “relic days more barbarous than ours”
  • women become people and can become senators
    -Cairine Wilson is appointed to the senate in 1930
39
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How did Prime Minister Bennet deal with the Great Depression? What did he propose in his deal? What was the outcome?

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-Bennet did not want to intervene in the economy
-He believed the economy will fix itself on its own
- When the 1935 election got closer, he decided to act
He proposed a deal called the New Deal:
- income tax
- minimun wage
- maximum working hrs/ week
- unemployment insurance
- health insurance
- government assistance to farmers
He lost the election as it was too late and Mackenzie King got in

40
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National Resource Mobilization Act as a threat to Canadian Unity

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  1. Conscript men for the defense of the homeland
  2. Men would be stationed on Canadian soil but would be willing to serve overseas
  3. Over 16 000 mean were conscripted and 60 000 volunteered
  4. This was a threat to Canadian unity as they said we would not go back to conscripting men, but ended up doing it anyways. There were still people who were anti-conscription just like WWI (ex. French loyalty, Farmers, etc)
41
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Explain what happened in the Battle of the Atlantic

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  • 137 Canadians died when the Nazis sunk SS Caribou in Canadian waters
  • Nazis sank 21 ships in Canadian waters
  • The Nazis were inflicting heavy casualties on the allies
  • Rear Admiral Murray stepped in to command the RCN and changed man things including:
    a. improved training of the escort crews
    b. refitted the corvettes with better anti-submarine weapons
    c. improved the escort protection for the convoys
  • Within the convoy system there was only so much air support the convoys could get so there was an area known as the black pit where no help was provided from the sky
    -This caused the German U-Boat packs to be less effective
  • Canada kept the shipping lanes open and Germany eventually surrendered in the Battle of the Atlantic
42
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What Impact did the Battle at Normandy have on WWII? Explain.

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About Normandy: June 6, 1944, Operation overlord, also known as D-Day, was the great allied invasion of Nazi held France. Canada was a part of Juno Beach
- Turned the tides in the allies favour
- It began the liberation of Europe as allies got a foothold in France which led to the liberation of Netherlands, Paris, and the eventual surrender of Germany
-Conscription was introduced into Canada following the battle of Normandy
- Eventually led to the halt of the Germans attempted genocide on Jewish people

43
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What were the countries involved in the D-Day invasion and who took what beaches?

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Canadians- Juno Beach
British- Gold and Sword
Americans- Utah and Omaha

44
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Who are the famous five?

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Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Emily Murphey

45
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Who is Hirohito?

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Emperor of Japan during WWII. He was Japan’s longest serving monarch

46
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BCATP

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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

47
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Neville Chamberlain

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British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the UK. Supported the policy of appeasement (made concessions to an aggressor to prevent a war from occurring)

48
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Social Credit

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Hardships came from a broken capitol system.

49
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Mayor Gray

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He read the riot act to strikers during bloody Saturday.

50
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What were Canada’s battles in ww2?

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  • battle of the Atlantic
  • Battle of Britain
  • Hong Kong
  • Italy
  • dieppe
  • Normandy campaign