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“soft underbelly”

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part of a plan that is the weakest or easiest to attack

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A-bomb

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-nuclear bomb

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Allies-

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Nazi germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan

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Anschluss-

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Annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany

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Anti-Semitism-

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Hatred towards jews

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Appeasement-

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making decisions to prevent war

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Arsenal of Democracy-

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a slogan coined by Roosevelt promising to help the allies fight the Germans by supplying military supplies

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Aryan-

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Indo-european

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Atlantic Gap-

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undefended area beyond the reach of land-based RAF (battle of the Atlantic)

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Auschwitz-

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concentration camp during the holocaust

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Axis-

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alliance between germany, italy, and japan

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BCATP-

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british commonwealth air training plan, program to train pilots

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Black Christmas-

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the date hong kong fell to the japanese, december 25th 1941

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Blitzkrieg-

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german war tactic of surprise attacks by tanks and fighter planes

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Bomber Command-

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the section of the RAF that directed the strategic bombing of Germany

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Concentration camp-

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camps that people of certain races, nationalities, ethnicities, ect. Were sent too

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Conscription

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  • being forced to go to war
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Convoy-

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a group of ships traveling together protected by an armed force

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Corvette-

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small, fast warships built in canada to help protect convoys in the Atlantic Ocean

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Crimes Against Humanity-

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attacks against civilians, including murder, enslavement, deportation, and torture

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Dachau-

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concentration camp in germany

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Day of infamy-

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when the american naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese air service

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D-Day-

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the day allied armies including canada invaded france

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Desert Fox-

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German General Ewrin Rommel

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Dictator-

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a ruler with unrestricted power without any democratic restrictions

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Dieppe-

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trial raid by canadian troops against germany’s occupation of dieppe

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Fascist-

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a form of authoritarian government that is totalitarian and nationalistic

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Fighter Command-

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one of the commands in the RAF (royal air force)

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Final solution

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-the nazis plan to systematically kill all european jews

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Fuhrer-

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german word for leader

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Genocide-

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planned killings of a certain ethnic group or religious group

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Gestapo-

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german secret police service

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Ghettos-

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streets set apart as a legally enforced residence area for Jews

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Gold-

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valuable

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Hedgehog-

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traps that were meant to cut the boat and sink them

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Hiroshima-

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japanese city that was bombed by an atomic bomb

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37
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HJ-

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hitler youth

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Holocaust-

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imprisonment and murder of 6 million jews and 5 million other people

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Hurricane-

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British single-seat fighter aircraft

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Indoctrinate-

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teaching people to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

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Inflation-

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the rise in prices for goods and services

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Internment-

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government run camp where people who are considered a threat are detained

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Isolationism-

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the policy of remaining apart from the affairs of other countries

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Jill Canucks-

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Canadian Women’s Army Corp (CWACs)

  • Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Services (WRENs)
  • subordinate to men of same rank
  • commanded only other women
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Juno-

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9 kilometer stretch of beach where canadian troops landed on d day

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Kamikaze-

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aircrafts filled with explosives, driven by pilots who crashed the plane, resulting in the plane exploding, causing the pilot to commit suicide

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Kristallnacht-

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a coordinated attack against jewish people and their property carried out by Nazis

48
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Law for E. of Marriage-

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war brides act, made it illegal for Canadian soldiers to bring home dutch spouses and/or children into canada after the war ended

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League of Nations-

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formed to prevent repetition of WW1

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Lebensborn-

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program was designed by the SS to increase Germany’s declining birthrate

51
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Lebensraum-

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territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence

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Luftwaffe-

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german air force

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Magic-

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cryptonym given to United States efforts to break Japanese military codes

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Maginot Line-

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array of defenses that France built along its border with Germany to prevent invasion

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Manhattan Project-

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the code name for the american plan to develop the first atomic bomb

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Mein Kampf-

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autobiographical manifesto written by hitler

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Miracle of Dunkirk-

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when civilian ships, leisure and fishing boats were givin to the royal air force to evacuate men from dunkirk

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Munich Agreement-

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settlement reached by Germany, Britain, France, and Italy in Munich that let Germany annex the Sudetenland

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Nagasaki-

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city in japan that was bombed by an atomic bomb

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NAZI-

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nationalist party lead by hitler

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Nazi-Soviet Pact-

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germany and soviet union agreeing to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years, allowing the joint invasion on poland

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NFB-

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National film board of canada- founded in 1939 by indiginous men

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NRMA-

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national registration of eligible men and authorized conscription for home defense (conscription)

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Nuremberg Laws-

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laws designed by hitler depriving Jews of rights

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Omaha-

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one of the U.S beaches of landings on d day

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Order Castles-

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where children would be taught how to be nazi party members

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Panzer-

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series of battle tanks fielded by the German army

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Performance Book-

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books for kids as encouragement to learn about hitler

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Plebiscite-

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a direct vote by electors on an issue of public importance

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Profiteer-

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making a profit by raising prices on needed goods

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Propaganda-

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information produced by governments presented in a way to inspire or spread particular beliefs

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RAD-

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Reich Labour Service where unemployed men were forced to work and learn about nazi ideology but in return recieved food and clothing

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Radar-

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a way to pick up incoming enemy aircraft

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RAF

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  • royal air force
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Rationing-

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limiting food consumption to save food for the army

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RCAF-

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royal canadian air force

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Scapegoat-

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blamed for a problem or situation that isn’t their fault, commonly were jews

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Scorched earth-

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military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy

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Security Council-

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peacefully resolve international conflicts and prevent the outbreak of war. Members were U.S, Great Britain, China, Russia and France

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Sitzkrieg-

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an eight-month period at the start of World War II

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Spitfire-

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strategically important British single-seat fighter

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Stalingrad-

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Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad

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Sudetenland-

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northern, southern, and western areas of former Czechoslovakia which were inhabited primarily by Sudeten Germans

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Swastika-

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symbol used for the Nazi Party

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Sword-

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the beach the british and french took during d day

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The Blitz-

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German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom

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Tora! Tora! Tora!-

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meant “surprise”. Said by the japanese during the Pearl Harbor attack

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total war-

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mobilizes all of the resources of society (industry, finance, labor, etc.) to fight the war

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Totalitarian-

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a form of government and political system that prohibits all opposition to the state

90
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Treaty of Versailles-

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forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nation

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U-boat-

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german submarine

92
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Unconditional Surrender-

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a surrender in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party

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United Nations-

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an international peacekeeping organization and a way to resolve conflicts between nations

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Utah-

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beach the U.S attacked during d day

95
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VE Day-

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THE day celebrating the acceptance by the Allies of Germany’s unconditional surrender

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Vichy France-

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common name of the French State headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain

97
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Victory bonds-

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Canadian government appeals for money to finance the war effort

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VJ Day-

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the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered

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WAC /WREN-

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Womens Rational Electric Nation

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Wage & price controls-

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enacted to manage the wartime economy

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War Crime-

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violation of the laws of war, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war

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Wehrmacht-

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the armed forces of the Third Reich

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Weimar Republic-

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Germany’s government until the rise of Nazi Germany.

104
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Winter war-

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a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.

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WMA-

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war measures act

106
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Wolf Pack-

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a convoy attack tactic used principally by the U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, and by the submarines of the United States Navy in the Pacific War

107
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zombies

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soldiers who were enlisted for home defence under the National Resources Mobilization Act instead of for service overseas.

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