WWll Flashcards
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Hiroshima
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- little boy atomic bomb dropped
- bombed a large port and military base
- killed 17,000
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Mackenzie King
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- the prime minister during Depression and WWll
- Declared war with Germany when Britain became a war
- Was forced to do conscription, even though against it
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Louise Slotin
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- designed trigger for the “little boy” bomb dropped in Hiroshima
- dies from an explosion in the lab
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Merchant Marines
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- not members of the navy
- send and carry supplies
- poor pay and work conditions
- 1600 men died
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RB Bennett
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- prime minister before King
- did not do enough for the Depression, got voted out and lost to King
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Italian Campaign
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- Operation Husky from Sicily Sea
- Wanted to take the pressure off of Russian allies by opening another front
- bombing houses - success
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D-Day
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- largest attack
- Wanted to attack 5 beaches in coastal France (Normandy)
- confuse Germans
- Canadian troops to Juno Beach
- victory - spread out German army which led to success in all the battles
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Dieppe
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- coastal France
- take the pressure off the Soviet Union
- the element of surprise was lost - Germans were alerted
- one day long (take prisoners, intelligence, get out fast)
- not enough naval support, the intelligence of how strong Germans were
- failure (many deaths)
- lessons learned become useful to fewer casualties in other battles
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Battle of Britain
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- Germany wanted to attack Britain’s air force before attacking them
- In the skies over the British and English channel
- Germans started to bomb cities to make people surrender
- RAF beats the Germans in an attempt to save London
- Hitler postpones plans to attack Britain
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The liberation of the Netherlands
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- Freed Canadians that were captured during the war
- Sent in food and other reliefs that would help the people held captive
- Rough conditions, many casualties from the deaths
- Dutch people still thank Canada for their help
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Battle of the Atlantic
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- Canadian sink 50 u-boats
- Rough conditions: underwater mines, u-boats traveling in wolf packs, weather, traveling in the dark,
- Canada lost the battle
- Essential for getting supplies to Britain
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Internment of Japenese Canadians
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- came to work on the railroad and do dangerous work
- people with small businesses, cars, and boats were all sold, with no money in return
- Japenese was charged money and essentially paid for their internment
- Sent far away from their families
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Christie Pitts Riot
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- Baseball game with a Christian vs Jewish team
- People in the stands pulled out a Swastika Sign and there was a Swastika painted on the roof
- Started out as a fight, then moved into a riot in Toronto
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Holocaust
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- Segregation
- Concentration camps formed
- Death camps
- killing squads
- used as salves and labor workers
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5 Cent Piece Speech
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- King talked about how he would not give 5 cents to a country that did not have a Liberal government
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Causes of WW2
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- Hitler wanted to get revenge for the Treaty of Versailles because it had no benefit to Germany
- Germany was severely impacted by the Depression, so Hitler promised jobs
- Fascism
- Appeasement (did not want to start a war, so they agreed with everything Hitler said)
- The Nazi army started to rise and ignored the Treaty
- Hitler could go forward with plans without worrying about the League of Nations stepping in
- Hitler invades Poland which starts the war
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Athenia
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- The first ship from the UK to be sunk by the Germans
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St. Louis
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- A boat that was used to save 900 Jewish people from the death camps and take them safely to Cuba
- denied entry
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Conscription
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- King promised to not bring conscription back
- The Plebiscite: asking people to release him from his no-conscription pledge
- Mostly voted yes, with the exception of Quebec, conscription happened
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Camp X
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- A camp on Lake Ontario used to train British Secret Intelligence Agents
- William Stephenson
- Trained people to do undercover work, provided the agents with fake costumes and passports
- Helped to slow down German advances and help slow down the number of casualties
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Women During WW2
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- air force and navy created a new women’s division
- no front line operators and radio operators
- women were in almost all industries
- were also volunteers that packed parcels and packages sent to POW’s
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Causes of the Great Depression
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- companies were over-producing their products
- Canada was too dependant on few resources
- competition decreased sales
- Canada was dependant on the United States - if their economy was doing poorly, they would also do poorly.
- The credit of stocks (stock market crash)
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Relief Camps
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- men did work and in return got a place to sleep and something to eat
- the government got criticized for making these camps instead of recognizing the problem of low wages and job loss
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Bennett Buggy
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- the car which had engines and other parts taken out so that it could be moved by a horse
- save money
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Surviving the Depression
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- relief if they were desperate enough for it
- grow food on a farm instead of buying
- make homemade clothes and hand me downs
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Canada’s contribution to the war effort
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- Camp X
- Building the economy
- Battles (D-day, Dieppe, Battle of Britain)
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Rationing
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- Ration book
- had to have coupons to buy butter, meat, sugar, tea or coffee
- gas-filled up once a month
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Hong Kong Battle
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- Hong Kong was a colony of Britain, so Britain asked Canada to help with the battle
- Canada sent inexperienced troops
- Japanse attack Hong Kong and the army is lacking vehicles and other equipment
- Canadians surrender
- taken prisoner of war
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Normandy Campaign
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- attacks on the beaches on Normandy Coast
Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword, and Juno
30
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Battle of the Scheldt
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Causes of WW11
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