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Socials11: Ch5
WW2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| total war | |
| crown corporations | - buisinesses and industries owned by the canadian government |
| allies | - britain, fance, commonwalth |
| axis | - germany, italy, japan |
| (106) blitzkrieg | - |
| (106) dunkirk | - Began May 26, on in the French Port of Dunkirk. Evacuation of 340, 000 allied forces who were unable to stand against German forces. Completed June 22. |
| (106)battle of britain | - July 10, German luftwaffe began a massive bombing campaign aimed at cripeling Britain. Brits became sucessful at shooting down German planes. May 1941, Hitler gave up. 23 000 british civilians killed. |
| (106) operation sea lion | - Hitlers plan to invade Britain |
| (106) The blitz | - German bombings of London and other cities aimed at civillian targets. |
| (111) "wolf packs" | - packs of german u boats patrolling the atlantic |
| (111) U boats | - submarines |
| (111) MErchant Navy | - |
| (111) Convoys | - warship escorted vessels carrying vital supplise |
| crown corporation | - buisinesses and industries owned by the government |
| 1939, September 1 | - Germany invades Poland |
| 1939, September 3 | - Britain and france declare war on Germany |
| 1939, September 10 | - Canada declares war on Germany |
| 1940, April | - Germany invades Denmark and Norway |
| 1940, May | - Germany invades Neatherlands, Belgium luxembourg and France |
| 1940, May-June | - Evacuation of Dunkirkk |
| 1940, June 22 | - France surrenders to Hitler |
| 1940, July | - German air force begins bombing Britain, ÈBattle of BritainÈ |
| 1940-1944 | - Battle of the Atlantic is fought |
| 1941, June 22 | - Germany invades USSR |
| 1941, December 7 | - Japan bombs Pearl Harbour |
| 1941, December 8 | - United States declares war on Japan |
| 1941, December 25 | - Canadian soldiers defeated in Japanès invasion of Hong Kong |