Build Up to War
This is the year Hitler comes to power.
1933
The Canadians used this American-made tank in battle.
M54 Sherman
This groups of peoples in Canada opposed the government’s conscription with a vote of 80% “no”.
French Canadians
This battle was considered a “miracle.”
Dunkirk
These laws were enacted to put Hitler’s racial ideology into law.
Nuremberg Laws
Hitler’s method of indoctrinating German population.
Hitler Youth programs.
This technology made saving lives at the front much more effective.
Blood Plasma Transfusions
This was the training of WWII Allied pilots.
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
This battle was a major failure and a stain on Allied history.
Dieppe Raid
This night saw major destruction of Jewish property and persons.
Kristallnacht / Night of Broken Glass
These peoples were painted as scapegoats for German economic problems.
The Jews
This technology helped detect enemies far off shore.
Radar
This group of peoples created its own forces for the first time in history.
Women
Known as Operation Overlord
D-Day / Invasion of Normandy
These are two social policies enacted by the Nazis throughout the war.
Euthanasia and sterilization
Neville Chamberlain’s agreement with Hitler to stall German expansion.
Policy of Appeasement
This technolical advancement allowed planes to travel faster and farther, but we’re not used frequently until after the war.
Jet engine
He was an Indigenous member of the “Devil’s Brigade” who won the Silver Star and Medal of Honour for his services in repairing communication lines in German-occupied territory.
Tommy Prince
Canadians POWs were taken after deafest in this battle.
Battle of Hong Kong
Place where Jewish people were held while the Final Solution was drawn up.
Ghettos
September 1, 1939
This device was used to decipher German secret messages, which lead to the end of the war.
Enigma Machine
This group of peoples were shipped inland away from the coast after watching their belongings confiscated and sold.
This country sends Canada tulips every year as a thanks for liberation.
Netherlands
The gas used in gas chambers.
Zyklon B / “gift has”