CHC2D Exam Review

• anti-semitism


  Prejudice against jews., policies, views, or actions that harm or discriminate against Jews
• swastika


  the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich
• Convoys


  groups of ships that were escorted across the Atlantic by warships for safety
• Propaganda


  information and/or images designed to influence opinion
• Atomic bomb


  a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission, used in WWII to bomb two Japanese cities
• Battle of Britain


  (1940) three month air battle between Germany and Great Britain fought over Great Britain during World War II; Britain's victory prevented a German invasion, Canadians played a vital role supporting Britain
• Battle of Hong Kong


  Canadians helped the British try to defend Hong Kong from the Japanese in WW2 Canadians were badly defeated and Canadian POW's were tortured and abused for the rest of the war.
• Italian campaign


  A division of the Canadian Army took part in the allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy in July 1943. Canadian soldiers were responsible for the capture of Ortona in December 1943. The Canadians fought up the east coast of Italy during 1944 and early 1945. In all, over 93 000 Canadian soldiers served in Italy.
• Liberation of the Netherlands


  Although Victory in Europe was confirmed on May 7, 1945, Canadian forces continued to work on the liberation of the Netherlands. The Dutch population had been brutalized by its Nazi occupiers and greeted the Canadian liberators with tremendous gratitude. To this day, there are few places in the world where Canadians are made to feel more welcome.
• RCAF


  (Royal Canadian Air Force) grew quickly to almost 250 000 members with forty-eight squadrons posted overseas.
• U boats


  German submarines; Sunk Allied ships faster than they could be built; Major threat to Allies
• Tanks


  Played a major role in WW2 - primarily to provide firepower and support infantry
• British Commonwealth air training program


  Established in 1939-1940. Pilots, navigators, and ground crew from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were trained on the Canadian prairies. During the first years of WWII, this enterprise was probably Canada's greatest contrubtion to the war effort.
• Battle of the Atlantic


  Key front in WW2. German U-boats patrolled the Atlantic and intercepted supply ships coming from Canada
• Allies


  France, Britain and Commonwealth nations, including Canada were part of this alliance.
• Axis


  Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan.
• D-Day


  June 6th, 1944: Canadian troops participate in the Allied invasion of France (Juno Beach)
• Non-Aggression Pact


  Agreement between Germany and Russia to not fight each other signed at the beginning of WW2
• Internment Camps


  Camps or centres for detaining people who are considered a threat.
• Conscription


  Compulsory service in the armed forces.
• Dieppe Raid


  Canadian troops were chosen to conduct an experimental raid on this French port. (August 1942)
• Total War


  The mobilization of a country's resources, both human and material, to wage war.
• War Measures Act


  Gave the government the power to censor news information, regulate economy and to arrest suspected enemies of Canada.
• Appeasement


  The granting of concessions in order to maintain peace. A cause of WW2 as western leaders "appeased" Hitler.
• Holocaust


  The mass slaughter of European civilians, especially Jews, by the Nazis during WWII
• Propaganda


  Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
• Fascism


  A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and totalitarian principles
• Nazi Party


  The political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
• Treaty of Versailles


  The treaty imposed on Germany after the end of WWI, demanding reparations from the Germans http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3588/3501876906_6099e64281.jpg
• Insulin


  Invented by Canadians Banting and Best. Helps those with diabetes regulate blood sugar levels.
• Causes of the Great Depression


  stock markets crashed, over dependence on the U.S., unemployment rising, overproduction of everything, layoffs,buying on credit, buying stocks on margin, drought
• consumerism


  A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods.
• Bennett Buggy


  A term used in Canada during the Great Depression to describe a car which had its engine and windows taken out and was pulled by a horse becuase nobody could afford gas anymore.
• communism


  A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country. Some viewed it as a threat during the 1930s.
• Spanish Flu


  Pandemic that spread around the world in 1918, killing more than 50 million people
• Roaring 20s


  A time of booming business, lots of new entertainment like Jazz Age music, and new technologies.
• Black Tuesday

  October 29, 1929; the beginning of the Great Depression when the stock market crashed
• Buying on margin


  An option that allowed investors to purchase a stock for only a fraction of its price and borrow the rest. Led to huge financial problems when the stock market crashed.
• The Charleston


  a very popular dance in the 20's that was banned in some places for it's wild nature
• Person's Case


  In 1928, five female activists, including Emily Murphy, challenged Mackenzie King to appoint a female senator. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were not "persons" under the terms of the BNA Act. The ruling was appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy council in Britain. In 1929 it ruled in favour of the women. Carine Wilson was subsequently appointed as the first female senator and women were permitted to become judges.