World War II

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C.R.A.M.P. C.U.P.

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A mnemonic for key causes of WWII: Communism vs Fascism, Reparations, Appeasement, Militarism, Political Instability, Colonial Ambitions, Unresolved Issues from WWI, Propaganda.

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Appeasement

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Policy of conceding to aggressive demands to maintain peace, exemplified by Britain and France allowing Hitler to annex Austria and Sudetenland.

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C.R.A.M.P. C.U.P.

A mnemonic for key causes of WWII: Communism vs Fascism, Reparations, Appeasement, Militarism, Political Instability, Colonial Ambitions, Unresolved Issues from WWI, Propaganda.

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Appeasement

Policy of conceding to aggressive demands to maintain peace, exemplified by Britain and France allowing Hitler to annex Austria and Sudetenland.

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Canada’s Involvement in WWII

Canada declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939, independently of Britain, and over 1 million Canadians served during the war.

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Internment Camps (Japanese Canadians)

Over 22,000 Japanese Canadians were interned after Pearl Harbor, with property seized and rights suspended, seen today as a violation of civil liberties.

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Pearl Harbor (Dec 7, 1941)

A surprise Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base that brought the U.S. into WWII and marked a turning point.

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Operation Sea Lion

The planned German invasion of Britain that never happened during WWII.

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Operation Barbarossa

The German invasion of the Soviet Union which began in June 1941.

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Operation Overlord

The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, commonly known as D-Day, occurring on June 6, 1944.

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The Holocaust

Genocide of approximately 6 million Jews, carried out by Nazi Germany, using ghettos, mass shootings, and camps like Auschwitz.

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Cities in Japan where atomic bombs were dropped in August 1945, leading to Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945.

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Manhattan Project

Secret U.S. project led by J. Robert Oppenheimer to develop the atomic bomb.

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Axis Powers

The alliance of Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.

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Allied Powers

The alliance of Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA, Canada, China, and others during WWII.

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Canada's Campaigns in Europe

Significant Canadian military efforts in WWII included the D-Day landings in France, liberation of the Netherlands, and campaigns in Italy.

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End of War

Marked by the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan and subsequent surrender.