WW2

British Prime Minister during ww2

Winston Churchill

D-Day

First successful allied invasion on Nazi-occupied Europe

Dunkirk

A port City where french and british soldiers escaped on boats during the battle of france

Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union

The original paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. Responsible for protecting Nazi rallies, and attacking opposing parties

SA

The Major Paramilitary organization under Adolf hitler in Nazi Germany. Killed lots of the SA, and was most responsible for the holocaust

SS

German Parliament Burning Down, which Nazis blamed of the Jews and the communists, which resulted in them taking emergency legislation

Reichstag FIre

St. Lewis

The Ship full of Jewish Refugees who fled from Nazi germany. They were rejected by canada, and most of them died in the holocaust

Long Term Caused of the War

Great depression, The Treaty of versailles, Appeasement, Lebensraum(living space)

Spark that Began the war

Germany Invades poland

Non-aggression pact

The alliance that Hitler formed with Stalin where they agreed to share Poland

A Failed Coup Lead by Hitler

Beer Hall Putsch

German Tanks

Panzer

German Air Force. Flew stuka dive bombers(sirens of death)

Luftwaffe.

Small Capsule of methamphetamine. Nazis Used to stay awake, and keep morale up

Pervitin

Heinz Guderian

Panzer general, won the battle of france for the Nazis

Air Training program in canada for the commonwealth in ww2

British Commonwealth Air Training Program

Forts, traps, and defensive systems all around the border

French maginot Line

Convoys

Supply Ships

Corvettes

Small battle ships that escorted Convoys during ww2

Karl Donitz

Leader Of the german Navy. Asked hitler for More boats, but Hitler didn't listen

Wrens

Woman's Royal Canadian Navy Service during ww2, did a lot of Shore-based jobs

Jobs that the Wrens did

Wireless operators, drivers, coders, operational plotters

Blitz

Planes Bombing british Cities

The order Stalin issued during the battle of Stalingrad. Basically saying to shoot any soviet who retreats

Order 227(Not one step back)

The Beach that Canada reclaimed during D-day

Juno Beach

Nazism

Super fascist and nationalistic. They believe that the Arians are the superior race, and believe that germans should have living space all through europe, and that germany should be independent. They also have a violent hatred towards Jewish People, believing in ethnic and social cleansing

Communism

A way of organizing a country where citizens share everything equally, and the government controls almost everything

First allied attack on Nazi occupied europe. Colossal failure

Dieppe Raid

First canadian army liberation

Liberation of the Netherlands

Leader Of italy during ww2. Originated fascism

Benito Mussolani

Christie Pitts riots

Jewish Teams playing baseball got harassed by Nazis in canada

Blitzkrieg

Lightning warfare

Blitzkrieg stages

Bombers, Paratroopers, Tanks, and Mobilized infantry

Axis Powers

germany, italy, Japan

Japans Leader

Emperor Hirohito

Military Base in Hawaii. Japan bombed it

Pearl Harbour

Us taking islands one by one to invade japan

Island hopping

Suicide pilots that flew into american ships

Kamikaze Pilots

US president during end of war

Harry Truman

Manhattan Project

Making of nuclear weapons, including atomic bomb

Japan cities US dropped atomic bombs on

Hiroshima and Nagasaki