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WWII – The Battles Begin Between _______________ and _______________ , Germany is able to take over many European countries using a military tactic called _______________ . Blitzkrieg: “Lightning War” Tanks, bomber planes, troops & artillery. Tanks would “_______________ _______________ ” in the lines of the defences Bomber planes would fight from above Troops and artilleries would follow _______________ behind the _______________ Aerial bombardment and ground troops prevented Allies from _______________ their own forces and would close in to _______________ the holes in the front line. Miracle at Dunkirk After taking over many countries in Europe, Germany invades _______________ Britain sent in troops to help defend France

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WWII – The Battles Begin

Between _______________ and _______________, Germany is able to take over many

European countries using a military tactic called _______________.

Blitzkrieg: “Lightning War”

Tanks, bomber planes, troops & artillery.

Tanks would “_______________ _______________” in the lines of the

defences

Bomber planes would fight from above

Troops and artilleries would follow _______________ behind the

_______________

Aerial bombardment and ground troops prevented Allies from

_______________ their own forces and would close in to _______________ the

holes in the front line.

Miracle at Dunkirk

After taking over many countries in Europe, Germany invades _______________

Britain sent in troops to help defend France

Both France and Britain were not _______________ for the _______________ of the

_______________

The German army forced the _______________ back to the French city of _______________

where they remained _______________.

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During the delay of Germany _______________ _______________ _______________

_______________, the British sent out a _______________ _______________

_______________

Nearly _______________ ships came across the _______________ _______________

Between _______________ and _______________ over _______________ soldiers were

evacuated to England from Dunkirk. It was expected that only _______________ would have

survived.

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The Battle of Britain

_______________ – _______________

Luftwaffe: _______________ _______________ _______________

RAF – _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

Hitler ordered an air attack on _______________ _______________ in the _______________

_______________ signaling the start of the _______________ of _______________.

Hitler’s plan was to destroy Britain’s _______________ _______________, _______________

and the _______________ of the _______________

At first Luftwaffe was extremely _______________ by knocking out airfields and supply factories

(RAF) despite being badly outnumbered _______________ _______________

_______________.

After _______________ of British civilians and fighter pilots were _______________ the

Luftwaffe _______________ _______________ and the battle is considered an Allied

_______________.

_______________ fighter planes helped the _______________

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Canadians at Hong Kong, 1941

Japan – Part of the _______________ _______________

Leader: Emperor _______________

Japan wants to take over _______________ for power and _______________

_______________

_______________ Japan launches

surprise attack on _______________

_______________ (American naval base

in Hawaii).

Japanese had to _______________ the

_______________ _______________

_______________ to continue its own

expansion without any extra obstacles

U.S used the attack to _______________ _______________ against the Axis Powers

A few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese invade _______________

_______________ (a colony of Britain).

_______________ and _______________ had troops set up in Hong Kong for defense.

Compared to Japan’s huge artillery and airplanes, the British and Canadian defenders were

made up of a small number of troops, nurses and civilians had _______________

_______________ of _______________ .

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Just over _______________ of ferocious fighting, the defenders surrendered on

_______________ day.

_______________ Canadians killed. Survivors were sent to _______________

_______________ and used for _______________ _______________ in coal and iron mines.

Ate only rice, were beaten, tortured and killed.

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The Battle of DieppeAugust 19, 1942

Canadian and British troops were sent to the French coast at Dieppe to _______________ the

German forces.

They wanted to establish whether an attack from the sea on a _______________ was possible.

Objective of attack: hold the town long enough to destroy its _______________ installations,

gather crucial _______________ and then _______________ safely to Britain. This raid was to

test new _______________ and _______________ in preparation for the eventual

_______________ of Europe

Maneuver was called “Operation Jubilee”

Over _______________ soldiers were set out towards Dieppe (_______________ Canadian)

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The Plan:

o _______________ the Germans in the middle of the _______________ night

A Series of Unfortunate Events:

o A _______________ encounter with a small German convoy warned the Germans of a

pending raid (the surprise element was gone)

o The Canadians and British were able to fight off the convoy, but this _______________

their timing and they arrived at the beach at _______________

o At Dieppe the Germans were ready with _______________ on the cliffs. They mowed down

soldiers as they _______________ the _______________ _______________

o Tanks that were supposed to lead the way for the Canadians _______________ on the beach

Canadians bore the brunt of the casualties at Dieppe,

_______________ killed

_______________ wounded

_______________ taken prisoner by the Germans.

Of the 2,210 who returned to Britain, only _______________ were unhurt - and

_______________ of these were men who had not been landed

Acceptable losses: a certain number of lives may reasonably be lost in pursuit of long-term

objectives. Therefore, Dieppe was not a complete failure

Lessons learned at Dieppe proved to be very valuable at the invasion of Normandy in 1944.

Mistakes such as the ones in Dieppe didn’t happen again.

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Battle for Control of the Atlantic

Axis controlled much of Europe by _______________ (including coastal areas along English

Channel and North Sea)

Britain becomes an _______________ target for Nazis

Nazi bases in occupied territories of France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway

_______________ system to protect merchant shipping

Merchant Marine

First 3 years of the war, Allied ships were being _______________ faster than they could be

_______________

“_______________ Pit” – beyond aircraft protection (aka “The Greenland Gap”)

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Canada & the Battle of the Atlantic

Beginning of WWII: Canada had only _______________ warships and _______________

minesweepers to protect coastlines, with a Naval personnel of only _______________

Britain looks to Canada as the source of _______________ , _______________ and

_______________ of _______________

By war’s end RCN includes _______________ warships and _______________ men and women

personnel

The Corvette –_______________ built in Canada, best against U-Boat attack – each had the

name of a _______________ _______________

_______________ – Radar systems invented and installed

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Canadian’s in the Air

Canada’s air force was _______________ at the beginning of the war, but by the end it was the _______________ largest in the world

Pilots were young – average age _______________

Sent on missions to bomb _______________ sites, _______________ , _______________ and _______________ of Axis Powers - mostly at _______________ .

However, many bombs went astray killing _______________ – mostly women and children

Question: Why were most civilians women and children?

In 1942 the Allies begin to bomb German _______________ to destroy German spirits.

_______________ of German civilians died and cities were almost totally _______________ .

However, the bombing did not destroy the German _______________ to fight

(much like the British will did not break during the Battle of Britain)