Unit 2 Test Review ( ) The Great Depression ( p ) World War II ( p )

Prime Ministers Prime Minister King Bennett30-35 King 35-49

The Great Depression Stock Market Crash – overproduction, buying on margin, raising tariffs Drought - wheat prices falling, farmers leave farms, grasshoppers Unemployment – biggest problem Political Reactions- King, Bennett, King Aberhart, Woodsworth, Duplessis etc.

The Great Depression ( cont ) USA – The New Deal, FDR Germany – Hitler – Nazi ( Nationalist Socialist party ), Fascist, full employment, military economy scapegoats – Jews, gypsies, communists, etc.

World War II Appeasment – R, A, S, MA, Cz Its on – P, PW, D + N, B + H, F, B of B, R, PH, HK, D, D-Day, B ( VE day ), the bomb ( VJ day )

Appeasment Rhineland – 100,000 troops – 50,000 rifles Austria – welcomed Nazis Sudetenland – first ½ of Czechoslovakia, Munich AGreement – Neville Chamberlain was promised by Hitler “Peace in our time” Rest of Czechoslovakia – just a matter of time before Hitler takes over the next spot and war is declared

The WAR Poland – Sept 1 st, 1939 – blitzkreig – 3 weeks Phony War – both sides prepare for war Denmark and Norway – Apr, 1940 Belgium and Holland – Apr of 1940 France – May of 1940 – 6 weeks Dunkirk – miracle as 350,000 troops escape to England to fight another day

The War ( cont ) Battle of Britain – Hitler is dominating due to sheer numbers but he changes tactics – bombs cities and Britain holds firm Russia – Hitler changes his sights to longtime enemy Communist Stalin Battle of Stalingrad – turning point in eastern front war – Russians start to push the German back to Berlin

The War ( cont ) Pearl harbor – japanese attacked Dec 7 th, 1941 – brought the USA in to WWII Dieppe – failed raid by Can that Allies “learned from” D-Day – successful invasion of Normandy that established a foothold in Europe for Allies Holland – Can helps in the liberation of Holland Berlin – Germany is surrounded and surrender on May 7 th, 1945

Pacific War Island hopping Hiroshima – Aug 6 Nagasaki – Aug 9th VJ day ( August 14 th, 1945 )

Canada’s homefront BCATP Conscription Crisis – plebiscite women War bonds Rationing Japanese Internment