Boer War Flashcards

1
Q

What was used in the Boer war

A

HORSES

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2
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Who was powerful in the 19th Century (and took lots of taxes)

A

England

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3
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What year did USA become independent from England

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18th century

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4
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What year did Canada become “independent” from England

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1867

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5
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Why does South Africa speak english

A

Because Britain had control

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6
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Who were the boer people decedents of?

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Dutch immigrants from Holland (Boer people spoke Dutch)

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7
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canada had not taken place in war for ______ years since confederation

A

32

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8
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There was a lot of public pressure to join the Boer war because ____________________.

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Because mant of the Canadians were of British ancestry

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9
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Who wad the Canadian Prime Minister at the time?

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Wilfrid Laurier

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10
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How many soldiers did Canada send into the Boer war?

A

7000

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11
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What bill is Sir Wilfrid Laurier on now?

A

$5 bill

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12
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What year did the Boer war start?

A

1899

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13
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Who became the first nation in modern history to use concentration camps to enslave and exterminate?

A

Britain

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14
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Why was the Boer war so important for Canada?

A

Because many of the soldiers from this war would become officers who would lead Canada into WW1 (ten years later)

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15
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Why did the Boer war create tention in Canada?

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Because the French Canadians wanted NO part of it.

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16
Q

When did Germany and Britain start rapidly building ships?

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Late 1800’s

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17
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What were the 2 nations using to make all of the ships?

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State of the art technology ( new )

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18
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What were the new boats called?

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Dreadnouhts

19
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What were Dreadnoughts?

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Big, steam powered vessels with thick armour and powerful guns

20
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When did the war on the sea start?

21
Q

How many expectations did Britain make for Canada?

22
Q

What were the 3 expectation for Canada to help Great Britain

A

1: Canada would supply soldiers to fight under the flag of Britain

2: Britain would “give” Canada lots of ships but Canada would pay to maintain the boats and loan them to Britain in war

3: Canada would regularly send money to Britain ti help pay for the defence of the Britain empire

23
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What did Canada debate to help Britain with?

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1: Canada would form her own navy known as the “ Royal Canadian Navy”

2: Canada would build her own ships that would be used in the defence of CANADA

3: If Britain got involved in a war that Canada was not involved in, Canada would loan the ships to Britain for the war

4: ONLY volunteers could serve on these ships. (Britain could not demand sailors or soldiers which meant that french Canadians would not have to serve England)

24
Q

Who was in the triple Entente?

A

Great Britain
France
Russia

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Who was in the triple alliance?
Germany Austria-Hungary Italy
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What was good about the "triple" system
It kept the countries on there best behaviour
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What was bad about the "triple" system
There could be NO small conflict
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When did the "Dominoes" start to fall
1914
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How did the war start?
With the killing of a married couple
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How many people died in the war?
Over 37 million people
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What was WW1 supposed to be?
"The war to end all wars"
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When was the war supposed to end?
Christmas that year
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How long was the war
Almost 5 years
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What were the people who survived known as?
"The lost generation"
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What was the date that Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofie (the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne)
June 28, 1914
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Where did the Ferdinands get murdered
Sarajevo
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Info about than man who murdered Franz Ferdinand
He was a Serbian terrorist from a group called "The Black Hand"
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Who began to mobilize their army to defeat Serbia
Rusia
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When was WW1 declared
August 1st
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When did France and Germany declare war?
August 3rd
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Who disobeyed the triple alliance and when
Italy in 1915
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What does USA give the impression of
That the USA won the war buttttt... They only sold weapons to Britain, Russia, and France and only joined the war in 1917
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Who was Russia trying to over-through?
There leader, Tsar Nicolis ll
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What years was the Boer War ( aka South African War)
1899-1902