Building A Nation Flashcards
WWI was unlike any other war becusee
The massive amount of casualties by both sides
Canada became involved in World War One becusee
Britain was involved
Robert Borden was the PM Responsible for
Creating a problem during WWI with hefty promises of troops
WWI took place from
1914-1918
Canadians spent most of the war fight on the
Western front
The Germans , Italians and Austrians of WWI were known as the
Central powers
Conscription was a idea
Supported by many British people
A development that caused suffocation and death in the war was
Chlorine gas
Why was World War One important for Canada
Canada gained world recognition as a nation, improved our economy, developed some independence from Britain
The Winnipeg general strike would be best described as
Winnipeg was crippled for months with the majority of its workforce on strike
The day of marking the crash of the stock market in 1929 became known as
Black Tuesday
The Great Depression was most visible in Which part of Canada and why
The parities due to droit and conditions
One of the ways Canadians tried to pull itself out of the depression was by building
Roads and national parks to invest in building projects
The only two reforms that PM R.B Bennett was able to enact with his new deal were
Creation of the bank of Canada and the Canadian wheat board
The on-to-Ottawa trek consisted mainly of
Unemployed men
