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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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In 1914 Europe was divided into a system of alliances how was forming an alliance like joining team

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Every one agrees to

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What were the names of two main alliances in Europe of 1914

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In 1914 there were 2 main alliance in Europe the triple entente and the triple alliance

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What were the names of three countries in the triple entente the brown countries

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Russia, France,great Britten

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What were the main names of the three countries in the triple alliance the yellow countries

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Germany, Italy and Austria/Hungary

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What was unique about the country of Italy?

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Italy switched sides during the war.

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6
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What is an arms race?

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An arms race is when countries compete to gather the most weapons.

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Whit is there a chance of happening in an arms race?

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Countries would use the weapons on each other

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W hat did angry do in 1908?

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Took over part the Balkans

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9
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What did many people in Serbia believe?

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That they would be next to be taken over.

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10
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What did many people in Bosnia and Herzegovina want from Austria-Hungary?

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Their independence.

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The Black Hand was a political group formed in Serbia. What 2 things did they want and hope to do?

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To keep Austria-Hungary from taking over Serbia.

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12
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What event finally set off the First World War?

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The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

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On June 28th, 1914 what did 19 year old student Gavrilo Princip do?

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He shot the arch duke and his wife while leaving a reception at city hall.

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14
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What was the world’s reaction to the assassination?

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They were shocked.

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15
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What did Austria-Hungary claim the Serbian government was doing?

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Helping the political group the Black Hand.

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Why did the Serbian Government refuse to let Austria-Hungary in to “see for itself”?

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It gave them an excuse to take over once in the country.

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17
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What was the name of the army that Canada raised to go to Europe and its initials

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The Canadian expeditionary force

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What is a battalion made up of

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A group of about 1000 soldiers and officers

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Why would soldiers feel a lot of loyalty to their battalion

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Because they were soldiers from area

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20
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What was different about the number of people killed or wounded compared to other wars

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The numbers were far greater.

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21
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The German army had taken control of strategic locations what were strategic locations

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Locations the stragtised about

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22
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Both sides had a front line what is a front line

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A line in the front

23
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What was no mans land what was it like what was in it

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It was like a really big swamp

24
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What were conditions like in trenches

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Wet cold and thilthy

25
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What would it mean to go over the top

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Soldiers came out of the trenches and went across no mans land

26
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What was the problem with the Ross rifle the Canadiens used

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It would get gamed really fast

27
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What what amazing new inviting could kill hundreds of soldiers in minuets

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A Gatling gun

28
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The combination of artillery machine guns and trenches would often lead to a stalemate what did this mean

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Do not do this one

29
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What was Canada’s navy like at the beginning of the First World War

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Very small

30
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What was the main role of Canada’s ships

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To get supplies to Britten

31
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What were Germany u boats

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Small submarines

32
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What did the Germans decide in 1917

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Sink any ship that went close to Britten

33
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Why did they decide to do this

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Because they knew that the British could not survive without supplies

34
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What was a convoy

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Supply ships would travel in groups

35
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What was even more surprising about the second war of Ypres

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The German and Ypres were at a stale mate

36
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What new weapon did the Germans use on April 22

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Chlorine gass

37
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What happened to the French part of the line in this deadly attack

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They died or retread

38
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What did Canadian troops through the night

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Fought close to the line again

39
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What did some soldiers have after the gas attacks of Ypres

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Some soldiers gas masks

40
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What was another kind of protection they had

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Some soldiers had steel helmets

41
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What was field Marshall Douglas Haig sure would happen in his planned big push front on attack

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He was sure that the infantry can break through the German lines

42
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What did Field Marshal Haig keep insisting after the disastrous beginning of the battle

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He kept insisting that they move into no man’s land

43
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New invention help to get through barbed wire in no mans land

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The tank

44
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What was the problem with the tanks

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They would get stuck in the mud too easy

45
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About how many total soldiers from both sides were killed in the battle of Somme

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Approximately 200,000

46
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The British were impressed by the show of bravery from Canadian soldiers at the Somme. What special opportunity were they given in future battles

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Canadians were often chosen to lead an attack

47
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What did the allies decide to try to do again in early 1917

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Push through the Western front with a major attack

48
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What would happen to the Canadians battalions is the first time in this battle

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They fought together at one place for the first time

49
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What had the Germans done to Vimy Ridge

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They had made it well protected and well supplied

50
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What had happened to the British and French troops tried to vimy ridge before

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They failed

51
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Why did Canadian leaders build a model of Vimy ridge

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So the soldiers could practice what they were going to do

52
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Explain in three sentences how Canadian surprise the Germans and took Vimy Ridge from them

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First of all they came up with a plan. Then they stop firing their guns so the troops to move in. Then they surprise the soldiers in the trenches and a few minutes they had taken over the ridge.

53
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More of what three things were taken in that day then and all earlier years of war

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More ground guns and German prisoners were taken on that day

54
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What was the price Canadiens had to pay to take vimy ridge

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Can you give me the price of 3590 Canadian soldiers were killed in approximately 6000 were wounded

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