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1
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What is it when Countries dominate other countries?

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imperialism

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2
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What is it when a country has pride for it’s nation or preservation for ones nation or share the same culture?

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nationalism

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3
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What is it when countries aid/help each other?

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Alliance system

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4
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What is military strength/making government decisions called?

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Militarism

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5
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Which law granted the Canadian Government the power to arrest “enemy aliens”?

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War measures act

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6
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What was the Black Hand?

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A Serbian terrorist group

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7
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Which country joined WW1 in 1917?

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United States

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8
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WW1 began in which year?

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1914

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9
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What country was formed while creating the treaty of Versailles?

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czechoslovakia

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10
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Which battle did four Canada divisions bring victory in four days and made them prove themselves?

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Vimy Ridge

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11
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An assassination in this city caused WW1

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Sarajevo

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12
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true or false: Germany was apart of the Triple entente

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False

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13
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True or false: since germany implemented unrestricted submarine warfare machines. the other side was forced to travel is convoys to protect themselves

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true

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14
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true or false: French Canadians were generally against conscription because they didn’t have a great sense of loyalty to Great Britain

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true

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15
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true of false: the halifax explosion was the largest warfare attack at the time

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false

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16
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true of false: Wilfred Laurier implemented conscription in ww1

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false

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17
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true or false: the schliffen plan was a success

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false

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18
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true of false: the treaty of versailles gave germany the opportunity to rebuild its dignity and country

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false

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19
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Taking historical perspective means understanding the social, cultural, intellectual, and emotional settings that shaped people’s lives and actions in the past.

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true

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20
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All soldiers who returned from war with Shell Shock (now know as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD) were well supported by society and the government.

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false

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21
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Despite Canada proving itself in its WW1 efforts, during the meetings of the League of Nations, Canada remained under British control and could not represent itself as an independent nation during the conference.

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false

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22
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True of false: the average life of an air fighter was 13 days

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false

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23
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who was the prime minister in canada during ww1

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robert horden

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24
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Which battle contained chlorine gas for the first time?

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Ypres

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25
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The red baron - Famous german pilot

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Manfred

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26
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The british general who set the dangerous plan for the somme

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sir douglas

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27
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Attack where the Royal Newfoundland Regiment lost 710 soldiers in 30 minutes

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Beaumont-Hamel

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28
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Where was the D-day invasion?

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normandy, france

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29
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What does September 10th, 1939 signify?

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Canada declaring war on Germany

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30
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During ww2, what would people do with their food?

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ration it

31
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Which country was sacrificed as a peace offering?

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czechoslovakia

32
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Which group was seen as “enemy aliens” to Canada in ww2?

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japanese canadians

33
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what was the MS st. Louis?

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a ship full of Jewish people looking for refuge in Canada

34
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who was the prime minister during ww2 in Canada?

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William Lyon Mackenzie king

35
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After canada’s sacrifice for the netherlands, what do they do every year?

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send thousands of tulips to Ottawa.

36
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the league of nations was for what?

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maintain international peace and international security

37
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true or false: Jewish people were the only group of people targeted during the holocaust

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false

38
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true or false: Japan declared war on the u.s after the bombing of pearl harbor

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false

39
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true or false: Canada had conscription during ww2

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true

40
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true or false: the axe was an alliance between hitler and Mussolini

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true

41
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september 2, 1945

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the end of ww2

42
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what are death marches

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advancing inmates in front to advance the enemy line

43
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what is genocide?

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the mass killing of a group

44
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blitzkrieg

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lightning war

45
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someone who is against selling alcohol is called

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prohibitionist

46
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The group of people who sent kids to residential schools

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Indian agens

47
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the event during the 1930s that made farmers miserable in sasketchewan and alberta

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droughts

48
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true of false: canada’s dependency on trades with the US was a reason for the stock market crash

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false

49
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true or false: the Spanish flu killed 4% of the world?

A

true

50
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what is the domino effect?

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less money, so less spending, so less money

51
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true of false: short hair was considered feminine in the 1920s

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false

52
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true or false: insects devoured wheats in farms

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true

53
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true or false: all indigenous children became wards of Canada

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true

54
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when and where was the battle of Ypres?

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Belgium. April 15th

55
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what is a non-aggression pack

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a treaty between two or more places to not ingage in military activity between each other.

55
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name the three allied powers.

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great Britain, Soviet union, and the United States.

56
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what is NATO

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a group treaty to stop Soviet armies originally, and is now a peace treaty

57
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what did sir Arthur currie do?

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lead the battle of vimy ridge, which was a huge victory with him getting promoted

58
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who were the axis powers in ww2?

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Germany, Italy, and japan

59
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what is the united nations

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a union of countries for peace.

60
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why did the US join the ww2

A

the bombing of pearl harbor

61
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the somme

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France, July 1916

62
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what were concentration camps?

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camps ran by Nazi’s for the Jewish community and disabled community.

63
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what was the bi and bi commision in Canada?

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bilingual and biculturalism

64
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universal declarance of human rights

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the recognization that everyone’s equal

65
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NORAD

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Canada-US aircraft control

66
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why was the cold war given that name

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because they didn’t use bombs

67
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vimy ridge

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lead by sir arthur currie, it was the battle that proved canada that they were strong and could be seen as an independent country.

68
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dieppe raid

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detrimental to canada, since the raid went terribly wrong with them losing many soldiers because of the lack of aircraft artillery

69
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d-day

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another successful victory with canada being heavily present in this battle also proving canada as a strong force.

70
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fashion for men in the 1920s

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clothes, hats, and shoes

71
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fashion for women in the 1920s

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haircuts, terminology and clothes

72
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what technology adapted in the 1920s

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cars, radio, and refrigerators

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