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Key Terms Flashcards

1
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What are four long term causes of World War I?

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  • Clash or Empires
  • Imperialism
  • Nationalism
  • Militarism
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What sparked the start of World War I?

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, in Europe.

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Triple Entente

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An informal understanding among Great Britain, France, and Russia based on Franco-Russian military alliance (1894), an Anglo-French alliance (1904), and an Anglo-Russian entente (1907)

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Triple Alliance

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A secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in May 1882, and renewed periodically in World War I

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Franz Ferdinand

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Europe Archduke, assassinated on June 28, 1914, in Europe

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Black Hand

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A mafia that organized the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

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Schlieffen Plan

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The Germans army plan for war against Russia and France.

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Trench

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A long narrow ditched, used in war.

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Over-the-top

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Attacking the enemy/the enemies trench

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No-man’s Land

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The ground between the two opposing trenches

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Billy Bishop

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Canadian air marshal. Top Canadian ace of the war (72 victories)

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12
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Baron Von Richtofen

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World War I ace fighter pilot, credited with 80 kills

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Ypres

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The centre of intense and sustained battles between German and allied forces. Located in the Flemish province of western Flanders

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Somme

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A battle in World War I fought by Britain and France vs. the German Empire. Allies captured only 13 km of land. Newfoundland regiment lost 90% of its men.

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Passchendaeale

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A battle fought by Allies against the British Empire, fought in Passchendaeale, a town in Belgium which was invaded. July 31, 1917 - Nov 10, 1917

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Vimy Ridge

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The battle of the marriage was fought for over two years by the French and British forces as they tried to capture the ridge but were unsuccessful.
Vimy had clear view of supply routes and enemy positions.
Canada won Vimy Ridge by attack the enemy positions while secretly building an underground tunnel to the ridge.

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17
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General Arthur Currie

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A former realtor from Victoria British Columbia. He was the first Canadian appointed to command Canada’s troops.

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18
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Dog-fight

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An aerial duel between aircraft.

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U-boat

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Under-sea boot, or submarine

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Lusitania

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A British passenger boat sank by a German U-boat in 1915. Killing close to 1200 passengers.

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21
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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A type of naval warfare in which submarine sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning

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22
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Convoy System

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A group of ships travelling together protected by an armed force.

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Tanks

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Developed by the British to shelter soldiers from gun firewall crossing no man’s land, and can drive through barbed wire.

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24
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Zeppelin

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Dirigibles (inflatable air ships) developed by Germany’s Ferdinand Von Zeppelin

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25
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Machine Guns

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Able to fire 400 to 500 rounds per minute. Largely responsible for changing how wars were fought. Capable of sustained fire.

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Seven books of Remembrance

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The seven books of remembrance commemorated the lives of more than 118,000 Canadians who, since confederation, have made ultimate sacrifice while serving our country.

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27
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Halifax Explosion

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3000 tons of explosives were transported on a ship to Halifax port and when exploded killed over 2000 people and over 9000 were injured.

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28
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Total war

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A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objects pursued.

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29
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Enemy Aliens

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A national living in a country that is at war with his/her homeland.

30
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War Measures Act

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An act that gave the federal government emergency powers during wartime, including the right to detain people without laying charges.

31
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Profiteering

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Making a profit by raising prices on needed goods, or producing poor quality materials.

32
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Victory bond

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Bonds issued by the Canadian government to support the war effort.

33
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Income tax

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A tax on personal income.

34
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Suffragist

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A person who advocates that woman should have the right to vote.

35
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Nellie McClung

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Canadian politician/feminist/author/social activist

36
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Conscription

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Forced enlistment in the Armed Forces of all fit men of certain ages.

37
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Military Service Act

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A 1917 act that made conscription compulsory for all Canadian men between the ages of 20 and 45, calling up the younger men first.

38
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Election of 1917

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A Canadian federal election

39
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Military Voters Act

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And act that allowed men and women serving overseas to vote.

40
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Wartime Elections Act

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An act that gave the vote to Canadian woman related to serviceman, but cancelled the vote for conscientious objectors and immigrants from enemy countries.

41
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Treaty of Versailles

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One of the treaties that ended the first world war. It imposed strict sanctions on Germany.

42
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Prohibition

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The banning of sale and consumption of alcohol.

43
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Speak-easy

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(During prohibition) an illicit liquor store or nightclub.

44
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Rum Runners

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What type of flask used to sneak alcohol on a cruise or into an event.

45
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Influenza epidemic

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Flu pandemic from 1918 to 1919. Swept through Europe and killed millions.

46
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Banting and Best

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Canadian Dr. Frederick Banting and American biomedical scientist Charles Best co-discovered insulin in 1921.

47
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Union

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The action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in political context.

48
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One Big Union

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A Canadian cynical a stick trade union active primarily in Western Canada.

49
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Winnipeg General Strike (May 1919)

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A massive strike by workers in Winnipeg and 1919.

50
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Bloody Saturday

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June 21, 1919, when the royal Northwest mounted police charged a crowd of protesters during the Winnipeg general strike.

51
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Riot Act

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A riot that occurred when police attempted to clear on to Ottawa trekkers from a stadium in Regina.

52
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Red Scare

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The fear that communism would spread to Canada.

53
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Group of Seven

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A group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s.

54
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Residential Schools

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Government authorized schools, for aboriginal children to be educated in the Canadian culture.

55
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League of Indians

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1919, created by Canadian veteran and mohawk man Frederick Oligivie Loft to end Indian stigma

56
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Chinese Exclusion Act

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A U.S federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, restricting free immigration in the US, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

57
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Xenophobia

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Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries/foreign people.

58
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Foster Hewitt

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Canadian radio broadcaster, famous for his play by play calls for hockey night Canada.

59
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Radio

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A wireless communication system.

60
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1922 Chanak Affair

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The Canadian government’s refusal in 1922 to support British troops in defending the Turkish port of Chanak.

61
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1923 Halibut Treaty

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A 1923 treaty between Canada and the US to protect halibut along the Pacific coast; first treaty negotiated and signed independently by the Canadian government.

62
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1926 King-Bying Crisis

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A situation that occurred in 1926 when governor general Bying refused prime minister Kings request to dissolve parliament and call an election.

63
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1926 Balfour report

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The conclusion of the 1926 Imperial conference that acknowledge Canada as an autonomous community within the British Empire.

64
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1927/28 New Foreign Embassies

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Canada opened a foreign embassy in the USA, France, and Belgium.

65
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1931 Statue of Westminister

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The law that changed the British Empire into the British Commonwealth.

66
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Model T

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An automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908 to May 26, 1927.

67
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Mass Production

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The name given to the method of producing goods in large quantities.

68
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Fads and Fashion

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In means of clothing:

A fad is in style for only a short duration of time while fashion endures.

69
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Flapper

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If fashionable women in the 1920s intent on enjoying herself, and rebelled against societies expectations, and usually behaved “inappropriate” in public.

70
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Persons Case

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A court case in which the famous five successfully fought to have a woman declared “persons” under Canadian law in 1929.

71
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Famous Five

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Five Alberta woman who fought for the political status of woman.

72
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Edmonton Grads

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A Canadian women’s basketball team.

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