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Midterm Review: WWI Flashcards

1
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Central powers

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Triple Alliance (Germany and Austria-Hungary)

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Allies

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Triple Entendre (Britain, France, Russia)

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Belgian neutrality and Germany

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Battle of Ypres; Chlorine gas. Neither side gain advantage.

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4
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Women and war effort

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Nurses and ambulance driver; CAMP

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5
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Sam Hughes

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Minister of militia; Set up training camps

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Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Volunteers

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Ross Rifle

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Sponsored by Sam Hughes; sharp shooting. Jammed after rapid use

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8
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Internment Camp

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Enemy alien or treat to government (Germany/ Austria-Hungary immigrants)

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Trench warfare

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Fighting in the trenches; filthy!

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10
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Nellie McLung

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Persons’ Case

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British Declaration of War

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German -> France; Germany did not withdraw from Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany.

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12
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French Canadian attitude to WWI

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No support!

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13
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Women’s Suffrage

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Women gains the right to vote

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14
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War Measures’ Act

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Canadian Government had authority/ control after WWI (PM Borden)

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15
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Machine guns

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Powerful; 1= 60-100 rifles Most feared weapon

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16
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Long range artillery

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Air warfare!

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17
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Tank

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Secret weapon; first used in Battle of Somme. Effective, but didn’t break German lines

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Fighter Planes

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Armed with machine guns

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U-Boat

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German; travel in water w/o seen or detected

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20
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Gas Warfare

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Chlorine gas (burn skin & lungs)

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Attrition

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the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack

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22
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Trench foot

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feet swell and turn black

23
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Second Battle of Ypres

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Belgian city in the Flanders district; Chlorine gas

24
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First Battle of the Somme

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4 month battle; Goal=break German lines; FAIL b/c machine gun + lack of proper weapons

25
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Newfoundland Regiment

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700 men killed or wounded within half hour in Somme

26
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Vimy Ridge

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General Byng trained; 4 divisions of CEF fight as 1 -> VICTORY!

27
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Passchendale

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MUD! Currie things didn’t go as planned/ America joined war

28
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100 days

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Allied campaign that brought an end to the First World War

29
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Arthur Currie

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Canadian appointed to command Canada’s troops

30
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Bluebirds

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Blue uniforms and white veils

31
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John McCrae

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Canadian surgeon (Trenches)

32
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Billy Bishop

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Flying Ace!

33
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Victory Bonds

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Pay for war; Canadians buy -> cash in after war

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Ace

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When pilot can shoot down 5 enemy aircraft

35
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Rationing

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Foods and materials needed for war

36
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Propaganda

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Tool for war; encourage volunteers/ Victory Bonds, etc

37
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Mont Blanc

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Halifax explode! French ship carrying dynamite, was accidentally hit by another ship

38
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Halifax Explosion

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2000-3000 people were killed and more than 10 000 were injured

39
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Conscription Crisis

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PM Borden introduces Military Service Act; Enlistment compulsory

40
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Conscientious objector

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Refused to fight

41
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Henri Bourassa

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Quebec nationalist; War= bad (waste of money and men); Conscription divide nation

42
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Wilfred Laurier

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Leader of Liberals; Joined English-Canadians in supporting British Empire

43
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Robert Borden

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PM during WWI

44
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Khaki Election

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Canadian federal election 1917 regarding conscription

45
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Aboriginal enlistment

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initially not accept b/c racist!

46
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Merchant Marine

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ferried munitions and food to Britain

47
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Income Tax

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Help pay for war

48
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Military Voters’ Act

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Allowed men/women serving overseas to vote

49
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Wartime Elections’ Act

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Vote for all Canadian Women; cancelled cote for contentious objectors/immigrants from enemy countries

50
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Union Government

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Borden invite opposition Liberals who favored conscription

51
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The Armistice November 11,1918

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Truce; 11:00am

52
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Paris Peace Talks

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negotiated the Treaties that would govern the peace after WWI

53
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Treaty of Versailles

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End WWI, Germany had to accept blame for War

get rid of most of there armed forces; give up some territory to France pay money.

54
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War guilt clause

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Blamed Germany for WWI

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