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Pre WW1 and WW1 Flashcards

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What was Canada’s most populated cities 1900-1914?

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Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver

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What is suffragist

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a person advocating the extension of suffrage, especially to women. Was a national organization

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What did propaganda posters try to influence people to do?

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Enlist, produce or save food, hate the enemy

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Define propaganda

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Who was part of the triple alliance?

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Germany, Austria, Hungary

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Who was part of the triple entente ?

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France, Britain, Russia

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What was the conscription crisis and when did it occur?

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Threatened Canada’s war effort 1917. When Robert Borden visited the wounded soldiers he realized there had to be more soldiers and announced to parliament. After winning next election he enforced conscription but it was inefficient as most convicted soldiers didn’t even go to war

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Did all Canadians and sir Wilfred Laurier agree with supporting Britain

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No

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What was the Alaskan boundary dispute

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When there was no official border between the United States and Canada but a decision couldn’t be made so Britain came in and decided us gets more land and this angered Canada

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Who was Alberta’s first legislate and fought for women to become persons

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Emily Murphy

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Who was a dynamic leader in the struggle for women’s sufferage

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Nellie mclung

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How did Canada enter WW1? What were English and French speaking Canadians thoughts on this?

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Still part of British empire so when Britain declared was on Germany Canada was automatically at war. English supported, French thought was unnecessary because it was a foreign war that had nothing to do with us.

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When did Britain declare war on Germany

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August 4,1914

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What was the war measures act

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Have power to the government to arrest, imprison, and depart peoples and the authority to take over the nations resources and use them for war effort

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What did enlisting in WW1 mean for young men

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Means of honour, adventure, heroism and a chance to travel

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How long was WW1 expected to last? How long did it last?

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expected to be in few weeks or at least be home by Christmas. Lasted four years

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What was life like for a foot soldier in WW1

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Heavy uniforms, letters made their days, slept in camp or local village, dance for fun, make trench art, homecoming was bittersweet

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What year was WW1

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1914-1918

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On average what did WW1 cost Canada

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More than $1 million a day

20
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What three methods to raise money did the government use in WW1

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Selling war loans, selling victory bonds, income war tax

21
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Who were the top three flying aces of WW1

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The Red Baron, Rene Frank, William Bishop

22
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Who introduced the u boat

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Germans

23
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What was the only major naval battle fought in WW1

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Jutland. Germans claimed victory but both sides suffered heavy loss

24
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What are some reasons Germany lost WW1

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Nearly starved country, the rebels in Germany, tanks broke German trenches, defeat of German allies, America’s entry in 1917, failure of German u boat campaign

25
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How did Canada change in a result of WW1

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Growing sense of nationhood and independence, women received the right to vote and gained independence, federal government introduced income tax, social programs started to prevent poverty, industries in prosthetic grew immensely

26
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Who said “the 20th century belongs to Canada”

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PM Wilfred Laurier

27
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Was Bordon for or against going to war

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For

28
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Was Wilfred Laurier for or against going to WW1

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Against

29
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Who is Frank Ferdinand

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The Austrian Archduke that was assasssinated

30
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What did the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand spark

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Caused Austria to declare war on Serbia which also brought Russia into war

31
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Why were some Canadians happy about WW1

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They could support Britain and opportunity for jobs

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Define conscription and did it benefit women

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compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces. It benefitted women because it gave them job opportunities because the men were gone at war

33
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What was the order of occurrence or Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge and Ypres

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Ypres, Somme, Vimy ridge, Passchendaele

34
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What is one word to describe Battle of Ypres

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Gas introduced

35
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One word to describe Somme’s

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Bloody

36
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When did the battle of Ypres happen

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1915

37
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When did battle of Somme’s happen

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1916

38
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When did Vimy Ridge happen

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1917

39
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When did Passchendaele happen

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1917

40
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One word to describe Vimy Ridge

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Proud Canadians

41
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One word to describe Passchendaele

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Muddy

42
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Explain the treaty of versailles

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The armistice made it extremely hard for Germans to continue the war. In 1919 Allied delegates met at Paris peace conference and drafter the treaty that would formally end the war. Germany did sign this treaty

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What was on the treaty of Versailles

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  • Germans had to evacuate the Rhineland
  • Demilitarize the Rhineland and allow it to be occupied by allied troops
  • Reduce it’s army to 100 000 men and abolish conscription
  • abandon its Air Force
  • reduce its navy to six battleships
  • admit responsibility for causing the war
  • Pay Damagages to Allies in amount of $30 billion

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