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unit 2 WORLD WAR 1 (1914-1918) Flashcards

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MA2IN causes of WWI (1914-1918)

M

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Militarism

  • arms race
  • building the army, navy and air force
  • which country had the strongest army
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MA2IN causes of WWI (1914-1918)

A

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Alliances

  • triple entente or the Allies
  • (french, england, canada, russia)
  • central powers / triple alliance
  • (germany, italy, austria hungry)
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MA2IN causes of WWI (1914-1918)

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Assassination of the Austria Archduke

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MA2IN causes of WWI (1914-1918)

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Imperialism

-one country taking over an other country to strengthen their empire

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MA2IN causes of WWI (1914-1918)

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Nationalism

-a strong feeling of one’s attachment to a nation or coulture

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How did Canada get involved?

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1910 PM Wilfred Laurier said “when Britain is at war, Canada is at war”

1914=WWI broke out and Britain called for troops
Canada’s foreign policy was controlled by Britain

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define CEF

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CANADIAN
EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE

  • volunteer soldiers
  • fought in a separate Canadian unit
  • national identity
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Sam Hughes

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  • charge of the artillery
  • ross rifle
  • profit
  • set up camps in Valcartier
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War Measurement Act

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  • suspend habeas corpus
    • right after arrested to be brought before a judge
  • PM Borden thought during war gov’t needed more control
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INTERNMENT CAMPS

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  • anyone who was suspected as a spy was detained, deported, imprisoned or all 3 due to the war measures act
  • forced to do hard labour
  • mistreated
  • german or austro-hungarians
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Conscription Crisis

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  • not enough quebecois volunteers

- quebecois didn’t feel patriotic over the war because they were their own

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Conscription- 1917

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-MILITARY SERVICE ACT
(serving in the military)
-no one wanted to volunteer after seeing the returning veterans
-PM robert BORDEN issued this act to assist:

THIS DIVIDED THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH SPEAKING

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Those Against Conscription

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-farmers needed their sons to work the farm
-industrial workers felt they already had done their part
-BC labour movement also opposed the idea of conscription
(coal miners with low wages)

being a solider was a job with a lower wage

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Military Voters Act and Wartime Elections Act

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PM robert BORDEN called for an election over conscription

-prior the election he passed 2 pieces of legislation which worked in his favour

  • Military Voters Act = men and women who served overseas the right to vote
  • Wartime Elections Act = women serving or related to a service men could vote
    • also no vote for immigrants and suspected spies
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Conscription Conundrum continued

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PM robert BORDEN was a conservative and invited the opposition (Liberals) who favoured conscription to join him in a wartime UNION GOVERNMENT

  • liberals were given important cabinet positions
  • Liberal Leader Laurier was opposed conscription and lost voted of the Liberals
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War at Home

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  • booming economy
  • busy factories to supply for the war
  • more factories = more jobs
  • most produced in canada were exported to europe
  • some canadian coumpanies made a profit due to stockpiling and inflated prices (war profiteering)
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Propaganda

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  • bias information from the gov’t

- encourage soldiers to join the war and support rations

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new ways of fighting

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battle of attrition

total war

stalemate

19
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new ways of fighting

battle of attrition

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due to trench warfare, no upper hand

attacks until one side is exhausted and unable to continue

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new ways of fighting

total war

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all resources of a nation are organized for one purpose (war)

21
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stalemate

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due to the machine gun, no one would advance across No Man’s Land

22
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WWI and new Technology

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machine guns
tanks(battle of somme)
poisonous gas (battle of ypres)
submarine/uboats 
air planes  (spying/dogfights)
23
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war on sea

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large navies due to the Arms Race
england = bigger navy
germany = u boats
halifax = refuel or repair warships
merchant marine with convoys sent supplies to England
24
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u boat

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german submarine
unseen and undetected
took out British merchant marines (supplies)
sank the LUSITANIA (passenger liner)

25
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rainbow and niobe

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canadian warships
rainbow patrolled the west coast
niobe stationed in halifax

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Halifax DIsaster

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IMOtional event
Mont Blanc (french vessel with explosives) hit the IMO
killed many
levelled halifax
huge explosion
27
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Vimmy Ridge

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_victorious
-went as regionals
-left as nationals
-1st time canada fought as one
-what the french and the english couldn't do
general authur CURRIE was promoted
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Passchendale

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  • puddles
  • pointless
  • death from craters
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Somme

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  • shoulder to shoulder sacrifices
  • many casualties
  • 1st time to use a tank in battle
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Ypres

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  • yeeps!

- poisonous gas

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war in the air

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first air war
dogfights= spins and rolls to shake off attacking planes
ace - pilot who could prove he shot 5 enemy aircrafts

32
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funding the war

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  • income tax 1-2% average 4%businesses
  • borrowed money
  • victory bonds (if war won = interest)
  • victory stamps
  • food rations
  • Daylight savings time
  • off school time to help with the war
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women and WWI

roles

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  • nurses
  • drivers
  • red cross
  • organized committees (support)
34
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women and WWI

drastic changes

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-contributed to the labour force
ex)
-farmers
-factory workers
-banks
-police force
35
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women and the vote

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  • since they help they wanted to vote and be a person under the law
  • won the right to vote in 1918 due to their patriotic efforts during the war
36
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end of the war

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  • armistices
  • agreement to end hostilites
  • end of the last 100 days
  • nov 11
  • canadian solider died moments before the armistices
37
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paris peace confrence

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-independence
-autonomy
-held by the triple entente/allies
PM robert BORDEN fought for canada to have it’s own seat and signature on the treaty of Versailles

38
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League of Nations

autonomy

A
  • established by the treaty of Versailles
  • one member of the nation
  • no longer represented by Britian

goals:

  • prevent war
  • settling disputes via negotiation and diplomacy
  • improve global warfare

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