Unit 2 (WW1, WW2, OTHER)

Question 1

A government’s strategy in dealing with other nations

Answer 1

Foreign Policy

Question 2

The set of decisions that a government makes relating to things that directly affect the people in its own country

Answer 2

Domestic Policy

Question 3

• Something that a country wants to happen
• A country’s goals
• Something that benefits the country
  ex. Economic, Environment, Social Wellbeing, Political, Safety

Answer 3

National Interest

Question 4

The belief that your country is superior to all others and that you must be 100% loyal at all times

Answer 4

Nationalism

Question 5

Extreme nationalism that promotes the interests of one state or people above all others. (sacrificing others for the nation).

Answer 5

Ultranationalism

Question 6

The mass purging or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in society

Answer 6

Ethnic Cleansing

Question 7

the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group

Answer 7

Genocide

Question 8

killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals

Answer 8

Extermination

Question 9

A culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group that coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group

Answer 9

Minority Groups

Question 10

The process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

Answer 10

Self-Determination

Question 11

Did fighting in WW1 increase Canadian nationalism/pride?

Answer 11

Yes, the great achievements of Canada in battlefields such as Ypres, Vimy and Passchendaele was when Canada emerged from under the shadow of Britain, feeling confident that it could stand on its own.

Question 12

What were some of the negative consequences of WW1 in Canada?

Answer 12

-loss of lives
-decline in the economy
-conflicts involving francophones and anglophones

Question 13

A peace document signed at the end of World War 1 by the allied powers and by Germany.

Answer 13

Treaty of Versailles

Question 14

Who created the 14 points?

Answer 14

President Woodrow Wilson

Question 15

Which countries agreed with the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 15

France, Britain,

Question 16

Which countries disagreed with the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 16

United States, Germany, Italy

Question 17

someone (such as a soldier) who helps to prevent or stop fighting between countries or groups

Answer 17

Peacekeepers

Question 18

the process of bringing about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries.

Answer 18

Peace Making

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Propaganda

Question 20

the action or process of appeasing.

Answer 20

appeasement

Question 21

a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government. (Far-Right)

Answer 21

Facism

Question 22

compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.

Answer 22

Conscription

Question 23

a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded

Answer 23

Total War

Question 24

an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.

Answer 24

League of Nations

Question 25

a deliberate act, typically as part of a systematic campaign, that causes human suffering or death on a large scale.

Answer 25

Crimes Against Humanity

Question 26

an action carried out during the conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war.

Answer 26

War Crimes

Question 27

the genocide of European Jews during World War II.

Answer 27

Holocaust

Question 28

process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country

Answer 28

Decolonization

Question 29

What were the MAIN causes of WW1?

Answer 29

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

Question 30

Arms Race and Generals wanting to use their toys are examples of..

Answer 30

Militarism

Question 31

The Triple Alliance and Entente Cordial are examples of..

Answer 31

Alliances

Question 32

Germany being late to building an Empire and Self Determination are examples of..

Answer 32

Imperialism

Question 33

The war is where nations are born
and Alsace Lorraine are examples of..

Answer 33

Nationalism