Unit 4 Topic Videos Flashcards
What did the watch word mean?
It meant that Cannon Scott who passed down the line and told them that they had a bigger thing to do for Canada than they ever had before. It became a watch word because it mean that whenever he told them that it mean that half of them were going to be killed.
How many Canadians burried in the surrounding battlefield? Ypre…Flanders field?
100 000–2000 Canadian First Division.
How many Canadians withstood the first gas attack?
18 000
What as the symbols for the Newfoundland Regiment?
Caribou
What was the July Drive?
The British had a bombardment that was set up for days that was supposed to take out the German barbed wire and take out the machine guns but by the time they got to July 1, the barbed wire hadn’t been cut and machine guns hadn’t been taken out. One Newfoundland made it over the German trenches and back agian and his report was dismissed.
What as the danger tree why was it important?
Most dangerous place on the battlefield. Only place they cut the wire so all soldiers made their way towards the area so all machine guns had to do was point and fire.
What was the number one killer in WWI?
Disease
Two technologies used in WWI?
Machine guns and barbed wire.
Why did people keep fighting?
Duty, nationalism, fear of being shot for desertion and loyalty to comrads.
Why was alcohol important in WWI?
If it had not been for the rum ration the allies would not have won the war.
What was the Russian revolution?
Had two phases: first phase the February revolution which had army mutiny and civil unrest which saw the overthrow of the Romanov dynasty. The October Revolution saw Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks take over. Affected WWI because Russia signed a separate peace with Germany which got Russia out of the war then the US entered the war on the side of the British.
Where did the first socialists in Canada come from?
US
Who were the enemies of the socialists?
Bankers, railroad men, and lawyers
Where was the first socialist government in North America? And when?
1944 in Saskatchewan it was the CCF
What was the major legacy of the CCF?
Bring in socialized medicine scheme for the province of Saskatchewan. Influenced the liberals who brought in national Medicare.
