world war 1

Question 1

when was world war 1?

Answer 1

1914-1918

Question 2

how was Canada active in world war 1?

Answer 2

1. men fought in europe

2. manufacture of military equipment

Question 3

after the war, canada was more what?

Answer 3

autonomous

Question 4

at the beginning of the 20th century, what were European states trying to do?

Answer 4

increase their power and political influence

Question 5

what did European states form?

Answer 5

alliances

Question 6

what are the 2 alliances?

Answer 6

triple entente and central powers

Question 7

who was in the triple entente?

Answer 7

france, UK, russia and their allies

Question 8

who was in the central powers?

Answer 8

Germany, austria, Hungary and their allies including the ottoman empire

Question 9

who declared war on who?

Answer 9

germany declared war on England

Question 10

how come canada also joined?

Answer 10

because it was a part pf the British empire

Question 11

how many countries were involved in world war one?

Answer 11

32

Question 12

when did the US enter the war and who’s side were they open?

Answer 12

in 1917 and they were on the side of the triple entente

Question 13

why did the federal government adopt measures?

Answer 13

to increase its power and its ability to intervene in social and economic affairs

Question 14

what was the war measures act?

Answer 14

federal govermment could make all the decisions it deemed necessary for Canada’s involvement in the war

Question 15

what could the federal government do under the war measures act?

Answer 15

impose censorship
control prices and wages
intervene in all sectors of the economy so that factories could focus on wartime production

Question 16

why did canada stop accepting many immigrants?

Answer 16

immigrants were considered a threat to Canada’s national security

Question 17

what did war provoke?

Answer 17

xenophobia

Question 18

what happened to the rights of Canadians who were originally from an enemy country?

Answer 18

their rights were restricted. their right to vote was temporally revoked and they had to register with a gvt official to monitor them

Question 19

how come the Canadian industrial sector increased during the war?

Answer 19

because it needed to produce a lot of military equipment

Question 20

how come there was an increase in shipbuilding?

Answer 20

because goods were being transported to Europe on ships

Question 21

how come there was an increase in the agricultural sector ?

Answer 21

because food was sent to feed troops in Europe

Question 22

how did the government finance the war?

Answer 22

issued victory bonds

Question 23

how did women get more jobs?

Answer 23

since many men went to fight in the war, their jobs needed to be filled

Question 24

because women were starting to be recognized, how did this affect them positively?

Answer 24

the right to vote was extended to all Canadian women 21 and over!!!!!

Question 25

Canadian participation in world war one created a division between who?

Answer 25

the French and English Canadians

Question 26

why was their a division between the French and English canadians?

Answer 26

English canadians were attached to the brtisih empire and wanted to protect it. however, many French didnt feel attached and didnt want to participate in the war

Question 27

at the beginning of the war, was participating in the war mandatory?

Answer 27

no

Question 28

which people volunteered to be in the war?

Answer 28

many English canadians

Question 29

what was the military service act?

Answer 29

men between the ages of 20-45 who were single, widowed or without children had to enlist

Question 30

did the French like the military service act?

Answer 30

no

Question 31

how many people died in world war one?

Answer 31

19 million

Question 32

who won the war?

Answer 32

triple entente

Question 33

what were soldiers offered after the war?

Answer 33

free land and pensions

Question 34

how did women who worked in factories lose their jobs after the war?

Answer 34

the soldiers returned back to the factories and took back their jobs

Question 35

what was the league of nations?

Answer 35

an international organization founded by victorious countries of world war one

Question 36

what was the mission of the league of nations?

Answer 36

to ensure world peace

Question 37

what was signed at the end of the war?

Answer 37

the treaty of versailles which imposed economic, territorial and political measures on Germany

Question 38

what was the balfour report?

Answer 38

author balfour was asked to examine the question of defining autonomy of Canada and other dominnions of the UK

Question 39

what did author balfour recommend?

Answer 39

the formal recognition of the autonomy fo its dominions

Question 40

what did the balfour report grant canada?

Answer 40

full legal freedom expect when they chose to be subordinate to Britain

Question 41

did canada have a lot of autonomy?

Answer 41

yesss

Question 42

what was reserved for the British parliament?

Answer 42

amending the canadian constitution