world war 1, etc Flashcards
How many people immigrated to from 1867 to 1914
3.5 milllion people immigrated during that time
What was the Holocaust?
The holocaust is the name we give to the murder of more than 6 million jews, as well as more than 5 million from other minority groups.
What’s the difference between immigrate and emigrate?
Immigrate is when move into a country to live Emigrate means to leave a country to live in another
There are push and pull factors. Push makes you leave, Pull brings you in.
What is The Homestead Act?
The homestead act is an act that gave property to early settlers to be developed into farms.
What are treaties?
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law.
Who fought in world war two ?
Italy , Germany and Japan - axis
U.K., France, Canada, Australia, China, later Soviet Union (Russia), later U.S.
When did the Winnipeg General Strike start?
May 15, 1919
When did the Winnipeg General Strike end?
June 25, 1919
What was the main reason to strike?
The workers had low wages and poor working conditions.
What was the goal of the indian act
The Indian Act was created to control and assimilate Indigenous peoples and their communities.
What is the halifax disaster?
Two boats the Norwegian vessel SS Imo boat and SS Monte Blac collided. The boat SS Mont Blanc had been carrying explosives which caused a massive explosion creating destruction and deaths, on 6 December 1917.
What is the dust bowl and why important - this question was what mr martin wrote on board
it was a big cloud of dust
you had to take shelter
it destroyed farms
raised prices of food
contributed to depression -
What insects were attracted during the dust bowl of 1930’s?
Grasshoppers
when signed the treaty 1
1871,
When did Women get to vote in Manitoba?
1916
Which Japanese cities were targeted by Atomic bombs?
Hiroshima, August 6th, 1945 and Nagasaki, August 9th, 1945.
What happened at Dunkirk?
involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
When did the great depression start and end
1929-1939
What were Japanese Internment Camps?
it was the policy of the government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps.
What caused The Dust Bowl- how did it contribute to the Economic Depression?
a series of droughts combined with non-sustainable agricultural practices led to devastating dust storms, famine, diseases and deaths related to breathing dust.
When did the Great Depression take place?
1929-1939
What were the Central powers?
Central powers, Germany, Austria-hungary, Ottoman Empire
What were the Allied Forces?
Allied Powers: UK, France, Italy, Russia, Canada, Australia (later U.S.)
What happened at Vimy Ridge? When was it? Why was it an important battle?
Its capture by the Canadians was essential to the advances by the British Third Army to the south and of exceptional importance to checking the German attacks in the area in 1918.
