HISTORY EXAM REVIEW Flashcards
(60 cards)
What was the treaty that ended the war?
Treaty of Versailles
Who was the Canadian air ace?
Billy Bishop
Who was helping the war back in Canada?
The home front
What was the ocean liner disaster in 1912?
The titanic
What was the alliance that Britain was in?
The triple entente
Who was the wartime prime minister ?
Robert Borden
What killed millions offer the war?
The flu
A terrible new weapon was.?
Poisonous gas
What upset French Canadians?
Conscription
What were women given in 1917?
The right to vote
What was the area called between opposing trenches?
No mans land
What was a famous Canadian victory?
The battle of Vimmy ridge
1919 general strike was?
Winnipeg
What explosion killed 1600?
Halifax
What did Laurier lose the election to?
Tariffs
What was the British family of nations?
Empire
Who was permitted to work in factories?
Children
Britain wanted money for this?
Navy
What did the upper class might have had?
Servants
Who was brantford champion runner?
Tom longboat
What restricted Jon white immigrants?
Head tax
What was the boundary dispute between the us?
Alaska
What had difficulty protecting workers?
Unions
What was a new form of communication?
Wireless