M3 Deck - WW1 and Social Stratification

Question 1

What are the 7 types of government?

Answer 1

• Proprietary Government
• Old Representative System
• Ministerial Government
• Full Internal Self Government
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Republic
• Crown Colony

Question 2

What is Proprietary Government? (OLIGARCHY)

Answer 2

• assembly made up of rich white land owners
• contains a crown, lord proprieters, governer, nominated council and an elected assembly

Question 3

What is the Old Representative System?

Answer 3

• contains the crown, the governor, nominated council and an elected assembly

Question 4

What is Ministerial Government?

Answer 4

• universal suffrage was introduced but the governer was in charge of defence, security and external affairs
• contains the crown, governer, premier/cheif minister, legislative and executive

Question 5

What is Full Self Internal Government?

Answer 5

• the governor acted on advice of the premier
• contains the crown, governor, premier/chief minister, the legislative and executive

Question 6

What is Constituional Monarchy?

Answer 6

• the Governer General is symbolic representation of the monarch and can dismiss and appoint ministers, dissolve parliament and appoint judges.
• contain the crown, governor general, prime minister, legislative and executive

Question 7

What is Constituional Monarchy?

Answer 7

• the Governer General is symbolic representation of the monarch and can dismiss and appoint ministers, dissolve parliament and appoint judges.
• contain the crown, governor general, prime minister, legislative and executive

Question 8

What is Republic?

Answer 8

• Parliamentary Republic has a president with roles like gov. general
• Presidential Republic there is no prime minister and president has executive power
• contains president, prime minister, legislative and executive

Question 9

What is Crown Colony?

Answer 9

-Authoritative did not give the people right to elect representatives or offer themselves as candidates in elections
-All power was concentrated to the governor who had judicial, executive and legislative powers.
-contains the crown, governor, nominated legislative and nominated executive

Question 10

What is Social stratification?

Answer 10

a system that varies on vertical mobility and chances of rising or falling down the ladder

Question 11

What are “closed societies”?

Answer 11

when an individual has no chance of moving up or down the social stratification ladder

Question 12

What are “open societies”?

Answer 12

when an individual has more vertical mobility and can even move up or down the social stratification ladder

Question 13

Example of closed system

Answer 13

slavery which is the ownership of people

Question 14

When and why did slavery begin?

Answer 14

around 10,000 years ago in agricultural societies using prisoners of war.

Question 15

How has slavery evolved today?

Answer 15

is still exists in parts of the world which are africa, asia, and south america in 10s of millions

Question 16

What are the types of slavery?

Answer 16

• Prisoners of ethnic conflict wars
• Girls & women kidnapped for sex slavery
• Children sold by their parents for child labor
• Abused and tortured workers paying off debts

Question 17

What is the caste system and what kind of system is it?

Answer 17

the caste system is a closed system and is people born into unequal groups based on their parents status.

Question 18

True or False - People in caste system can change status

Answer 18

False- they remain in these groups for the rest of their lives

Question 19

What is an example of the caste system?

Answer 19

India has several major castes which dictate their life and chances.

Question 20

What is the class system and what type of system is it?

Answer 20

an open system where a person is born into a social ranking and can move up or down easily

Question 21

How are people in class systems able to move up or down?

Answer 21

their movement is a result of their skill, efforts and knowledge

Question 22

What is wealth?

Answer 22

the total value of a person or family including income, stocks, real estate and other assets.

Question 23

What is Power?

Answer 23

the ability to influence others to willingly or unwillingly do your bidding

Question 24

What is prestige?

Answer 24

the status and esteem people hold in the eyes of others

Question 25

Why was the distance in wealth in Belize not as vast as other Carib societies?

Answer 25

because of Belize’s small size and social relations

Question 26

August 1914

Answer 26

belize offered to help the british empire but were rejected

Question 27

What role did Belize play in WW1?

Answer 27

provided mahogany to repair royal navy ships and also volunteers went to fight

Question 28

How important was communication back then?

Answer 28

- In the first months of the war Belize used travelers and passing ships to transmit news to the outside world. - Telegraph network was expensive and unsafe - A wireless radio station was installed by Great Britain in Belize City

Question 29

How did the war affect some Belizeans?

Answer 29

At least 2 belizeans died by torpedo (John Dredge and Evelyn Dredge)

Question 30

How many men participated in war and in what year?

Answer 30

October 1915 at least 129 men from belize joined the war when britain finally accepted

Question 31

What were some of the injuries suffered?

Answer 31

they were exposed to frost bite, amputations, no food or water, prejudice and racism and unhygienic conditions.

Question 32

In which year was there a riot after return from war and why?

Answer 32

in 1919 the ex-servicemen rioted which caused an electrical blackout in belize city

Question 33

How long did WW1 last?

Answer 33

it lasted 4 years from JULY 28, 1914 to NOVEMBER 11, 1918. (4y,3m,14d)

Question 34

How many countries took part in the war?

Answer 34

135 countries took part in WW1

Question 35

What were the ALLY countries of WW1?

Answer 35

there were 6 main ally countries: -British Empire (The UK) -United States -Russia -France -Italy -Japan

Question 36

What were the CENTRAL POWER countries of WW1?

Answer 36

there were 3 central power countries: -Germany (nazi) -Austria-Hungary -Turkey

Question 37

What started WW1?

Answer 37

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife) who was heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary

Question 38

Which terrorist group asassinated them?

Answer 38

a Serbian terrotist group named the Black hand. the man who shot them was Gavrilo Princip

Question 39

Why did the British and Americans join the war?

Answer 39

- 128 Americans were killed by a german submarine as well - America joined in 1917 after Germany made threats to any country wanting to enter Britain

Question 40

Technologies invented during WW1

Answer 40

- Technologies invented were tanks, airplanes, submarines, machine guns, posoin gas, landmines and uniforms

Question 41

Military Strategy during WW1

Answer 41

- Military Strategy was developed in trench warfare which led to soldiers fighting in terrible conditions

Question 42

Medicine during WW1

Answer 42

- Medicine like penicillin was discovered along with blood banks and plastic surgery

Question 43

Psychological Impact during WW1

Answer 43

- Psychological impact like PTSD was caused "shell shock"

Question 44

Women's Involvement during WW1

Answer 44

- Women involvement was increased while men were away at war women had to fill the workforce rolls

Question 45

Social stratification in Belize

Answer 45

political and economic power remains with local elite who were white, light skinned, creole or mestizo

Question 46

Factors that have helped enhance power and influence?

Answer 46

-Education -Migration -Economic Activity -Intermarriage -Political mobilization