Unit 1

Question 1

Europe was divided into which 2 groups?

Answer 1

Triple Alliance
Triple Entente

Question 2

Who was involved in the Triple Alliance

Answer 2

Germany, Italy, Astro-Hungarian

Question 3

Who was involved in the Triple Entente

Answer 3

Britain, France, Russia

Question 4

Things that Impacted Canada during WW1

Answer 4

-exports increased
-workmen’s compensation act
-old age pension
-income tax
-women voting, having roles

Question 5

What was the Workmen’s compensation act?

Answer 5

provided workers for compensation if they were injured or killed on the job

Question 6

Causes of WW1
(Long term causes)

Answer 6

Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliances
Militarism

Question 7

Imperialism

Answer 7

2 sides fighting for power, land and money

Question 8

Nationalism

Answer 8

Pride in one’s country and thinking they are more superior to others based on culture and language

Question 9

Alliances

Answer 9

People/countries working together

Ex.
-Triple Alliance
-Triple Entente

Question 10

militarism

Answer 10

Building of army’s

Question 11

Canadas major battles

Answer 11

-Ypres
-Beaumount Hamel
-Battle of the Somme
-Vimy Ridge
-Passchendaele

Question 12

Ypres

Answer 12

Germans released chlorine gas, while Canadians used urine soaked handkerchiefs as gas masks

Question 13

Beaumount Hamel

Answer 13

Worst day for Britain’s in terms of casualties

Question 14

Battle of the Somme

Answer 14

Somme saw use in of creeping barrage (Artillery fire moving forward)

Question 15

Vimy Ridge

Answer 15

-All 4 divisions of Canadian corps fought together (planned attack)

Question 16

Passchendaele

Answer 16

-Canadians began attacks along 2 British divisions
-captured the village of Passchendaele within a week

Question 17

Canada’s role in WW1 in the air

Answer 17

-mapping trenches
-directing artillery fire
-scouts protected their army, while destroying the enemies
-dogfights (planes fighting)

Question 18

Canadas role in WW1 at sea

Answer 18

-was suppose to patrol
-ships carried out supplies
-RCN escorted ships out of port

Question 19

The changing role of government in Canada

Answer 19

-War measures Act
-propaganda
-censored newspapers

Question 20

What is the “War Measures Act”

Answer 20

Gave the government the right to tell farmers/factory owners what to produce

Question 21

Society and its impacts from the war

Answer 21

-no rights for women
-racially divided
-women contributed to war
-white women gained full voting rights

Question 22

Who wanted to fight along Britain?

Answer 22

-Prime minister Robert Borden
-Leader of liberal party Wilfred Laurie

Question 23

Why did Robert and Wilfred want to fight along side Britain?

Answer 23

Because it was Canada’s duty, and responsibility since Britain owned Canada

Question 24

Who didn’t want to fight along Britain?

Answer 24

Publisher Henri Bourassa

Question 25

Why didn’t Henri want to fight along side Britain?

Answer 25

Because the French Canadians don’t want to fight along France

Question 26

What was the “military services act”

Answer 26

A law that says single men have to fight, and must be between the age of 20 and 35

Question 27

What are white “Anglo-Saxon” males

Answer 27

British/chistan males

Question 28

Who had control on who was accepted or rejected to fight in the war?

Answer 28

-Commanding officers of the local regiment -Battalions

Question 29

Racial higherarchy means

Answer 29

White on top, black on bottom

Question 30

What was the “No. 2 Construction Battalion”

Answer 30

-First and only black battalion -had a white commander -black people were not allowed to fight, only to construct Ex. Logging, milling

Question 31

When did WW1 start and end

Answer 31

1914-1918

Question 32

When men had to leave their work to fight of in the war, who joined the workforce force?

Answer 32

Women

Question 33

What happened when the men came back from war?

Answer 33

-took jobs back -told women they were no longer needed in the workforce etc