Unit 3 Flashcards
(15 cards)
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Vimy Ridge
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- The Canadians were t able to capture it where no other army could
- The Canadians invented a thing call the creeping barrage for the battle
- They planed it for months
2
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Interment Camps
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- The Jews were put in camps
- The Jews were the work forces for the Nazis
- The Germans would kill any Jew if they did anything they were not told to do
4.Thousands killed
3
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Ortona
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1.The Canadians attack here to draw German troops away form the frontlines
2.Ancient town on the Cliffs of Adriatic Sea
4
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Appeasement
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- Giving someone something is hopes that is all they want and they stop what they doing.
2.Hitler was given Poland by Chamberlain in hopes he would stop taking other lands
5
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C.D. Howe
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- He was the Cabinet minister in charge of industrial production
2.He was extremely happy with the rate of production for Canada
6
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Treaty of Versailles
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- This was the Treaty that ended WW1
2.It was signed by German and 4 other countries
7
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War Measure Act
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- This gave the Canadian government extra power doing war time
2.It was a signed in Parliament in August 1914
8
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Robert Borden
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- Prime Minster of Canada form 1911-1920
- He started the movement to make Canada its own country
- Led Canada though WW1
9
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Militarism
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1.The Industrial Revolution led to an edvanment in military production
2. Europeans had to be better then other countries with they military
3. One of the 4 main of WW1
10
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Nationalism
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- One of the 4 main problems of WW1
- A very strong form of Patriotism but to much
11
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Operation Overlord
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- Common know as D-Day and took place on June 6
- The Canadians got though Hitlers impenetrable wall at Juno beach
12
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Prohibition
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- The banning of alcohol
2.Saskatchewan started in 1915 and other provinces followed in the years to come
13
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Profiteering
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- Companies would withhold products so they could sell them for more for the same items
- Led to public outrage and unrest
14
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Conscription Crisis
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- Being forced to join the military if you were able body
2.Not enough men were volunteering for the army so they has to start conscripting people
15
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Arthur Currie
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- He was a Canadian commander of the First Canadian Division
2.He helped led the battle of Vimy Ridge