world war II

Question 1

what are the long term causes of the war?

Answer 1

Militarism
alliances
imperialism
nationalism

Question 2

Militarism definition

Answer 2

Building up armed forces and getting ready for war.
ex.
-weapons
-strategies

Question 3

Alliances definition

Answer 3

Agreements or promises to defend and help another country.

Question 4

Imperialism definition

Answer 4

trying to build up an
empire.

Question 5

Nationalism definition

Answer 5

Having extreme pride in your country and being ready to defend it.

Question 6

What countries are in the Triple Entente?

Answer 6

Britain
France
Russia

Question 7

What countries are in the triple alliance?

Answer 7

Germany
Italy
Hungary/Austria

Question 8

what are the short term causes?

Answer 8

-The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
-The July Crisis
-Alliance Obligations and Mobilizations
-The Schlieffen Plan
-Balkan Instability

Question 9

The assassination of Archduke Franz

Answer 9

28 June 1914, franz was killed by Gavrilo

Question 10

the july crisis

Answer 10

june 28 1914 to august 16 1914
The July crisis was a month-long period of ultimatums and threats that led to the outbreak of World War I

Question 11

alliance obligations and mobilization

Answer 11

escalating conflicts, limiting flexibility in decision-making, fostering rivalries, and spreading the conflict.

Question 12

the schlieffen plan

Answer 12

this plan was for Germany to attack France and then Russia

Question 13

Balkan instability

Answer 13

Balkans wanted to capture more territories and this lead to the power of rivalry

Question 14

What are major battles

Answer 14

Passchendaele
The Somme
Vimy Ridge
Ypres

Question 15

passchendale

Answer 15

-Oct 26-nov 1917
-7,000 Canadians dead and 15,000 wounded
-Canadians won
-happened in Britain
- France and Britain vs Germany

Question 16

the Somme

Answer 16

-july 1-late nov 1916
-One of the most horrific and futile battles in HISTORY
-lasted over 5 months
-Over 600,000 Allied losses
-over 24,000 Canadian losses
-Britain and France vs Germany

Question 17

Vimy ridge

Answer 17

-Easter Weekend Apr 9-14 1917
-The battle was fought in tremendous sleet
-Created national pride

Question 18

Ypres

Answer 18

-April 22 – May 1915
-1st major battle by Canadian troops against the Germans

Question 19

what is trench warfare?

Answer 19

Trench warfare is a type of combat in which the opposing sides attack and would defend from wholes in the ground.

Question 20

No mans land

Answer 20

No Man’s Land was the dangerous area between the opposing trenches

Question 21

League of Nations

Answer 21

An International organization designed to stop future wars

Question 22

Who were the prime ministers?

Answer 22

Wilfred Laurie and Robert Borden

Question 23

Wilfrid Laurier

Answer 23

Born: Nov 20 1841
died: Feb 17 1919
was the seventh prime minister of canada.

Question 24

Robert Borden

Answer 24

Born: June 26, 1854
died: June 10, 1937
-Canada’s eighth Prime Minister
-his main task was the management of WWI

Question 25

whats propaganda?

Answer 25

its used to promote or publicize a political POV that is misleading

Question 26

ways to convince people with propaganda

Answer 26

fear, patriotism, guilt, dense of duty,

Question 27

trench foot

Answer 27

fungal infection of the feet cause by prolonged standing in mud and water.

Question 28

conditions in the trenches

Answer 28

summer-too hot winter-too cold always muddy or rainy

Question 29

problems in the trenches

Answer 29

-lice -death everywhere -constant diseases to worry about -rats always invested the trenches

Question 30

technology

Answer 30

-airplanes -cavalry -dreadnought -tank -submarine

Question 31

weapons

Answer 31

-artillery -chlorine gas -flamethrower -machine gun -rifle

Question 32

whats conscription?

Answer 32

mandatory enlistment

Question 33

conscription debate

Answer 33

French and English disagreed about how it was mandatory

Question 34

home front definition

Answer 34

encouraging Canadians to help pay for the war trough victory bonds

Question 35

end of war

Answer 35

the sinking of Lusitania brings in USA into war which broke up the triple alliance

Question 36

treaty of versailles

Answer 36

-enssentially consequences for germany -made sure that WWI was the end of all wars -signed in 1919

Question 37

the treaty

Answer 37

-stripped germany of its air force and armed force -germany blamed for the war