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28 Cards in this Set
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Bluebirds
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Canadian overseas nurses in World War 1
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Tom Longboat
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Canadian aboriginal runner who was an excellent trench courier during World War 1
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League of Nations
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Created after WW1 to preserve collective security and keep world peace
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Paris
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City where peace conference was held
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Black Hand
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Nationalist terrorist group responsible for killing Franz Ferdinand
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Suffragists
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Women who fought for the right to vote
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Spanish Flu
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Disease that killed many Canadians in 1919
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Halifax
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City rocked by an explosion in its harbour in 1917
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Sir Robert Borden
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Prime Minister of Canada during WW1
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Merchant Marine
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Sailors who transported food, weapons, and fuels across the Atlantic
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Billy Bishop
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Canadian flying ace, said to have shot down over 72 German planes
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Franz Ferdinand
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His assassination helped provoke the start of WW1
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Lusitania
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British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine; many Americans were also aboard
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Sam Hughes
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Minister of the militia who headed the Shell Committee
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Autonomy
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Independence; control over one's affairs
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Armistice
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Another word for truce
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Henri Bourassa
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Quebec politician who was directly opposed to conscription
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Imperialism
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The policy of one country extending control over another by political or military methods
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Kaiser Wilhelm
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Leader of Germany in WW1
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Treaty of Versailles
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Peace agreement that imposed harsh penalties on Germany after WW1
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Conscription
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Compulsory military service; key item in 1917 election
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Kitchener
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New name for Berlin, Ontario
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Ace
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A pilot who shot down at least 5 enemy planes
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Conscientious Objectors
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People who refused to go to war for moral or religious reasons
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Arthur Currie
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Top Canadian general during World War 1 who led the troops at Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, and the 100 Days Campaign
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Rationing
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Limiting basic supplies of food, fuel, and other items to civilians in order to save resources for the soldiers and to prevent inflation
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Triple Entente
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France, Britain and Russia
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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
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