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21 Cards in this Set
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The causes of WWI |
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism |
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Triple alliance |
Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary |
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Triple Entente |
Britain, France, Russia |
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Battle that led to the highest number of casualties for one days worth of fighting during WWI |
The Battle of the Somme |
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What battle did Canadians employ trickery to convince Germans that they were to be stationed in Flanders, when in fact they were sent to another location entirely? |
Battle of Amiens |
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What was the first province to grant women the right to vote in provincial elections? |
Manitoba |
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What was the name given for the worst day of violence during the Winnipeg General Strike? |
Bloody Saturday |
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What were some positive social effects of prohibition? |
- less people displayed public drunkenness - less disease associated with alcohol - less alcohol related crime |
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What people were instrumental in getting women recognized as “persons” under the law? |
- Emily Murphy - Irene Parlby - Nellie McClung - Henrietta Muir Edwards - Louise McKinney |
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Which document signed in 1931 granted Canada the right to make its own foreign policy decisions? |
The Statute of Westminster was signed in 1931 |
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What new political parties were created in the 1930s? |
Social Credit Party: William Aberhart Co-operative Commonwealth Federation: JS Woodsworth Union Nationale: Maurice Duplessis |
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What battle did the Canadians use the mouse holing technique? |
Battle of Ortona, Italian Campaign |
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Why was the Ogdensburg Agreement significant? |
Created a joint board defence between Canada & America |
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What role did Canadians forces play in during the D-Day invasion? |
To take one of the designated beaches which the Allied forces were gonna land on |
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What nation would Canadian forces go on to liberate after D-Day? |
France |
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What event demonstrated the Britain’s policy of appeasement? |
Munich agreement |
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On April 4 1949, what agreement was made to provide collective security for the nations involved? |
NATO |
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Who is Igor Gouzenko |
Soviet Russia defect living in Canada. Had evidence that soviet spies were working throughout Canada |
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What were Lester B Pearson’s accomplishments? |
- father of peacekeeping -Nobel peace prize -solved suez crisis - Had Canada join NATO - implanted Canada pension plan - universal Medicare program - unified armed force - new flag |
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Who was responsible for creating a Medicare plan in Saskatchewan? |
Tommy Douglas |
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Which price minister refused to put Canada’s NORAD forces on high alert? |
John Diefenbaker |
