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21 Cards in this Set
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Conscription
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a government policy that all able men ages 20-45 must enlist in the armed forces.
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propaganda
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a governments way inducing specific beliefs and opinions to the public.
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Battle of Ypres
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first battle where poison gas was used. (chlorine gas)
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Battle of Sommes
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"Blood bath" many Canadian soldiers lost their lives
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Vimmy Ridge
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a huge success for Canadians. helped us with our goal to become independent from Britain.
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Passchendaele
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muddiest battle. - Canadians held Passchendaele for 5 days. 15000 casualties.
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Lusitania
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American passenger ship sunk by German U- boats bringing the Americans into the war in 1917
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Blitzkrieg
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"Lightning war" (rapid fire) mainly associated with ww2.
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Trench Warfare
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fighting out of trenches that are dug into the ground.
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chlorine gas
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deadly gas, first used in the battle of Ypres
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Dreadnought
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Super destroyers - big powerful fighter ships
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Triple Alliance:
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1. Italy
2. Germany 3. Austria-Hungary |
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Triple Entente:
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1. France
2. Russia 3. Britian |
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Ace
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pilot credited with shooting down at least 5 enemy planes.
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Billy Bishop
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Canadian "ACE" - 72 enemy planes
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dogfights
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in air battles - airplane fighting
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Schlieffen Plan
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- conceived in 1905 by general Alfred von Schlieffen
-plan to sweep across neutral Belgium and attack Paris from the west like a sharp claw -carried out *1914* French and British waited for them and bogged them down at Marne river |
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Treaty of Versailles
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the victorious powers of WW1 met in Versailles France.
reps from Britain, U.S and France U.S.A didn't want a harsh punishment for Germany Britain - wanted them to be punished fairly France - Harsh punishment |
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John McCrae
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Canadian poet (in Flanders fields) and soldier during WW1
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No- man's land
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land in between trenches of opposing sides during battle. (very dangerous)
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Halifax Harbor Explosion
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morning of December 6th, 1917.
two ships collide in the Halifax harbor, one carrying a load of munitions the Mount Blanc , exploded killing 1600 men or more. |
