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57 Cards in this Set
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When did WW1 start? |
July 28 1914 |
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When did world war 1 end |
November 11 1918 |
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Name the 4 major battles |
Vimy ridge, Passchendaele, Battle of Somme, Battle of Ypres |
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What were the four long term causes |
Militarism, Economic Rivalry, Nationalism, Impearialsm |
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What were the three short term causes |
The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdidnand, The ultimatum, The Alliance System |
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When did the battle of Vimy start |
April 9 1917 |
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When did the Battle Of Sommes Happen |
July 1 1916 |
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When did the Battle of Passchendaele Happen |
July 31 1917 |
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When did the Battle of Ypres happen |
April 22 1915 |
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When did the Halifax explosion happen |
December 6 1917 |
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What are 4 political parties created in the 20s and 30s |
Progressive party, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Social Credit Party, Union Nationale |
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What was the treaty of versailles |
It was a treaty which was signed to bring WW1 to an end and it blamed Germany for the war and had a set of guidelines for Germany |
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What are 7 reasons why the great depression happened |
Dependance on natural reasources Minerals and mining Buying on credit Tariffs Low standard of living Droughts and locusts Stock market crash |
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When was VE day |
May 8 1945 |
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When was VJ day |
September 2 1945 |
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When did WWII start and end |
September 1 1939 to September 2 1945 |
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What were the four battles in order |
Ypres Somme Vimy Passchendaele |
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Who was a part of the triple extent and the triple alliance in ww1 |
ENTENT France Russia Britain ALLIANCE Germany Italy Austria Hungary |
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When was the great depression |
October 29 1929 to 1939 |
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What was the MS St.Louis |
It was a ship which was carrying 907 Jewish passengers and was refused entry into canada and many other Latin American countries and Jewish passengers were accepted into Holland, Britan, France and Belgium. |
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When was the last residential school closed |
1996 |
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When was the White Paper act put into place? |
1969 |
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What was Canada's role in the battle of Vimy Ridge |
Canada was the country that had thought of the new military tactic called "the creeping barrage" and it helped Canada to be recognized as it's own nation separate from Britan. |
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What was Canada's role in the battle of Passchendaele? |
In this battle Canada demonstrated thier perseverance by receiving the British troops and by sticking through the harsh and muddy environment. This helped Canada get recognized as a strong nation who puts up a fight |
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What was Canada's role in the Battle of Ypres and Somme |
In the battle of Ypres Canada demonstrated thier innovative solutions and strategies by figuring out a way to survive in chlorine gas without gas masks and it was urine. They figured out that the ammonium in the urine neutralized the chlorine. In the battle of the sommes Canada once again proved that they have strong will power as they endured the harsh conditions of the gruesome battle |
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What was the battle of vimy ridge known for? |
Artillery Anialation |
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What was the Battle of Passcehdaele known for? |
Muddy Mess |
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What was the Battle of Ypres Known For? |
Gas Attack |
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What was the battle of Somme known for? |
Machine gun Massacre |
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When did pearl harbor happen? |
December 7 1941 |
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When Did Hiroshima happen? |
August 6 1945 |
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When did Nagasaki happen? |
August 9 1945 |
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How many Canadians died in The Dieppe Raid |
916 Candians died |
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How many canadians died during the Battle of Ortona |
213 |
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How many kids died in residential schools? |
6000 |
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What were the dates if the persons case? |
1928 to 1929 |
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When did women get introduced to the workforce? |
1914 |
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When could women enlist in the army? |
1965 |
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When did the Indian act get put into place? |
1876 |
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What was the the head tax on Chinese immigrants? |
Its was originally 50 and was raised to 100 and was raised again to 500 |
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How long did the Chinese head tax last with dates? |
38 years from 1885 to 1923 |
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Hiw many Japanese canadians were dispossessed during ww2? |
20,000 |
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How many Japanese people were sent to internment camps? |
110,000 to 120,000 |
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How long did the internment last? |
From 1940 to 1947 |
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When did the formal apology come for the internment camps? |
1988 with 21,000 dollars |
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When did the Korean war began? |
25 June 1959 to 27 June 1953 |
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How many canadian soldiers die in the Korean war? |
516 canadians |
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How many canadians were wounded after the Korean war? |
1200 |
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Did how many candians enlist to contribute to the Vietnam war |
30000 |
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How many canadians died in the Vietnam war? |
134 either died or went missing. |
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When did the battle of ortona start and end? |
December 20 1943 to December 28 1943 |
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How many canadians died in the Battle of Ortona? |
2600 |
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When was the Suez canal seized by Gamal Abdul Nasser? |
July 26 1956 |
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How many candians died in vimy ridge? |
3598 Canadians |
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How many canadians die in the Battle of Ypres? |
2000 candians |
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How many canadians died in passchendaele |
4000 Canadians |
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When did the battle of stalingrad start? |
Winter 1942 to 1943 |
