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Define Naval Blockade
The use of naval forces to block enemy ports and coastlines to prevent supplies, food, and weapons from reaching them.
What was the CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was the first important link to
the west. Transported settlers, seasonal workers and manufactured
goods west while shipping grain east.
Who was the canadian prime minister in ww1
Robert Borden
Canada Declared war (WW2) which date
September 10, 1939
When was the stock market crash?
October 29, 1929 also known as Black Tuesday
The Battle of jutland
The British and German navies facing off only once. The Largest Naval Battle.
*Canada’s most celebrated victory of WWI:
Battle of Vimy Ridge
What was the Winnipeg General Strike
In 1919, where workers demanded better wages and working conditions, leading to Bloody Saturday.
When did ww1 begin and end
July 28th, 1914 - Nov 11, 1918
The 2 leaders in US in ww2
FDR then later Harry S. Truman
Who was Arthur currie
was a Canadian general who rose through the ranks and eventually commanded the Canadian Corps (from June 1917 onward). When he took command in June 1917, it marked the end of British Soldiers commanding Canadian Troops.
What was Prohibiton
The widespread ban on the production and sale of alcohol
Who wrote "In Flanders Feilds"
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, (A Canadian doctor, poet and soldier in WW1)
Leader of great britian in ww2
Winston Churchill
What role did women play at home and overseas ww1
At home:
Worked in factories and farms
Took over jobs previously held by men
Fundraised and supported the war effort
Overseas:
Served as nurses (nursing sisters)
Provided medical care near the front lines
VE ww2 date
May 8, 1945
When and where were tanks used? ww1
Tanks:
When: 1916 (September 5)
Where: Battle of the Somme (France)
What were shanty towns
Temporary shelters built by impoverished people often in city parks or dumps
What was "Riding the Rails"
unemployed men during the depression often travelled illegally by train
In 1945, the league of nations became what?
(UN) United Nations
*After VE Day the war in the Pacific continued until what happened?
The atomic bombing of heroshima and Nagaski
What was the event that triggered ww1
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Gavrilo Princip (a Serbian nationalist) in June 1914.
What was conscription, who supported and who opposed?
Conscription is mandatory military service required by the government. In Canada during WWI, it was supported mainly by English Canadians and Prime Minister Robert Borden, while it was opposed by French Canadians, especially in Quebec, as well as farmers and pacifists.
What were dogfights
Aerial battles between fighter pilots in the air.
Luftwaffle was...
Germany's airforce in ww2