A. Causes and Conflict
Compared to past wars, WWI introduced new weapons like tanks and poison gas but still relied heavily on this crude battle strategy.
(What is trenches)
This WW1 technological advancement made it nearly impossible for soldiers to advance across no man’s land in the light of day.
(What is the machine gun?)
Which HTC is best reflected in the following statement: Inequality limited Indigenous and Black Canadian soldiers from combat roles.
Ethical dimension
This form of media was used to encourage enlistment and rationing in Canada.
(What is propaganda?)
100: What treaty ended WWI but laid the groundwork for WWII?
(Answer: The Treaty of Versailles)
This German tactic combined fast-moving tanks, planes, and infantry to surprise and overwhelm enemies early in WWII.
Answer: What is Blitzkrieg?
What is the battle of Ypres known for?
Use of poison gas attacks.
Which HTC is best reflected in the following statement: Battle of Vimy Ridge is often considered a defining moment for Canada’s national identity.
(What is historical significance?)
This economic measure, first introduced during World War I, was meant to help pay for the war.
(What is income tax?)
200:
Q: What is the gold standard?
A: A monetary system where currency is backed by a fixed amount of gold, limiting how much money a country can print.
Currency tied to valuation of gold (by ounce)
DAILY DOUBLE
Britain honoured an agreement with THIS non-Entente nation, putting significant strain on THIS German plan..
Belgium
Schleiffen Plan
Which HTC is best reflected in the following statement: The assassination of ________ _____ ________ set off a chain reaction of alliances that led to war.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(What is cause and consequence?)
Daily Double
300: What was notable about the Paris Peace Conference as it relates to Canadian sovereignty?
Borden argued his way into having one rep for Canada
300: The site of the 1940 evacuation of 338,000 Allied troops from France?
(Answer: Dunkirk)
A logical error when the full scope of data is not considered and focus is only given to those who have persisted through a given filter.
(What is survivorship bias?)
This government in southern France collaborated with Nazi Germany.
Which WW??
Answer: What is Vichy France?
WW2
The cartoon the "Chain of Friendship" (featuring the warring nations of WW1) suggests that the ______ of 1914 ______ ____ ____ rather than prevent it.
Alliances
Answer: escalated the war
This WW_ era act granted voting rights to women related to soldiers and was seen as a way to boost support for conscription.
(What is the Wartime Elections Act?)
WW_ helped accelerate women's rights because of their roles in THIS area.
1
Answer: What is the workforce or war effort?
$400 – What about the gold standard impeded economic recovery a limited funding for public works?
Less flexibility in money supply, couldn’t fund public works and relief programs without the gold to back currency.
During WW1, why did defensive tactics on the Western Front lead to the proliferation of trench fortification in a line from Switzerland to Dunkirk?
The effectiveness of direct trench v. trench defensive tactics, leaving flanking to be the only way to make considerable gains for any attacking force. How do you prevent flanking?? Extend the trench.
Which HTC is best reflected in the following statement: ______ _________ opposed conscription in 1917, believing that they had no duty to fight for ______.
(What is historical perspective?)
French Canadians
Britain
$500 – What about Canada’s economy makes it so vulnerable to economic protectionism? (2)
Dependence on our neighbour and biggest world economy. That we’re a resource economy that generates a considerable amount of value by harvesting our resources (commodities) and selling them abroad to be processed.
500: How did the Great Depression set the stage for WW2? (2)
Made citizens vulnerable, which caused them to support politicians who present themselves as agents of extreme change