Canada Before 1914
Causes of WWI + War at Home
Propaganda, Myths + Remembrance Day
Consequences of WWI
Cool Facts
100

What does CPR stand for?

Canadian Pacific Railway

100

What were the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI?

Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism

100

What is Propaganda?

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular cause

100

Where is Versailles?

France

100

Name 3 new forms of technology used in WWI

machine guns, poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines

200

In the early 1900s, Canada severely restricted immigration from Asia. Who travelled in the Komagata Maru in 1914, and was denied entry into Vancouver? 

British Indians, mostly Sikh Punjabis.

200

Of the 4 major battles of WWI, which was the bloodiest?

The Somme

200

Why is the following statement considered a myth?: Canada became a unified nation at Vimy Ridge.

Canada was divided as two nations by WWI and conscription.

200

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Canada?

We could attend the Paris Peace Conference (separate representation)

We could sign the treaty (although under the British Empire)

We could be a separate member of the League of Nations 

200

What was the spark of WWI?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist

300

The Vancouver riots in 1907 were due to

The growing number of Asian immigrants (Japanese, Chinese, Sikh). 10K people marched in a parade and destroyed Asian businesses & homes.
300

What are 3 differences between Billy Bishop and Frances "Peggy" Pegahmagabow?

Billy: Pilot, 72 "kills", White Canadian

Frances: Sniper, 400 "kills", Indigenous Canadian

300
The name of November 11 was changed from Armistice Day to ______________ due to

Remembrance Day, due to pressure mainly from veterans groups. The new focus would be on the memory of fallen soldiers instead of the political and military events leading to victory in the First World War.

300

Why was the Spanish Flu worse than COVID-19?

Killed 50-100 million people from 1918 to 1920 (2-5% of the world’s population!)

Spanish Flu also caused serious social and economic problems, especially for the poorest Canadians




300

What animals were "known to drown in the mud if they stepped off the duckboards" during Passchendaele?

Horses

400

What was Canada's first overseas war?

The Boer War (1899-1902)

400

What are War Loans, Victory Bonds, and the War Income Tax? What was interesting about the War Income Tax?

War Loans: government borrows $ by selling bonds to investors, to redeem after with 5% interest

Victory Bonds: government borrows $ by selling bonds to the public, to redeem after with 5.5% interest

War Income Tax: government collects tax from families/individuals. THIS DIDN'T END WITH WAR!

400

What were the 3 myths about Canada in WWI?

Canada became a unified nation at Vimy Ridge

Canadian soldiers “fought for our freedom”

Canada was part of the “good guys” in WWI

400

After WWI, who could vote?

White men + White women aged 21 and over

400

The ___________________________ was an all-Black military battalion who served in France, working with white loggers to produce lumber essential for building trenches, observation posts, and railway ties.

The No. 2 Construction Battalion

500

What was the Chinese Head Tax?

A discriminatory fee imposed on Chinese immigrants to restrict immigration.

500

Name 2 people/groups FOR conscription.

Name 2 people/groups AGAINST conscription.

FOR: PM Robert Borden, mothers & wives of soldiers fighting overseas, soldiers who were fighting overseas

AGAINST: French-Canadians, Farmers, Labour Unionists

500

What is significant about the fields in Flanders?

Fields that had been barren before battle exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended.

500

What was the Winnipeg General Strike?

More than 30,000 workers left their jobs. Factories, shops, transit and city services shut down. The strike resulted in arrests, injuries and the deaths of two protestors. It did not immediately succeed in empowering workers and improving job conditions. But the strike did help unite the working class in Canada.

500

A Canadian recognized the gas and helped come up with a temporary solution, _______________

Urinating onto a cloth and breathing through it

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