Causes of WW1 and HTC's
Name 2 of the Historical Thinking Concepts
Daily Double
True or False.
WW1 was the first major conflict that trench warfare tactics were so heavily adopted.
True
100 Points:
This group of Norse explorers briefly settled in Newfoundland around the year 1000.
Who were the Vikings?
Confederation & Expansion
100 Points:
The year that Canada officially became a country.
What is 1867?
Frequent ailments suffered by WW1 trench soldiers.. (1)
Trench foot, trench mouth
Which MAIN survival strategy relates most to a celebration like the 4th of July?
N, Nationalism.
Which countries formed the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, and Russia.
200 Points:
The three-word phrase that explains why European contexts created advantages for colonizing/exploratory ventures.
What is "Guns, Germs, and Steel"?
200 Points:
These were the first four provinces to join Confederation in 1867.
What are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick?
Name 2 pests of the trenches.
Rats and Lice
DAILY DOUBLE
What does each letter of MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
Which countries formed the Triple Alliance? Which alliance had more military might? The Triple Alliance or Triple Entente?
What is Italy/Ottoman Empire, Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Triple Entente
300 Points:
This trade was a key driver of European exploration and settlement in the Canadian interior.
What is the fur trade?
300 Points:
The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America, influencing Canada’s push for Confederation.
What is Manifest Destiny?
300 Points: "Taxation without representation", is a sentiment Americans had spurring this event on..
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Because he was expected to be the successor (next person in power) in Austro-Hungarian Empire and had plans to absorb Serbia into empire.
What's the title of the political cartoon that demonstrates the mushrooming of the WW1 conflict?
The Chain of Friendship
400 Points:
These three European explorers played a major role in claiming land in Canada for France and England.
Who were Cartier, Cabot, and Champlain?
400 Points:
This Métis leader that led both the Red River Rebellion and the Northwest Rebellion and played a crucial role in this province's joining of confederation..
Who was Louis Riel?
Manitoba
400 Points:
What was the war between Britain and France that resulted in New France becoming part of the British Empire called? Name a defining battle of the conflict.
What is the Seven Years’ War?
Plains of Abraham
Describe the historic dynamic (precedent) between European empire/states since the year 814, that contributed to the cause WW1. (2)
Frequent conflict over borders, territories and resources. A conquest or decline mentality was created because of it. Poor quality of life.
What was the Schlieffen Plan and how effective was it, why? (3)
Germany anticipated that Russia would be slow to mobilize and didn't want to fight battles on two fronts at once, so they sought to act swiftly and catch France off-guard by attacking through Belgium.
Russia mobilized faster than expected and Britain kept their guarantee of neutrality to Belgium impeding the German advance.
500 points:
Why did Canada remain part of the British Empire after Confederation? (2)
Canada wasn’t seen as fully capable
Safeguarding British interests in North America
Lack of self-sustaining qualities: Economy, Military
500 points:
What factors impelled Germany to develop its military might? (2)
- Powerful neighbours
- New country without colonies envious of those that had colonies, saw they were advantageous
- Seemingly weak Russian nation