Social Forces
When patriotism is taken to the extreme
Nationalism
The "spark" that kicked off the series of events known as the "July Crisis"
The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Astro-Hungarian empire)
Robert Borden
One of the most "romanticized" and celebrated technologies of the war, could be used as reconnaissance scouts
Airplanes
When neither side is able to advance significantly in a battle
Stalemate
The belief that armed conflict is a favourable solution to most issues
militarism
The Triple Entente (Russia, France, Britain, Canada/crown colonies) and the Triple Alliance (Italy*, Austria-Hungary, Germany)
The way in which Canada had some say over their foreign policy in 1914
They could decide to what extent that they were involved in the war effort
Very effective in breaking through barbed wire defenses, but fairly prone to breaking down and not as commonly used in the first half of the war.
Tanks
The dangerous space between two front line trenches
No man's land
The combination of the MAIN social forces creates a situation we refer to as this
A powder keg
Germany's agreement that they would support A-H 100% against Russia is often referred to as a "_____" agreement
Blank cheque
At least 2 groups that were not initially welcomed to enlist at recruitment offices
Black, Indigenous, Asian and German Canadians
Had a great deal of psychological impact (created a sense of fear), but was not very effective long range and actually put you at a great deal of risk when using it.
Flamethrower
A propaganda technique that relies heavily on peer pressure
Bandwagon
A major factor in both eliminating many manual labour jobs while also creating new jobs
Industrialization
The reason that Britain gets involved in the war
Because of the Schlieffen plan
The reason the Canadian government was able to overstep the law and suspend civil liberties in order to "protect the homefront"
The War Measures Act
Banned by the Hague Conventions of 1907, but introduced into WWI by the Germans in 1915
Poison Gas
New technologies (offensive and defensive), trench warfare/being "dug in", railway transport allowing for quicker and more efficient defensive reinforcements
More children staying in school longer, more centralized and unified curriculum, creating a sense of national rather than just regional identity, sharing national history/ideals in school, connected to urbanization...
The Black Hand
Something that Canadians with roots in Germany, Ukraine and the Austro-Hungarian empire had in common in the homefront
Being labelled as "enemy aliens
A combination of 3 technologies/strategies that led to major failures for infantry charges
Trenches, barbed wire, machine guns
2 ways women supported the war effort
Helping to raise money for support funds, taking care of the home and family, stepping up to fill men's roles in the workplace (esp. in factories), voting in the place of husbands at war, rationing food, nurses/medical units at war, some cases of female spies delivering classified intelligence (more so in WWII)