Imperial Family
Name one of the Imperial Family issues?
Boer war/ South African war, Naval Issue, Reciprocity and Alaska Boundary dispute
What does the M in MAIN stand for?
Militarism (Naval Race)
Name one of the weapons used in WW1
In the beginning of the 1900s Canada was only made up of only seven provinces. List three of them
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Manitoba & PEI
Finish the lyrics "She say, "Do you love me?" I tell her, "Only partly"..."
"I only love my bed and my momma, I'm sorry"
What was the issue in the Boer war?
Gold and diamonds were discovered in South Africa, which made the land very valuable. Things got very tense between the British and the Boers and the two sides went to war over this land
What does the I in MAIN stand for? Provide a definition of the word.
Imperialism
Imperialism is when one Empire/Country has “control” over the other smaller countries
What could bayonets be used for?
They were used in close combat when storming enemy troops
What was the main occupation in the rural society?
Farming was the main occupation in 1900; other occupations included logging, the railways and fishing. Construction jobs were available in the newly expanding cities and on the railways
Finish the lyrics "I do the same thing I told you that I never would"
"I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could/ Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you/ I need you to stay, need you to stay, hey"
What was the issue in the Alaska Boundary Dispute?
The United States bought Alaska from the Russians in 1867, but some of the borders were not that clear. No one seemed to care about this land until gold was discovered there in the 1890’s. Then both countries wanted the same land and a dispute started
What does the N in MAIN stand for? Provide a definition.
Nationalism
Nationalism is to have “pride” in your own country OR Nationalism is the concept that your country is better than any other in the world
What are Zeppelins? Where they effective?
Zeppelins are blimps armed with machine guns meant to bomb cities. They were effective in the beginning of the war however airplanes improved and then zeppelins became less effective
What movement became popular in 1912? What was this movement about?
The movement is called the Suffragette movement
This movement was about women fighting for the right to vote. Having political rights made women more equal in the law and society in general
Finish the lyrics "Day to night to morning, keep with me in the moment / I'd let you had I known it, why don't you say so?"
"Didn't even notice, no punches left to roll with/ You got to keep me focused, you want it, say so"
What was the issue in the Naval issue? What was Canada's response?
The British Navy decided to build its own battleships and requested money from the Dominions (like Canada) to help finance this costly project
Canada's response was to compromise. Canada set up their own Department of Naval Services controlled by Ottawa. However, during times of war this was controlled by Britain
What does the A in MAIN stand for? List the name of two of the alliances and the countries involved?
Alliance
Triple Entente - France, Russia, and Britain
Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy
What could flame throwers be used for? What was a con to using this object
Flame throwers are used to secure land in front of trenches and also used to clear paths through ‘no man’s land’
One con to using a flame thrower was that it could explode
What are a few of the jobs one could get in the city? Name at least four.
Factory, lumber camps, mines, digging sewers, paving streets, building streetcar lines, etc.
Finish the lyrics "You treat me like gold, baby/
Now you wanna spoil me"
"Did you want a trophy or you wanna sport me, baby"
What was the issue of reciprocity about? What was the solution?
BONUS Points (100): Name the Prime Minister during this time
Reciprocity was farmers in the West had to buy equipment to plough their fields and expand their farms however farmers were expected to buy from Canadian manufacturers because tariffs (taxes) were placed on imported goods
Solution: Decided that it would be a good idea to open discussions with the Americans to create a policy of Reciprocity that would lower tariffs between the two countries
The PM was Wilfrid Laurier
What is the Spark event that started WW1? What was the name of the group responsible
The death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand along with his wife (he was the Archduke of Austria)
The group that was responsible for the assassination is the Black Hand Society
Name the battle that prepared the Allies for the use of Poison Gas?
Which tool was useful from preventing death from Poison Gas?
What did Canadian soldiers have to do to avoid dying from Poison Gas?
The Battle of Ypres
Gas Masks
Pee on rags and cover their mouth and nose
Who were city counsels and what did they aim to do?
City counsels were local politicians
They aimed to resolve:
Electric lights and a clean water supply
Established public health clinics
Improved public transportation
Set up parks and playgrounds so people could relax and play in pleasant surroundings
Finish the lyrics "God in my cells, that's my celly/
Made in the image of God, that's a selfie"
"Pray five times a day, so many felonies/
Who gon' post my bail? Lord, help me"