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100
The "N" in the MAIN Causes of World War I
What is Nationalism?
100
This event in 1929 signaled the start of The Great Depression
What is the Stock Market Crash?
100
This raid involving 5,000 Canadian troops was a massive failure, but also prepared the Allies for the invasion of Normandy
What is the Battle of Dieppe/Raid of Dieppe?
100
The Taliban was largely in control of this country - that is, until Canadian and UN troops went to war there in 2001
What is Afghanistan?
100
This ethnic group was the primary target of Hitler's Holocaust
Who are Jews?
200
This Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in 1914, sparking the First World War.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
200
This "vehicle" named for Prime Minister R.B. Bennett, consisted of a car with its engine and windows taken out being pulled by a horse
What is a Bennett Buggy?
200
Literally translating to "My Struggle," this book by Adolf Hitler was a popular wedding gift in 1930s Germany
What is Mein Kampf?
200
Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal relations were strained in 1990 when the town of Oka, Quebec tried to expand one of these.
What is a golf course?
200
This famous 1929 court case determined that women were indeed "persons" under Canadian law
What is the Persons Case?
300
This sickness found below the knees was caused by exposure to damp, cold and unsanitary conditions
What is trench foot?
300
The practice of hitching a free ride on a train was called this
What is riding the rails?
300
This Hawaiian Naval Port was bombed by the Japanese, prompting the United States to enter the war
What is Pearl Harbor?
300
It's the word that describes the interconnected global economy
What is globalization?
300
Germany used this plan in an attempt to avoid a two-front war with France and Russia
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
400
This historic battle demonstrated the power of Canada's military while also helping to create a Canadian national identity
What is the Battle of Vimy Ridge?
400
These places were set up in remote areas to keep drifters out of cities
What are relief camps?
400
After being attacked by the Japanese, the Americans dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and this city
What is Nagasaki?
400
Over 800 000 members of this ethnic group was killed in only 100 days during the Rwandan genocide
Who are the Tutsis?
400
91% of the Newfoundland Regiment was killed in this battle, one of the bloodiest of the First World War
What is the Battle of the Somme?
500
The Battle of Ypres marked the first time in history that this type of weapon was used
What is gas warfare?
500
The prairies were an extremely difficult place to live during the depression because of drought, low wheat prices, and these small insects
What are grasshoppers?
500
This Italian dictator and ally of Adolf Hitler was shot and hanged upside down by his own people, heralding the end of the Second World War
Who is Benito Mussolini?
500
This Canadian Prime Minister tried (and failed) to unite Canada with the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords
Who is Brian Mulroney?
500
This treaty that formally ended World War I would make life difficult for Germans, and was a big cause of Hitler's invasion of Europe
What is the Treaty of Versailles?