WWI
Who were the members of the Triple Alliance during WWI?
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
What was the name of the law/time period where the production, consumption, and sale of alcohol was prohibited?
Prohibition
What was the name of the day of the stock market crash?
Black Tuesday
Where did the atomic bombs drop?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How many Jewish people died during the Holocaust?
6 million (6,000,000)
Which battle was considered the greatest success for Canadian soldiers?
Vimy Ridge
What was the name given to the rebellious women of the 1920's?
Flappers
What does "pogey" mean?
It was welfare - relief payments paid to the unemployed.
What does Blitzkrieg mean?
Lightning warfare
What country did Canada help liberate after WWII? What do we receive as a gift to this day from them?
The Netherlands and tulips
What was the name of the agreement signed at the end of WWI?
The Treaty of Versailles
Who were the Group of Seven?
Famous Canadian painters
True or False: Women were encouraged to continue working when the Great Depression began?
False
How did Hitler and Mussolini die?
Hitler - shot himself
Mussolini - Italians killed him
What was one of the purposes of propaganda?
1. Appealing to sense of national pride
2. Vilifies the enemy
3. Making those who did not enlist feel like cowards
4. Emphasizing the sense of masculinity and bravery of men in the military
5. Glorifying war
What was the "spark" that ignited WWI?
What were relief camps during the Great Depression?
Camps offering temporary housing for unemployed men while they performed hard labour. The conditions of these camps was horrible.
Who were the members of The Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What was the name of the Canadian camp that housed German POWs?
Camp 30
What were the four causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
Name 3 new technologies invented in the 20s
various
What is a Bennett Blanket?
A newspaper used as a blanket.
What was happening to the Japanese in Canada during this time period?
Japanese internment, heavy racism, denied entry into Canada (limited to 150 people per year), etc.
What was one of Hitler's major mistakes during WWII?
1. Fighting on two fronts
2. The decision to attack the Soviet Union in the winter
3. The Germans' victory at Dunkirk and allowing the Allies to retreat across the English Channel