The New Century
This famous boat sunk in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
This major battle in 1917, fought on THIS HILL in France, is often considered a defining moment for Canadian national identity.
What is Vimy Ridge?
The era when the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol was forbidden by law.
What is Prohibition?
THIS was the genocide carried out by the Nazis against the Jewish people during WWII.
What is the Holocaust?
This athlete's Marathon of Hope in 1980 raised awareness and funds for cancer research.
Who is Terry Fox?
Immigrants to Canada were offered THIS as an incentive to come to the Prairies.
What is "free land"?
The Canadian government sold THESE to fundraise for the war effort.
What are Victory Bonds?
This economic downturn began with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday.
What is the Great Depression?
Canadian forces played a key role in this failed raid on a French port in 1942.
What is the Dieppe raid?
What is a primary source?
When did Canada become a self-governing nation (Confederation - full date)?
What is July 1, 1867?
The strategy used by Arthur Currie and the Canadian force to capture Vimy Ridge.
What is "creeping barrage"?
This type of music became very popular in the 1920s.
What is jazz?
Canada landed on THIS beach during D-Day.
What is Juno Beach?
This type of history would explore laws, governments, and peace treaties.
What is political history?
Who was Canada's Prime Minister at the beginning of the 20th century?
Who is Wilfrid Laurier?
Canadian doctor John McCrae wrote this famous poem about his experiences on the WWI battlefield.
What is "In Flanders Fields"?
Women gained the right to do THIS during the suffrage movement.
What is the right to vote?
Canadian soldiers helped liberate this European country, famous for tulips and windmills, in 1945.
What is the Netherlands?
THIS is excessive pride or self-confidence. It can lead to disaster!
What is hubris?
What is "open door policy"?
What is conscription?
During the 1930s, severe drought turned farms on the Prairies into THESE.
What are dust bowls?
This Canadian Prime Minister, who led the nation during World War II, met with Hitler in Berlin in 1937.
Who is William Lyon Mackenzie King?
Who was assassinated on June 28, 1914? (full name)
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?