Causes of WWI
This policy involves building up armed forces and weapons.
What is Militarism?
Germany planned to quickly defeat France with this strategy.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This household invention (often credited to Ben Franklin) gave families more leisure time.
What is electricity/household appliances?
This event saw 30,000 people walk off the job at once.
What is the Winnipeg General Strike?
This was the harsh treaty that caused tension leading up to WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This Empire's Archduke was assassinated, kicking off WW1.
What is Austria-Hungary?
This was the name for the place between opposing trenches.
What is No Man's Land?
This form of communication became widespread in the 1920s.
What is the telephone/calling.
Who was opposed to the Strike?
Who were lawyers, politicians, wealthy businessman?
This dictator led the 'Blackshirts' and the Facist party in Italy.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This word for 'extreme pride in your nation' caused major tensions in the lead up to WWI.
What is nationalism?
These were the critters that spread disease and chewed on bodies in the trenches.
What are rats?
This new form of entertainment let people listen to news, jazz, and comedy, all in one place.
What is the radio?
This violent "day of the week" saw several deaths, overturned streetcars, and mounties charging the people.
What is Bloody Saturday?
This leader was known as 'The Butcher'.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Germany invaded this country in 1914, officially pulling Britain into the war.
What is Belgium?
This was the disease contracted from standing too long in cold, damp trenches.
What is trench foot?
This was the "affordable" car most families purchased.
What is the Ford Model T?
These were the people hired to 'keep the peace' after police were fired.
Who were the 'specials'?
These Canadian volunteers fought in the Spanish Civil War.
Who were the mpaps? (Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion)
Name two members of the Triple Entente.
Who are France, Britain, and Russia?
This senior officer is often held responsible for the failures of Passchendale and The Somme.
Who is Douglas Haig?
Name two popular dances in the 1920s
Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Charleston, etc.
This future political leader has their charges dropped because they were quoting the bible.
Who is J. S. Woodsworth?
Name an indicator of facism.
What is Anti-conservatism, Myth of National Renewal, Belief of Crisis?