Home Front
What was the name of the government system which controlled the production of supplies and munitions in the second half of the war
Imperial Munitions Board
Name of the Canadian Army
Canadian Expeditionary Force
What country did many Canadians have close ties to during the start of the war.
Britain
Explain MAIN
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the nationality of the person who assassinated archduke Franz Ferdinand
Serbian, Gavrilo Princip
1918
Name the 4 major battles Canada participated in
-Second battle of Ypres, The Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele
What Canadian groups/communities were eager to volunteer for the war effort?
Indigenous communities, Japanese Canadians, Black Canadians, Canadian Women
What pandemic spread throughout the world right after World War 1
Spanish Flu
What was the purpose of internment camps and who were placed in these camps?
-camps were meant to keep "enemy aliens" people deemed by the government as untrustworthy due to their background from an enemy country
-German and Austria Hungry Canadians
What was the purpose of a victory bond?
Name 4 technologies that emerged during World War 1
-Air planes, dirigibles, tanks, machine guns, poison gas, submarines, artillery,
Were all Canadians enthusiastic about the war effort?
Name 2 groups who were not
-Quakers, Pacifists, Conscientious Objectors, Certain women's group, Laura Hughes, French Canadians
-alienated divisions between English and French Canadians
-other various groups did not want to join the war effort, quakers, conscientious objectors, etc.
Why was the World War 1 called the war to end all wars?
Due to the collapse of empires, the mass destruction that occurred, and the rise of technologies that came with it
Name 3 areas in which women contributed to the war effort, at home.
-taking care of families, working in munition factories, working as farmers, working in fisheries, saving food for the war effort, buying war bonds, White Feather Movement
When was the fighting concluded once the armistice between Germany and the allies were signed
November, 11 1918
What was so significant about Vimy Ridge
-Give 3 points
-First time all 4 Canadian divisions fought together, the use of specialized tactics and technology, the effective victory from the Canadians, the national pride and unity of Vimy Ridge, Recognition of Canada's army as an effective force, storm troopers
Describe the conditions of the trenches (Name at least 2 effects it had on soldiers)
-muddy and dirty trenches, shellshock, trench foot, diseases carried by rats and lice, constant threat of attack, artillery strikes, snipers
Which Act allowed soldiers and their wives to vote?
Military Voters Act
Name the audience, and the 3 ways in which they can support the war effort
-Able bodied men, to buy war bonds, enlist in the army, and become a farmer
What was the name of the final offensive of the war and why was it significant for Canada?
-The Hundred Days Offensive, it was the time where the CEF made several breakthroughs capturing various towns and making more progress than the American Army. Defeated a quarter of the German Army
How did Canada earn a spot in the Paris Peace Conference?
-By reminding Britain and the US of their major contributions to the war, through their effective military, their improved used of tactics and technology, their resource contributions both through food and weapons.
Name 3 points from the Treaty of Versailles that Germany had to agree to.
-War Guilt Clause
-Had to pay billions in damages
-had to reduce its army to 100,000 soldiers
-had to reduce airforce and navy
-had to give up land
-had to give up colonies
Name some groups of people Robert Borden encouraged to join his side for the 1917 federal election. (At least 2)
English Liberal Leaders, Women, Soldiers