CHC2D Exam Review

Flashcards for CHC2D Exam Review focusing on key events, concepts, and people.

Types of weapons used during WW1

Riffles, Chlorine Gas, Tanks, Aircrafts, Battleships, Submarines

Ypres & German use of gas

Second battle in Ypres, Belgium on April 22, 1915; Germans introduced chlorine gas; Canadians first battle in the war; 6000 Canadians killed

Passchendaele

July-November 1917 in Passchendaele, Belgium; fought in a flooded area; battle of the mud; Allies gained 7-13 km of territory

Vimy Ridge significance?

It was a war that made Canada a country and gave them significance

Who was Arthur Currie?

Canadian general and military leader; first Canadian-born commander of the Canadian Corps during World War I; known for careful planning and minimizing Canadian soldier deaths

Who was Woodrow Wilson?

20th president of the United States; remembered as visionary but divisive figure due to racial policies and failure to secure US participation in the League of Nations

League of Nations?

First international organization aimed at maintaining world peace and preventing future wars; founded 1920; failed because the US never joined, and other countries defied treaties

M.A.I.N causes of WW1

Materialism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

Trench foot

Condition caused by prolonged exposure to wet and unsanitary trench conditions.

No man’s land

The area between opposing trenches during World War I.

Spanish flu

Worldwide pandemic that spread after World War I when soldiers brought it home; shut down a lot of places; changed Canadian medical system

No. 2 Construction Battalion

Segregated black military unit in the Canadian army during World War I; created in 1916; faced racism; government apologized in 2022

Main causes of Great Depression

Overproduction, buying on margin

Canada’s main exports before Depression

Natural resources and raw materials, such as wheat, pulp and paper, fish, materials, and fur

Buying on credit/buying shares

Increased household depth, people invested in stock market with borrowed money, lost everything when prices went down

Prime Minister Bennett approach to Depression

Balanced changes and budget; concerned about violent unemployed men leading to communist revolution; built relief camps

Who were flappers?

Women who went against beauty standards; wore jeans, makeup, whatever they wanted

Who was Nellie McClung?

Canadian suffragist, author, politician, and social reformer; one of the famous five members

Who was Emily Murphy?

Canadian suffragist, jurist, and author; first female magistrate in the British Empire

Who was Lionel Connacher?

Success in multiple sports, contributions to Canadian society through politics

Who was Mary Pickford?

Canadian American actress, producer, and businesswoman; known as America’s Sweetheart; famous silent film star

Viola Desmond?

Black Canadian businesswoman and civil rights pioneer; sometimes called Rosa Parks

What was the Bluenose?

Legendary racing schooner; Canadian fishing and racing schooner built in 1921 in Nova Scotia

Who was Frederick Banting?

Canadian physician and medical scientist; best known for discovering insulin

Entertainment during Depression era

Listening to the radio, dancing

CBC establishment

Established in 1936; remains the key institution in Canadian media and culture today

When was Superman Created?

Created in 1938; considered the first modern superhero

WW2 Fascism

System with a strong leader that controls everything, promotes extreme pride in the country, and does not allow opposing opinions

Axis powers

Germany, Italy, and japan

Allied powers

United States, Soviet Union, France, China, United Kingdom

Blitzkrieg

Lightning war

Dieppe Invasion

Failed allied attack on the german occupied port of Dieppe, France

Canadian Prime Minster during WW2

Mackenzie King

D-Day: significance & area of Normandy Beach Canada responsible for

June 6 1944, main allied nations participating in the invasion

Antisemitism def.

Prejudice, discrimination, or hatred towards jewish people

Holocaust-def, # of victims

11-14 million people were murdered by the Nazis and 6 million were jews

End of War-who dropped atomic bomb on what country? What 2 cities?

The united states dropped an atomic bomb on japan

Who are the 2 superpowers?

The United States, and the soviet union

Iron curtain definition

Symbolic and political boundary that divided eastern europe controlled by soviet union, and western europe being controlled by united states and its allies.

What city divided by a wall?

City of berlin

What is NATO?

North atlantic treaty organization

Avro Arrow & Diefenbaker

Was a Canadian made advanced fighter jet, and John Diefenbaker was the prime minister who made the controversial decision to cancel it

Canada flag

Adopted feb 15 1965

Time frame of Cold War

1947-1991

Pearson & Suez

Canadian diplomat and played a key role in solving the suez crisis in 1956, earning Canada international respect. He beat this crisis by creating UN peacekeeping, showing Canada as a leader in diplomacy and peace, and earning the country global respect.

Other FLQ

Front. De deliberation deuQuebec - Wanted Quebec to separate from Canada and become its own country they believed in radical, violent actions to fight for independence and against English speaking control in Canada. - Irresponsible for over 200 bombings, robberies, and attacks

1982 Constitution & Charter of Rights/Pierre Trudeau

Brought home Candace Constitution from Britain. This gave Canada full control over its own laws and created a Canadian charter of rights and freedoms. This gave Canadian stronger, legal protections, and may Canada independent making its own laws.

Africville

Originally Halifax that suffered from government neglect and was forcefully be destroyed in the 1960s it remain powerful symbol of black Canadian history and resilience.

Who was first prime minister of Canada?

John A. Macdonald

Current Prime Minister?

Justine trudeau