Exam KU

Triple Entente

Britain, France, Russia

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy

Reasons why Canadian soldiers enlisted

Patriotism, Adventure, Glory

Canadian Soldiers fought under British command

Battle of the Somme

Germans used chlorine Gas in this battle

Battle of Ypres

Led the Canadian army at Vimy Ridge

Julian Byng

Canadian Air ace who shot down 72 enemy planes

Billy Bishop

The Zimmerman Telegram

Primary Reason the US entered WW1

Enemy Aliens

Immigrants from countries Canada was at war

Wartime Elections Act

1917 Act gave the mothers, sisters, and wives of soldiers the right to vote

The Persons Case

Underlined the Inequality women still faced

Social Credit Party was born in

Alberta

The Union Nationale was born in

Quebec

First Leader of the CCF

J.S. Woodsworth

Bobbie Rosenfield

Canada’s female athlete of the half century

Economic Causes of the Great Depression

• Too much Credit buying

• Canad’s dependence on the United States

• High tariffs on exported Canadian goods

Canadian that won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1928 Olympics

Percy Williams

Rum Runners

Those who illegally transported liquor across the U.S — Canada

Edmonton Grads dominated…

Basketball

On-to-Ottawa Trek

Protest by men in relief camps

Canadian actress featured in Hollywood movies of the 1920’s

Mary Pickford

Violent day that ended the Winnipeg general strike

Bloody Saturday

Which country did Germany invade to start WW2

Poland

Underlying Cause of WW2

• Depression & Unemployment

• Treaty of Versailles

• Economic Problems.

Direct Causes of WW2

• Japanese invasion of Manchuria

• Hitler’s desire for more living space for Germany

• Mussolini establishing a Fascist dictatorship in Italy

Enabling Act

allowed Hitler to pass any law without consulting German Parliament

Enabling Act

allowed Hitler to pass any law without consulting German Parliament

Luftwaffe

German Air Force

Luftwaffe

German Air Force

Juno

Beach Canadian troops were assigned to on D-Day

Camp X

Special Training School. #103

The Battle of the Scheldt

Military campaign, Canada opened shipping routes to bring in crucial supplies

Final Solution

The systemic plan to exterminate all Jews

First Atomic Bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of

Hiroshima

What happened to Benito Mussolini?

He was hanged in Milan

How many Canadian women work in munitions factories during WW2

1,000,000

NATO

Military alliance that was created in 1949 in order to provide collective security against an attack by an external party

WARSAW Pact

Military Alliance created in 1955 by the Soviet Union

NORAD

Brought the air defence of Canada and the United States under a fully integrated joint command.

Communism

Political ideology that seeks to establish a classless society

The United Nations was created in 1945 in order

To defend human rights

The Maple Leafwas officially adopted as Canada’s flag in

December 1964

This Prime Minister’s government created Canada’s new flag

Lester B. Pearson

First Prime Minister who was not of English or French heritage

Lester B. Pearson

Prime Minister that patriated the constitution and created the Charter. Of Rights and Freedoms

Pierre Trudeau

Quiet Revolution

Rapid secularization and urbanization of Quebec in the !960’s

Front de Liberation du Quebec

Group that carried out acts of terrorism with eh goal of achieving Quebec’s separation from Canada.

1972 Summit Series

Hockey Series involving Canada and the USSR

Canadian society is a

Melting Pot

Elvis Presley

Brought black music to white audiences

The Band

Credited with redefining Rock n’ Roll in the 1960’s

Hippies

The countercultural group who rebelled by dropping out of society

Yippies

The group that was radically oriented and countercultural offshoot of free speech

Oka Crises

Land claims issue involving the Mohawk Nation

Bill 22

Official Language Act, passed by the Quebec Liberal Government

Bill. 101

Passed by the Parti-Québécois, became known as “The Charter of the French Language.”