History

Schieffen plan

A german military plan to sweep through Belgium to outlook resitance causing France to surrender

War time elections act

Allowed women with relatives in the military to vote

Treaty of Versaille

Peace treaty that ended WW1

U-boats

Underwater German military boats used to sink opponents ships

Triple Alliance

Alliance between Germany, Austia-Hungary and Italy

Triple Entente

Alliance between United Kingdom, France and Russia

Robert Borden

Canadian priminester during the first world war

Woodrow Wilson

President of the United States during WW1 proposed the league of nations

Ypres

A significant battle during the war known for its intense fighting and first large scale use of chemical warfare

Somme

A 4 month battle with not much gained but lots of casualties seen as a useless battle

Passchendale

Major battle had heavy rainfall and mud caused difficult conditions in the trenches

Vimy Ridge

A battle during the war fought by Canadians was a defying moment for Canada as a nation

Conscription

Introduced by Robert Borden forced men to go into the military

Spanish Flu

Global pandemic following the was that killed 100 million worldwide and 50 000 in Canada

League of Nations

Brought together all nations to discuss dispute peacefully but failed to stop WW2

Flappers

Young women in the 1920s changed the traditional norms of female behavoir and fashion

Prohibition

Nation wide ban on alcohol in the 1920s to 1930s which lead to illegal drinking

Al Caprone

Famous gangster during the prohibition heavily involved in bootlegging and was the symbol for the crime

Emily Murphy

Canadians women rights activist

Great Depression

Severe world wide economic downturn starting 1929 caused massive unemployment and hardships throughout the country

Stock Market Crash

The crash on October 1929 marking the beginning of the great depression

Mein Kampf

A book by Adolf Hitler outlining his political ideas and plans for Germany was the foundation of Nazi ideology

Relief vouchers

Financial aid provided by the government during the economical crisis that allowed you to purchase essentials

R.B. Bennet

The 11th prime minister of Canada during the great depression made relief vouchers

On-to-Ottawa Trek

Protest from relief camp workers for better conditions and pay

Group of 7

A collective of Canadian painters in the 1920s known for their vibrant depictions of Canadas landscapes

Jazz age

Cultural period in the 1920s characterized by jazz music, flapper culture and significant social changes

“Roaring Twenties”

A decade marked by economic growth, jazz music, social change and advancement in technology and lifestyle

Appeasment

A way to keep peace with Hitler by giving him what he wanted without war

Dictatorship

A single government leader with great power after suppressing and giving freedom to others

Juno Beach

Canada, United States and Great Britain took back France from Germany entering through the beach

Stalingrad

Germans made the biggest offence in history entering Russia making it all the way to Moscow and Stalingrad but lost

Neville Chainberlain

Prime minister of the UK from May 1937 to May 1940

Dieppe raid

Canada and Britain vs. Germany unsuccesful mission to take back France and distract Hitlers attention away from Russia

Holocaust

Mass genocide of the Jewish race due to the Nazis 6 million killed

Hiroshima + Nagasaki

First ever atomic bombs dropped here causing the end of the war

Pearl Harbor

Unexpected attack on Hawaii from Japan causing the US to join the war

Winston Churchill

Military officer that became prime minister of UK from 1940 to 1945

Italian Campaign

A series of operations invasion of Italy through Sicily reaching Rome killing Mussilini

Rape of the Nankings

Caused by the Japanese soldiers affecting women all over Asia

Radar

Created during the war for aircraft allowing them to see each other giving Germans a disadvantage

Swing Kids

Movie based on characters in Germany leading up to the war

Mackenzie King

Canadian prime minister during the second world war who only allowed conscription on the homefront

Normandy

Where D-day was fought Canadians came in through beaches of France taking back Europe

Auschwitz

Largest concentration camp to be run based in Poland

Dunkirk

Where Germany trapped the allied forces on a beach in France forcing surrender

Korean War

War between North Korea and South Korea the North was supported by Soviets and South the UK

Hydrogen Bomb

Developed by the USA and Russia and was even stronger than the atomic bomb

Cuban Missile Crisis

Soviets placed missile aiming toward the USA from Cuba

October Crisis

Political crisis involving the kidnapping of two government officials James Cross and Pierre Laporte

Quiet revolution

Shift from church dominated society to modern more developed one

Sputnik

The first official satellite to orbit Earth launched by the soviets

Avro Arrow

Fastest military plane on Earth at the time developed by Canada

Berlin Wall

Separated East and West Germany one side run by Soviets and the other by Allied forces

Charters of rights and freedoms

First amendment freedom of religion and speech

Referendum

A direct vote for a specific issue in this case conscription

Cold war

Rivalry between the USA and Russia

Khrushchev

Prime minister of the Soviet Union was the first communist party

Baby Boom

A spike in the amount of babies born after the war ended

Warbrides

Women marrying soldiers quickly before they left for war

Multiculturalism

The co-existance of different cultures within the same society

United Nations

An international organization with 51 countries helping to keep world peace

Peacekeeping

Efforts made by NATO to keep the world in peace

Pier Trudeu

Changed Canadas influence on politics was prime minister for 15 years

Just society

A project aimed to improve equality helps fix human rights

Bilingualism

The ability to speak two languages Canada is a bilingual country speaking english and french