WORLD WAR I - history exam

Wilfred Laurier

Prime Minister before WW1, promoted Canadian unity

Robert Borden

Prime Minister during WW1, introduced conscription

Arthur Currie

First Canadian commander of Canadian Corps, led at Vimy Ridge

Henri Bourassa

French-Canadian nationalist, opposed conscription

Militarism

Belief in building a strong military and being prepared to use it

Alliances

Agreements between nations for mutual protection (Triple Alliance and Triple Entente)

Nationalism

Pride and loyalty to one's nation or ethnic group

Imperialism

Policy of extending a country's power through colonization

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Immediate cause of WW1, killed in Sarajevo in 1914

Trench Warfare

Type of combat where opposing troops fight from trenches

Shell Shock

Psychological trauma caused by intense warfare

Weapons of WW1

Included mustard gas, U-boats, tanks, planes, and machine guns

Vimy Ridge

Major Canadian victory in WW1, symbol of national pride

Passchendaele

Brutal WW1 battle with massive casualties and mud

Battle of the Somme

One of the bloodiest battles in WW1

Battle of Ypres

Site of first major gas attack in WW1

Halifax Explosion

1917 explosion in Halifax harbor, thousands killed or injured

Spanish Flu

1918 influenza pandemic, killed millions worldwide

Treaty of Versailles

Ended WW1, blamed Germany (War Guilt Clause)