World War One History Exam Review

Flashcards covering key aspects of World War One, the interwar period, World War Two, and the Cold War, designed as a study aid for an exam review.

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

A German plan to quickly defeat France before turning to fight Russia in WWI.

What countries formed the Triple Entente?

France, Russia, and the UK.

What are U-boats?

German submarines used in WWI, equipped with torpedoes.

What was the Lusitania?

The sinking of this American ship in 1915 contributed to the U.S. joining WWI.

Who are French Canadians?

Many of this group were outraged by conscription during WWI, leading to protests and riots.

What is Imperialism?

The domination of an area through economics, military force, or colonialism.

What is the Total War Effort in the Canadian Homefront?

The entire Canadian society contributes to support the war effort.

What was the War Measures Act?

A law allowing the Canadian government full control over society during WWI, including arrests without trial.

What is Propaganda?

Media used to influence public opinion by appealing to emotions, ethics, or logic.

What was the Canada Patriotic Fund?

Charity to support the families of soldiers, funded by volunteers and donations.

Who were Soldiers of the Soil?

Young boys who took the place of farmers during WWI.

What was Rationing during WWI?

Food was limited, and people were encouraged to change their eating habits.

What were Victory Bonds?

Bonds sold to Canadians to fund the war effort during WWI.

What was Trench warfare?

Rows of deep ditches protected by machine guns and barbed wire.

What is Trench Foot?

A common illness in the trenches causing fungal infection and rotting flesh.

What were the major Alliances during WWI?

English, France, Russia, Canada, and the U.S. on one side, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy on the other.

Who were The Black Hand?

Serbian nationalist group responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

What is a Creeping Barrage?

Artillery bombardment that moves forward in increments.

Who were the members of the Triple Alliance (pre-WWI)?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

What was the Winnipeg General Strike?

A rise of strikes and protests against government regression and poor working conditions.

What was Bloody Saturday?

A violent incident between protesters and police during the Winnipeg General Strike, resulting in two deaths.

What was Prohibition?

Anti-liquor law introduced in Canada during WWI to conserve resources.

Who are Bootleggers?

A person who makes, distributes, or sells goods illegally.

What was Social Credit?

The Alberta government paid out monthly payments of $25 to its citizens to stimulate purchasing power.

What was Black Tuesday?

The New York Stock Exchange crashed and echoed in Canada, marking a major event that signaled the start of the Great Depression.

What was the On to Ottawa Trek?

Relief camp workers organized a movement to Ottawa with the motto of “work for wages.

What was Overproduction?

Factories began to expand, things were being made faster than they were sold, factories began to lay off workers.

What are High Tariffs?

Countries protected their industries through taxes, leading to a reduction in international trade.

Who was Henry Ford?

He applied car manufacturing with the method of mass production, he used a conveyor belt.

Who invented Insulin?

Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best invented a treatment for diabetes and gave the invention to the University of Toronto.

What was the Bombardier (Snow Mobile)?

A form of transportation in the snow to help aid people to the hospital.

What is Socialism?

The Saskatchewan government followed an economic system based on government control of the economy so that all people could benefit.

What are Tariffs?

Tax one country places on another country’s imports.

Who were the Famous Five and what was the Person's Case?

A group of women made a court case about women not being “persons” under the British North America Act.

Who were Flappers?

They were ‘boyish’ looks in dresses and hair. They wore galoshes with buckles unfasten, skirts were short and silk stockings were rolled down.

What was Hitler's Mein Kampf?

A book that promoted discrimination towards Slavs, Blacks and especially Jews.

What was Conscription?

Mackenzie King did not want to bring back conscription. He originally promised no one would be forced to fight overseas.

What was the Nazi's Final Solution to the 'Jewish problem'?

They will be sent to death camps.

What was Dieppe?

5,000 Canadian troops were sent to raid the French port, in August 1942.

Who were Japanese Canadians?

The War Measures Act was especially used against them in WW2 after the attack on Pearl Harbour.

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

The major terms were heavily unfair to the Germans – no other country was as punished.

Who was Mackenzie-King?

He was the longest-serving Canadian Prime Minister.

What was the 'Fat Man' bomb?

It was dropped on the city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

A Non-Aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin. They promised they wouldn’t attack each other, however Hitler eventually broke the pact.

What was the 'Little Boy' bomb?

It was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

What was D-Day?

The goal of the Allied forces was to gain an all-important secure position in progress in Western Europe and a chance to liberate France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark from German occupation.

What was the Canadian's goal on D-Day?

The mission of the Canadians was to create a beachhead (defended position on a beach taken from the enemy

What was the October Crisis and Who were the FLQ?

October 5, 1970, British trade commissioner James Cross, was kidnaped by them at gunpoint by four.

What was the result of the introduction of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis?

Police searched throughout Quebec, and detained more than 400 people.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

A policy announced in 1957 by U.S. president Harry Truman which stated America would help countries fight against the spread of communism.

What were the Soviet 'satellite states'?

These countries were called “satellites”.

What was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

In 1949, the democratic nations of Europe and North America formed it, promised that all members would come to the aid of any member of being attacked by the USSR.

What was the North American Air Defense System (NORAD)?

In 1957, Canada and the U.S. made an agreement with the goal to protect North America from a nuclear or air attack from the USSR.

What were Pierre Trudeau's changes as Justice Minister?

Decriminalized homosexuality, liberalized divorce laws, legalized abortion in certain cases, legalized lotteries, restricted gun control, and enabled police to perform Breathalyzer tests.

What was the 38th Parallel?

Korea was divided along an invisible boundary.

What was the UN's role in the Korean War?

Truman committed the U.S. troops, the UN recommended all troops to be led by a single commander.

What was the FLQ Front de Libération du Québec?

They bombed major Anglo-Saxon business and institutions.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The United States attempted to overthrow Castro’s communist regime by sponsoring Cuban exile attacks on Cuba’s Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1861.