Canadian History Exam

M.A.I.N. Causes

The four main causes of WWI: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism.

Triple Entente

An alliance in WWI consisting of Britain, France, and Russia.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

His assassination in 1914 was the immediate trigger for WWI.

Creeping Barrage

An artillery technique used to advance troops under cover during battles.

Halifax Explosion

The largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb, which devastated Halifax in 1917.

War Measures Act

Legislation that granted the Canadian government broad powers during wartime.

Flapper Girls

Women in the 1920s who symbolized social freedoms and changing roles for women.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn in the 1930s, marked by significant unemployment and financial instability.

Suez Crisis

A diplomatic and military crisis involving Canada’s role as a peacekeeper, recognized by Lester B. Pearson’s Nobel Prize.

Iron Curtain

A term used to describe the division between communist Eastern Europe and capitalist Western Europe.

Chinese Exclusion Act

Legislation that exemplified systemic racism in Canada by prohibiting Chinese immigration.

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance including Canada aimed at countering Soviet influence.

Avro Arrow

A controversial Canadian supersonic fighter jet program that was eventually canceled.

Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty that ended WWI, which included the War Guilt Clause that blamed Germany for the war.

Consumerism

A social trend in the 1920s characterized by the rise of consumer goods and urbanization.