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WW1
End of Junior Year- Canada & U.S.
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History
11th Grade
05/20/2009

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Border Property Lost by France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870) to Germany
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Alsace and Lorraine
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Triple Entente
Definition
Russia, England & France
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Triple Alliance
Definition
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
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What Serbian radical nationalist group was the guy who killed the Austria-Hungary archduke Franz Ferdinand a member of?
Definition
Black Hand
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August 1, 1914
Definition
Germany Declared war on Russia
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August 3, 1914
Definition
Germany declared war on France
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August 4, 1914
Definition
German troops invaded neutral Belgium and Britain gave Germany an ultimatum. Thus, Britain (and Canada) declared war on Germany
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Prime Minister of Canada during WW1?
Definition
Borden
Term
Who was Borden's Minister of Militia?
Definition
Sam Hughes
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October 3, 1914
Definition
The first contingent of Canadian troops left their families behind and set sail for Braitain
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San Hughes is to blame for:
Definition
Canadian troops being outfitted with defective equipment: mass-produced boots, MacAdam shovel, Ross rifle
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Britian's alternative to the Ross rifle
Definition
Lee Enfield rifle
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1915 General of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Definition
British General Alderson
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General Alderson was replaced by whom?
Definition
General Haig, head of British forces, replaced Alderson with Sir Julian Byng
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Minister of Overseas Militia (Ministry of Overseas Military Forces)?
Definition

George Perley

(Borden was tired of mediating complaints about Hughes so he chose Perley, Hughes resigned)

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Black non-fighting unit
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1916, The Nova Scotia No. 2 Construction Battalion
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The first black Canadian officer
Definition
William White
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Health issue caused by trench conditions
Definition
"trench foot"
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The expanse of land between trenches
Definition
"no man's land"
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What replaced the horse in WW1?
Definition
the tank
Term
What was one of Canada's most significant contributions?
Definition

Convoys to protect cargo ships in their long trip across the Atlantic

most were organized in Halifax Harbour, preventing the German navy from dominating the sea and allowing Allied supplies to reach Britain

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Where Canadian troops received additional training in Britain
Definition
Salisbury Plain
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German "secret weapon" in battle of Ypres
Definition
chlorine gas
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War Measures Act in 1914
Definition
Gave federal govt. authorization to suppress the rights of those considered "enemy aliens" (people who had emigrated from enemy nations who hadn't gotten their Canadian citizenship)
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Imperial Munitions Board
Definition
Term
Tax introduced in 1916
Definition
Wartime Business Profits Tax
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May 1917
Definition
Borden announced to Parliament his plan to introduce conscription
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May 15, 1917
Definition
Farmers storm Ottawa, fearing their livelihood if young men were forced to leave the farm because of conscription
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Military Voters Act
Definition
gave the vote to men and women serving overseas: for govt or opposition, even British subjects serving Canada
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Wartime Elections Act
Definition

right to women at home who had relatives serving in the military to vote (federal)

ensured citizens who had emigrated from enemy nations were unable to vote

Term
Election of 1917
Definition
Borden v. Bourassa v. Laurier
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Ships that collided in Halifax Harbour
Definition

French, Mont Blanc

Norwegian relief vessel, Imo

Term
Relief group after collision in Halifax Harbour
Definition
Halifax Relief Commission
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U. S. group that aided Halifax Harbour after collision
Definition
Massachusetts Relief Comittee
Term
1917 Russia
Definition
Lenin overthrew government and negotiated peace treaty with Germany
Term
April 6, 1917
Definition
U.S. declared war on Germany
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Arthur Currie
Definition

First Canadian promoted to general

led Vimy

Term
Battle of Cambrai
Definition
Canadian Calvary Brigade and Newfoundland Regiment took part in the first successful tank assault
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Wilson's Point 1
Definition
Open Covenants of Peace
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Wilson's Point 2
Definition
Freedom of navigation upon the seas
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Wilson's Point 3
Definition
Equality of Trade
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Wilson's Point 4
Definition
Armament Reduction
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Wilson's Point 5
Definition

Free, open-minded, impartial adjustment of all colonial claims

Interest of population is equal to equitable claims of government

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Wilson's Point 6
Definition
Russia
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Wilson's Point 7
Definition
Belgium evacuated and restored
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Wilson's Point 8
Definition

French Territory

freed and restored

Alsace-Lorraine issue righted

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Wilson's Point 9
Definition
Italy frontiers readjusted along clearly recognizable lines of nationality
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Wilson's Point 10
Definition
Autonomous Austria-Hungary
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Wilson's Point 12
Definition

Turkish Sovereignty

Dardanelles permanently opened

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Wilson's Point 13
Definition
Independent Polish state
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Wilson's Point 14
Definition
League of Nations
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Wilson's Point 11
Definition

Romania, Serbia & Montenegro

evacuated and occupied territories restored

Serbia access to the sea

Balkan state relations

Term
November 1918
Definition
Germany's surrender
Term
Canada's One Hundred Days
Definition

The last three months of the war

Canadian army proved formidable and reliable

Canada played critical role in Allied victory

Term
Who was elected Prime Minister of Britain in 1917?
Definition
Lloyd George
Term
What did Lloyd George organize?
Definition
Imperail War Cabinet where the Dominion leaders were invited to participate
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Resolution IX
Definition
gave Dominions recognition as autonomous nations of an Imperial Commonwealth
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition

Paris Peace Conference, June 1919

Limit to German Army

Alsace and Lorraine returned

Rhineland demilitarized

African colonies relinquished

reparations to Allies

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