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Ch.2: World War
Socials 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | to prep your armed force for war |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1914 Italy did not follow the Triple Alliance and joined the Triplet Entente |
| Triple Entente | alliance between France, Britain and Russia |
| Black Hand | a terrorist group that wanted to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary |
| Profiteering | making a profit by raising prices on needed goods |
| War Measures Act | the federal government gets emergency powers during war time, including the right to detain people without laying charges |
| Enemy Alien | a person living in a country that is at war with their country |
| Internment Camp | a government-run camp where people who are considered a threat are detained |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's plan to go to war with Russia in the east and France in the west |
| Western Front | the area of fighting (Western Europe) |
| War of Attrition | a military strategy to ware out the enemy before using yours |
| Victory Bonds | bonds by the Canadian government to support the war |
| Honour Rationing | Canadians used less food and supplies to conserve |
| Military Service Act | an Act in 1917 that made conscription compulsory for all Canadian men between ages of 20-45 |
| Conscription | forced enlistment in the armed forces of all fit men of certain ages |
| Conscientious Objector | a person who doesn't go to war for religious or moral reasons |
| Military Voters Act | an Act that allowed men and women overseas to vote |
| Wartime Elections Act | Canadians except conscientious and immigrants who came from enemy countries were not aloud to vote |
| Khaki Election | when Borden won the military vote |
| Union Government | liberals and independents who favoured conscription and governed Canada from 1917 to 1920 |
| Central Powers | German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Hundred Days Campaign | Allies launched attacks to stop Germany |
| Armistice | a truce to end the war |
| Paris Peace Confrence | a meeting in Paris to discuss the terms of a peace agreement after the First World War |
| Treaty of Versailles | terms of peace between Germany and the Allies |
| War Guilt Cause | an article in the Treaty of Versailles that made Germany responsible for the first world war |
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