History Grade 10

What was the date of the stock market crash? What is buying stocks on margin?

1929 oct 29 Buying stocks on margin is taking out money for stocks and paying them back

What was conscription? Why did this raise controversy?

Conscription was forcing everyone to go to war and this raised controversy because people didn't want to be forced into war and also the aboriginal and french people didn't feel like it was their war

List FOUR items in the Treaty of Versailles.

Germany must repay all the damage that was caused Germany loses its colonies and all its land gained germany must reduce their military German must take blame for the war

What tax was introduced in 1991?

HST

What initiatives did R.B. Bennett introduce?

He Raised tariffs Relief camps

Identify the steps leading to war.

Isolation Countries did not want to get involved with any other problems because they had many of their own and there was not much trading or interaction during the great depression League of Nations Failure The league of nations was created after ww1 to try to stop another world war from happening but because all of the countries were trying to fix their own problems they didn't want to get involved appeasement An appeasement was made after the germans had captured a few countries because no country wanted to get involved in war so they offered germany the countries the wanted if they would stop expanding

Who was the founder of Canadian Medicare?

John Diefenbaker

List the accomplishments of Louis St. Laurent and John Diefenbaker.

John Diefenbaker appointed the first female minister and also the first aboriginal into senate louis st laurent was enthusiastic about joining nato

State AND define the THREE "isms" that were the long term causes of the war.

Nationalism getting people to be patriotic Militarism increasing military size and power to be strong than the other side Imperialism by increasing country's power through colonisation

Provide FOUR examples of how the 1920's roared.

New Fashion Booming industries Investments money

What was prohibition?

Prohibition was the law to stop alcohol

What is propaganda and is it effective?

Propaganda was a way of getting people to want to join a war or label a certain country or race negatively Yes it is effective because it was one of the main ways for countries to nationalize the country

Who was PM at the beginning of the Depression? Who was PM throughout the majority of the Depression?

R.B bennett William lyon mackenzie king

What was the "spark" that ignited WW1?

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Why was the Avro Arrow project cancelled?

The Avro Arrow was cancelled due to the climbing costs and also there was no need for it after the invention of long range missiles

What was happening in Quebec during the 1960's?

The Quiet Revolution and the FLQ

Describe the Schlieffen Plan

The Schlieffen Plan was a plan to get from germany to France by going from germany to belgium then into france because all of the french military was protecting the border from france to germany and had left the belgian border unprotected. The plan was a failure because the belgians warned the french and they were held back in belgium for too long

Identify the importance of: Battle of Britain, Dieppe, D-Day, Operation Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, V-E Day, Liberation of the Netherlands, V-J Day, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The battle of britain was an attempt by hitler to take britain although it was a failure Dieppe was a failed attack by canadians which happened because the attack was late and they were seen by german u-boats when heading to the beach. The german soldiers were warned and they were ready. when they attacked they lost very quickly against the many prepared german forces. This battle was important because they used the information about this lose to gain juno beach properly D-Day was an attack on the beaches of normandy and was the beginning of a comeback for the allies. the canadians were responsible for juno beach which was one of the first beaches taken. Operation Barbarossa was the codename for the invasion of russia Pearl harbor was an attack by the japanese on the US coastline which was when the United States joined the war and a week later the canadians did V-E Day was on may 8 1945 and it was the surrender of the german forces to the allies Hiroshima and nagasaki were 2 nuclear bombing's, because although germany had surrendered, the japanese had not. the bombings were the largest of their time and dropped by the united states

Define the following: Cold War, Iron Curtain, Arms Race, NATO, NORAD, Warsaw Pact, United Nations.

The cold war wasn't really a war of battle but with words at threat. Countries used spies and threatened to bomb other countries with nuclear strikes. The iron curtain was a "wall" that blocked the communist countries around russia from the rest of europe and also a buffer zone for russia so that if it were attacked then the forced could be stopped before they even reach russia Arms Race was a race between russia and the united states which was caused because of the recent huge advancements in weapon technology. Each country was making the most powerful weapons they could so that if war came then the country with the more powerful weapons would win NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) which was created between multiple government as a collective defense AKA North Atlantic Alliance NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for Northern America Warsaw Pact is an alliance between the soviet union and 7 other satellite states United Nations is a peace keeping organization that helps people in need and also defends others by bring the international military together to fight

Why was the League of Nations considered a failure?

The league of nations was considered a failure because they did not interfere with what hitler was doing because they didn't want to have to spend any money and they were hoping they could just push it away although hitler continued to expand and also didn't follow the treaty of versailles

Explain the October Crisis.

The october crisis was when 2 canadian political members were kidnapped and one was killed.

Define the Official Languages Act and Bill 101.

The official Languages act was the act that made canada a bilingual country with french as its second language bill 101 was a bill that made all of the courts and governments speak french as the primary language

Why did the On-to-Ottawa trek and Regina Riot occur?

The on to ottawa trek occurred because the men in the relief camps worked in terrible conditions and were only paid $0.2 a day. gaining many members while heading to ottawa caused them to be stopped by the rcmp. This is when the regina riot occurred

What was the Policy of Appeasement? Why can this be considered a cause of the war?

The policy of the appeasement was that germany could have a few things that he was asking for as long as he would stop expanding. This could be considered a cause of war because having more land gave him more power and also showed weakness in the league of nations

Why were there referendums in Quebec in 1980 and 1995? What was the result of each?

The result of each was that they were not going to separate

Explain how human rights were violated in Canada with regard to the Japanese and in Europe with regard to the Jews.

The rights of the japanese were violated because the canadian government was afraid of japanese spies so they put all the japanese into internment camps in which they stayed for the rest of the war. The jew war killed and were taken to work and death camps in which they would work until they couldn't any more and then they were put into gas chambers and then cremated

What did the Meech Lake Accord try to accomplish?

This was to try to get quebec to sign the constitution but for them to join the government has to give them stuff but the other provinces aren't happy because they aren't getting as much.

What were the TWO alliances that existed at the beginning of WW1? List the countries involved.

Triple Alliance Germany Triple Entente Brits

Identify Pierre Trudeau's beliefs and accomplishments.

Trudeau wanted a just society in which everyone was treated equally. He wanted everyone to have the same opportunities as others and he brought in many new laws so that all would be treated equally and would not be held back by there own government

What new countries were formed following WW1?

Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Cyprus, Iran, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Albania, Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland

How did WW2 finally end? (Hint: make reference to BOTH Germany and Japan)

WW2 ended after hitler and mussolini's death and the german forces had retreated from most of the gained countries and war in japan ended after the hiroshima and nagasaki bombings

How did Robert Borden ensure victory in the 1917 election? What TWO acts did he introduce?

War Measures act Military service act

Explain TWO measures introduced by the Canadian government to raise money for the war effort.

War bonds rationing

Describe Canada's international role after 1980.

We began peacekeeping

How did the roles of women change as a result of WW1

Women began to take men's jobs because all the men were at war

What social changes were occurring in the 1950's in Canada?

Women were being more vocal and social equal and this time was similar to the booming 20's

Identify the importance of Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Somme, and Passchendaele.

Ypres was a very important battle because it was the first attack that involved chlorine gas. Vimy Ridge was important because it was the first solo attack by the canadians Somme was a bloodbath and canada earned its rep as shock troops Passchendaele was the attack known as the sea of mud because there was steady rain over the course of 4 months

Who was Agnes Macphail?

agnes macphail was the first women in the house of commons

Define the following: Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, Blitzkrieg, Anschluss, Genocide, Nazi-Soviet Pact, Mein Kampf, Munich Conference, Nuremberg Trials.

anti semitism was a hatred against jews, The holocaust was slaughter on a massive scale, blitzkrieg was a tactic used by the germans to quickly pass through enemy lines. planes would bomb a path for tanks and ground forces to push through. anschluss was the way that germany took austria without military force. genocide killing large groups of people nazi-soviet pact was a pact that made it so that the germans would not attack russia and the russians would not attack the germans. they were not allies but the weren't enemies Mein Kampf was a book written by hitler that was out in every school and household after hitler rose to power Munich Conference happened after the germans began to invade some countries and it was to try to stop germany by allowing them to take certain countries without resistance as long as he would stop expanding. nuremberg trials held the purpose of finding war criminals of germany and bring them to justice.

When did Canada declare war?

canada declared war a week after the British on the 10 of september 1939

What did Lester B. Pearson receive for his role in the Suez Crisis?

nobel peace prize

Define Free Trade and NAFTA.

north american free trade agreement

When did WW1 finally end?

november 11 1918

List THREE causes of the Great Depression.

over production after the roaring twenties high tariffs blocked international trade buying stocks on credit - paying for stocks with money from the bank to make a profit stock market crash low demand for Canadian resources

What happened in Korea and what was Canada's role?

supported the brits the war in korea was between north korea and south korea and ended up with them being split into two different countries

What happened in the Person's Case?

the persons case was a case with five women fighting for equality for women. these five women fought because women were technically not people meaning they could not be appointed to senate and they also couldn't vote. The famous five made it possible for women to do this

What happened in Winnipeg in 1919?

winnipeg general strike