Social Studies 11 Part 1

The alliance of France, Britain and Russia before the Great War.

Adoption of customs & language of another cultural group so the original culture disappears.

Forced enlistment in the armed forces of all fit men of age.  Caused major crisis in Canada.

Germany's plan to stage a 2 front war with France and Russia at the start of WWI.  It failed.

Camp in Quebec where the first 32,000 Canadian troops trained before entering the Great War.

Electricity produced from the energy of falling water.

A ban on alcohol sought by women in 1900s. Alcohol banned in Canada & US for a number of years.

The policy of one nation acquiring controlling or dominating another.

Major battle in October 1917, under difficult and muddy conditions.

A group of workers who unite to achieve common goals in discussion w/ management of businesses.

Woman who campaigned for the right to vote. Also concerned with alcohol abuse.

Strong attachment to one's culture or nation.

Civilian ships and sailors that transported food and munitions across the Atlantic.

A decline in the economy, resulting in lower levels of employment and productivity.

Change in production systems to large scale mechanized factories.

Canadian troops first major battle and where gas used by the Germans.  Canadians held the line.

The Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy prior to the Great War.

The battle that many claim was an historic event in the development of Canada, April 1917.

Terrorist group that wanted to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary.  Helped start World War One.

A tax 'temporarily' brought in to help pay for World War One.

A person who opposed war for religious or moral reasons (they could avoid being conscripted).

Strategy of exhausting an enemy's manpower and resources before yours are, involving great loss

The power to govern oneself and make one's own decisions.

On Dec 6th, 1917 two ships collided in which harbour causing a massive explosion, killing 2000?

An Act giving the government emergency powers in wartime, including detention without charge.

Major battle in July 1916, w/ some of the greatest casualty rates of the war.  Overall failure.

Making a profit by raising prices on needed goods or producing poor quality goods.

The name of the assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

A fee charged Chinese immigrants in 1885 to enter Canada

Act that allowed men and women overseas to vote.

A national living in a country that is at war w/ their homeland (Germans in Canada during WW1) 

Prime Minister during World War One.  Brought in conscription.

A nation's policy of enlisting, training, equipping and maintaining armed forces ready for war.

Info produced by Governments presented to inspire & spread particular beliefs or opinions.

Bonds issued by Canadian Government to  help pay for the war, and keep inflation in check.

A group of ships travelling together protected by an armed ships to protect against U-boats.

The area between the trenches of the opposing forces in WWI.

Government authorized schools in which Aboriginal children were stripped of their culture.

Land set aside by the government for the use of First Nations.

Act created to regulate the lives of First Nations in Canada.