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Canadian History Exam - WW1 with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




correct answers |||\\\




MAIN - correct answer✔✔Militarism |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-A country's policy to maintain a large military that is constantly ready for battle. It was a
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weapon race. Countries competed in building military. For example, England and Germany
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competed in building because they wanted to control the sea when a war broke out. They
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started to strengthen their armies because they wanted to feel safe.
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Alliances

-An association of groups, people, or nations that agree to cooperate to achieve common goal.
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Imperialism

-European powers had an interest in completing colonies. It expanded their powers and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




influences by using military force and business. All countries wanted to gain nuclear
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Nationalism

-A country's policy of maintaining national independence. European countries were extremely
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nationalistic. Black Hand, was one of the example. It was a secret society who was devoted to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Serbian.



Gavrilo Princip - correct answer✔✔The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a
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member of the Black Hand |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Franz Ferdinand - correct answer✔✔A crown prince of Austria who was shot by a Serb when
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he made a visit to Serbia on June 28, 1914
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Black Hand - correct answer✔✔A secret society who is devoted to Serbian
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Powder keg - correct answer✔✔The Balkans; they had a long history of nationalist uprisings
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and ethnic clashes. Nowhere was a dispute more likely to occur than on the Blakan Peninsula
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, Triple Entente - correct answer✔✔The alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary,
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and Italy before the First World War began
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Triple Alliance - correct answer✔✔The alliance formed between England, France, and Russia
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before the First World War began |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Shlieffen Plan - correct answer✔✔a scythe-like attack through Holland, Belgium and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Luxembourg. The rest of the German Army would be sent to defensive positions in the east to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




stop the expected Russian advance.On 2nd August 1914, it was put into operation when the
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German Army invaded Luxembourg and Belgium. However, it did not succeed. The German
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Army had not been beaten and its successful retreat and the building of trenches between the
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North Sea to the Swiss Frontier ended all hope of a short war.
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Sir Robert Borden - correct answer✔✔Canada's Prime Minister during WW1(1914). He gave
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women the right to vote in 1917 and introduced conscription. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Sir Sam Hughes - correct answer✔✔-Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF
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-Minister of Militia |||\\\ |||\\\




-Intensely passionate about war-increased militias before war |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-25000 trained, equipped soldiers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-It was the lead the CEF during WWI mistakes. Macadam shovel and ross rifle were two of the
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examples of his mistakes. He was fired position by Vimy Ridge. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Valcartier - correct answer✔✔-Recruits train at Valcartier |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-The main training camp for WW1
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-30000 men went through their paces here |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-French Units not permitted to work together |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-Dispersed among English contingents |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

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