Key Terms and Concepts: WWI to WWII

Apuntes

Final exam review PART A – MATCHING (what each term means) Treaty of Versailles: Treaty that ended WWI and punished Germany. Triple Entente: Alliance of Britain, France, and Russia. Billy Bishop: Famous Canadian WWI fighter pilot. Mussolini: Fascist dictator of Italy. Intrepid: Canadian ship in WWII. Allied invasion of France: D-Day / Normandy invasion. Prohibition: Ban on alcohol in the 1920s. Suffragists: Women fighting for the right to vote. Winnipeg: Location of the 1919 General Strike. Nazi war against the Jews: The Holocaust. O.B.U.: One Big Union, labour organization. U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii: Pearl Harbor. Ypres: WWI battle where poison gas was used. City in Italy: Ortona. Archduke Franz Ferdinand: His assassination started WWI. PART B- TRUE/FALSE (Key concepts) Cause of the Great Depression: Stock market crash, overproduction, debt. Propaganda: Information used to influence people’s opinions. Dictator: Leader with total power. The Thirties: Time with economic hardship. Miracles of Dunkirk: Rescue of Allied troops from France. King and Conscription: Conscription crisis in Canada. Dieppe: Failed Canadian raid in WWII. Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan. Vimy Ridge: Major Ca...