Canada And Ww1 Unit 1 Essay
Grade 10: History Exam Notes
Unit 1: Canada and WW1
Important Terms
Militarism: A nation’s policy of enlisting, training, equipping, and maintaining armed forces ready for war.
Alliances: A formal agreement of support and cooperation, usually economic or military terms.
Imperialism: The building of empires taking over overseas territories.
Nationalism: A strong attachment to one’s nation.
Triple Entente: France, Russia, Britain (Canada)
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (Central Power)
“No Man’s Land”: Narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, filled with shell holes, that separated German and Allied trenches; where most of the fighting took place and considered very dangerous since it offered little or no protection …show more content…
What are the underlying and immediate causes of World War 1? • The underlying and immediate causes of World War 1 were Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
2. Why did Canada become involved in a war that originally did not seem to concern her? Why did Canada automatically enter the war when Britain did? • Canada became involved in a war the originally did not seem to concern her because Canada was a proud and loyal member of the British Empire. Canada's relations with foreign powers were in hand of Great Britain. When Britain was at war, Canada was automatically at war, but Canada could determine the extent and nature of its effort.
3. Why did men enlist for military service? Why would they not enlist? • For many young men the whole thing was expected to be an adventure that would be exciting and promised that they would "be home in time for Christmas". Then came Kitchener's poster campaign, "Your Country Needs YOU !" and the public conception became that anyone who did not volunteer was, by definition, an unpatriotic coward. • Reasons men would not enlist would be they would have a big chance of dying, it’s not the adventure they are looking for or expecting and the government service is
Unit 1: Canada and WW1
Important Terms
Militarism: A nation’s policy of enlisting, training, equipping, and maintaining armed forces ready for war.
Alliances: A formal agreement of support and cooperation, usually economic or military terms.
Imperialism: The building of empires taking over overseas territories.
Nationalism: A strong attachment to one’s nation.
Triple Entente: France, Russia, Britain (Canada)
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (Central Power)
“No Man’s Land”: Narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, filled with shell holes, that separated German and Allied trenches; where most of the fighting took place and considered very dangerous since it offered little or no protection …show more content…
What are the underlying and immediate causes of World War 1? • The underlying and immediate causes of World War 1 were Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
2. Why did Canada become involved in a war that originally did not seem to concern her? Why did Canada automatically enter the war when Britain did? • Canada became involved in a war the originally did not seem to concern her because Canada was a proud and loyal member of the British Empire. Canada's relations with foreign powers were in hand of Great Britain. When Britain was at war, Canada was automatically at war, but Canada could determine the extent and nature of its effort.
3. Why did men enlist for military service? Why would they not enlist? • For many young men the whole thing was expected to be an adventure that would be exciting and promised that they would "be home in time for Christmas". Then came Kitchener's poster campaign, "Your Country Needs YOU !" and the public conception became that anyone who did not volunteer was, by definition, an unpatriotic coward. • Reasons men would not enlist would be they would have a big chance of dying, it’s not the adventure they are looking for or expecting and the government service is