Chapter 1 & 2 Terms

Chapter 1 Terms
Prohibition: the ban of alcohol Suffragist: a person who advocates that woman should have the right to vote Imperialist: people who support imperialism, the policy of one nation acquiring, controlling, or dominating another Nationalists: people love a strong attachment to their culture or nation Economy: the power to govern oneself and make one's own decisions Head tax: the fee that Chinese immigrants were required to pay after 1885 in order to enter Canada Indian act: an act created to regulate the lives of the first Nations of Canada Reserves: land set aside by the government for the use of first Nations Residential schools: government authorize schools, run by the church is gone, which aboriginal children lived apart from their families and were educated in Canadian culture Assimilation: adoption of the customs and language of another cultural group so the original culture disappears

Chapter 2 terms
Imperialism: the policy of one nation acquiring, controlling, or dominating another country or region Militarism: the nation's policy of enlisting, training, equipping, and maintaining armed forces ready for war Triple alliance: alliance of Germany Austria Hungarian and Italy prior to the First World War Triple Entente: the alliance of France Britain and Russia prior to the First World War Nationalism: devoted to and support of one's culture and nation, sometimes resulting in the promotion of independent Profiteering: making a profit by raising prices on needed goods or producing poor quality materials War measures act: an act that gives the federal government emergency powers during wartime including the right to detain people without laying charges Enemy alien: a national living in a country that is at war with his or her homeland Internment camp: a government run camp were people who are considered a threat are detained No man's land: the area between trenches of two opposing forces the Western front: the area of fighting in Western Europe during the first world war, characterized by trench warfare and inconclusive battles with heavy casualties on both sides

Chapter 1 & 2 Terms War of attrition: a military strategy based on exhausting the enemies manpower and resources before yours are exhausted, usually involving great losses on both sides Convoy: a group of ships traveling together protected by an armed force Victory bonds: bonds issued by the Canadian government to support the war effort Honor rationing: the civilian effort to consume less and conserve supplies on the home front Propaganda: information, usually produced by government, presented in such a way to inspire and spread particular beliefs or opinions Conscription: forced enlistment in the Armed Forces of all fit men of certain ages Election: the name given to the 1917 federal election because of board and efforts to win the military vote Hundred days campaign: the final Allied offensive against the Central Powers on the Western front from August 8 to November 11, 1918 Paris peace conference a meeting in Paris in 1919 did discuss the terms of the peace agreement after the First World War Treaty of Versailles: one of the trees that ended the First World War; it imposes strict sanctions on German War guilt clause: an article in the Treaty of Versailles that may Germany responsible for starting the First World War