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World War 1 1914-1919

World War 1 1914-1919. By Leah Cheverie. Student Outcome. Students will be expected to analyse the role WW1 played in shaping Canada’s identity. Europe today. Europe in 1914. Allies VS Central Powers. Allie Powers Central Powers

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World War 1 1914-1919

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  1. World War 11914-1919 By Leah Cheverie

  2. Student Outcome • Students will be expected to analyse the role WW1 played in shaping Canada’s identity

  3. Europe today

  4. Europe in 1914

  5. Allies VS Central Powers Allie PowersCentral Powers Great Britain and her colonies Germany France Austria-Hungary Russia Ottoman Empire Serbia Italy and more

  6. Casualties The total number of military and civilian casualties in WW 1 was over 37 million. There were over 30 million deaths ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history. In Canada, our population was 8 million. We contributed 600 661 soldiers to the war effort. 61 000 men and women died and almost 173 000 were wounded.

  7. Women of all ethnicities and races did their part for the war effort on the home front. • Some volunteered for service overseas as nurses and ambulance drivers. • Women in the Red Cross knitted socks, wrapped food parcels, and packed medical kits. • They wrote letters to the soldiers and fundraised. • Many farmers enlisted, so women took over many farms.

  8. Allie Powers Great Britain and her colonies France Russia Serbia VS Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary

  9. Causes of World War 1 1. Militarism is the strong military spirit or policy. 2. Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. 3. Alliances are the formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes i.e. war 4. Nationalism is the devotion and loyalty to one’s own nation; patriotism.

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  11. A People’s CanadaOrdeal by Fire1914-1918

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