| A | B |
|---|
| Democracy is derived from | demos and kratos. |
| Demos means | people. |
| Kratos means | rule. |
| Winston Churchill was Prime Minister | of Great Britain during WW 2 |
| The most fundamental aspect of a democracy | is the constitution. |
| To revoke is to | call back. |
| Universal suffrage is the | right to vote. |
| Karl Marx (1818-1883) | was the "father" of communism |
| Supply and demand determines | prices. |
| Communist states have only one | political party. |
| Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) | was an Italian fascist leader. |
| Queen Elizabeth is represented in Canada | by the Governor General. |
| In Canada the Senate is | not an elected body. |
| Backbenchers are not members | of the Cabinet. |
| The Shadow Cabinet is formed | from the Official Opposition. |
| A constitution is a document that outlines | all of the principles and rules which make up our federal government. |
| Civil disobedience is the act | of intentionally disobeying a law in order to make a point. |
| Imperialism: the rule of one country | over another. |
| Militarism: a political situation | whereby military interests dominate gov't policy. |
| Triple Alliance: Germany, | Austria-Hungary and Italy. |
| Schlieffen Plan: attack France | through neutral Belgium. |
| Poison gas was used for the first time | in the Battle of Ypres. |
| The Battle of Vimy Ridge | April 1917 |
| 1915: A German U-boat | sank the Lusitania. |
| The major turning point of WWI | The U. S. declared war on Germany. |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | took Russia out of the War. |
| Halifax Explosion occurred | when a French munitions ship collided with another ship. |
| 1916 women were granted | the right to vote in most provinces. |
| 1917, the Wartime Elections Act | granted the federal vote to female relatives of soldiers. |
| Propaganda: technique used to | persuade people to join up. |
| Due to the War the Ottoman Empire | disintegrated. |
| Austria - Hungary broke up | into Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia |
| 1917 Canadian gov't introduced | income tax as a temporary measure. |
