-Called the “Great War”
-25 million people died
-60 million Canadians were killed
-Believed that this is when Canada really built its identity.
-WW1 began in Europe
-Extreme feelings of militarism ruled the passions of the people.
The practice of placing a higher value on the armed forces and military goals than on democracy. A solution using armed forces is preferred to other methods of problem solving.
-Triple Entente – Consisted of France, Russia, Great Britain.
-Triple Alliance – Consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
-Germanys emperor.
-Wanted to have a massive navy to ensure German prestige.
-Wanted to challenge Britain’s Royal Navy
-Archduke of Austria-Hungary.
-He and his wife were assasinated in Serbia (June 1914).
-Canadian army entered combat in 1915.
-5000 soldiers died in the first week.
-Crimes against peace – planning and waging a war of aggression.
-War Crimes – mistreatment of prisoners of war (PoW).
-Crimes against humanity – murder and enslavement of civilians, genocide.
-Conspiracy – this charge could be laid against anyone who helped in any way.
-The Allies decided to bring the Nazi Leaders to justice.
-They were part of a long history of attempts to create rules for warfare and for the treatment of defeated nations.
-Meant to create rules for modern warfare. It stated that prisoners of war had to be protected and well-treated, and attacking undefeated civilian targets was prohibited.
Any attempt to destroy a group.
A systematic plan to kill all of the Jews in Europe.
Jewish people could no longer vote, hold office, and most of them lost their jobs, and violence against Jews and their property was encouraged by the Nazi’s.