World War One

Question 1

Dates?

Answer 1

1914- November 11th 1918

Question 2

Who was in the triple entente

Answer 2

France, Russia, Great Britain, Canada, and Italy after 1915

Question 3

Who was in the triple alliance

Answer 3

Germany, Austria-Hungary

Question 4

What are the Main Causes

Answer 4

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

Question 5

Define Militarism

Answer 5

Countries building up militaries and weaponry

Question 6

Define Alliances

Answer 6

Countries having friendships + agreements

Question 7

Define Imperialism

Answer 7

Unhappy with borders, wanting more land

Question 8

Define Nationalism

Answer 8

Having pride in your homeland

Question 9

Who was assassinated/spark of the War

Answer 9

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 10

What are trenches

Answer 10

Ditches dug in the ground to camp and hide from gunfire

Question 11

Effects from bad conditions?

Answer 11

Trenchfoot, shell shock, starvation, hypothermia

Question 12

Name 3 famous Canadian battles

Answer 12

Battle of Vimy Ridge, Battle of Ypres, Battle of Sommes

Question 13

What is the Front

Answer 13

The trenches closest to the battle ground

Question 14

What did people do in Canada to help

Answer 14

Farming, raising money, making clothes, making medicinal supplies, working in supply factories

Question 15

What day did the war end

Answer 15

November 11th 1918

Question 16

Who surrendered first

Answer 16

Germany

Question 17

What is the Treaty Of Versailles

Answer 17

The peace agreement to end WW1

Question 18

What consequences did Germany face from the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 18

1. Germany had to take full blame for the war
2. Germany lost all militaries and colonies
3. Germany had to pay for all damages done to all fighting countries

Question 19

How many Canadians died in WW1

Answer 19

Approx. 66,000

Question 20

What did women do at the war

Answer 20

Became nurses and drove supply trucks

Question 21

What did women achieve in Canada during the war

Answer 21

The right to vote

Question 22

What happened when the soldiers returned home

Answer 22

The Spanish Flu

Question 23

Who’s Billy Bishop

Answer 23

Canada’s top flying ace in WW1

Question 24

Who’s Arthur Currie

Answer 24

Canadian General, led Battle of Vimy Ridge

Question 25

Who's Franz Ferdinand

Answer 25

The Archduke, got assassinated, and was the spark of the War

Question 26

Who's Robert Borden

Answer 26

The prime minister of Canada during WW1

Question 27

Define: Western Front

Answer 27

Battlefields in France

Question 28

Define: No Man's Land

Answer 28

The battle grounds between German and French trenches

Question 29

Define: over the top

Answer 29

The way to get into No Man's Land, over the barbed wire

Question 30

Define: Creeping Barrage

Answer 30

Sneaking tactic, made by Arthur Currie. Men would shoot cannons and guns to distract enemies while the rest of the soldiers snuck across the battle ground

Question 31

Define: Trenchfoot

Answer 31

From standing in the wet, mud in the trenches, loose feeling in foot,

Question 32

Define: shell shock

Answer 32

Intense shaking, speculated to be wartime PTSD

Question 33

Define: U Boats

Answer 33

German submarines that sunk Canadian and British ships

Question 34

Define: Soldiers of the Soil

Answer 34

Farmers in Canada that would send food to the war in Europe

Question 35

Define: Convoy

Answer 35

A group of ships (supply ships) travelling together for protection