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Question 1

Gavrilo Princip

Answer 1

He was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian Serb nationalist and member of the Young Bosnia organization who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, which is widely considered to be the event that sparked World War I.

Question 2

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 2

He was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His assassination by Gavrilo Princip in 1914 led to the outbreak of World War I.

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

The policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. Imperialism was one of the main causes of World War I as countries like Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy sought to expand their empires.

Question 4

Nationalism

Answer 4

A belief in the importance of a specific national identity and the promotion of its culture and values. Nationalism was a key factor in the outbreak of World War I as many ethnic groups within the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires sought self-determination.

Question 5

Militarism

Answer 5

The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Militarism was a significant contributing factor to the outbreak of World War I as countries engaged in an arms race and made aggressive military plans.

Question 6

conscription

Answer 6

The mandatory enlistment of citizens into the military. Conscription was used by several countries during World War I to build up their armies.

Question 7

War Measures Act

Answer 7

A Canadian law passed in 1914 that gave the government broad powers to regulate the economy and control civil liberties during times of war or national emergency. Used to intern Ukrainian and Japanese Canadians during the first and second world wars.

Question 8

Battle of Ypres

Answer 8

A series of battles that took place in the Ypres Salient of Belgium during World War I. It was one of the major Western Front battles of the war, and resulted in heavy casualties for both sides.

The battle marked the Germans’ first use of poison gas as a weapon.

Question 9

Battle of Vimy Ridge

Answer 9

VICTORY ROYALE!!

A battle of World War I that took place in April 1917, in which the Canadian Corps, under British command, successfully captured Vimy Ridge from the Germans.

The battle is considered a defining moment in Canadian history.

Canadas pride!!!!

Question 10

Battle of Passchendaele

Answer 10

A battle of World War I that took place in Belgium in 1917. It was a major British offensive and resulted in heavy casualties for both sides. The Battle of Passchendaele did nothing to help the Allied effort and became a symbol of the senseless slaughter of the First World War.

Question 11

Canada’s Hundred Days

Answer 11

The final 100 days of the war, during which the Canadian Corps played a major role in breaking the German lines and pushing them back, leading to the Armistice of 1918.

Question 12

“Creeping Barrage”

Answer 12

Literally just some sort of battle strat

The Canadians advanced behind a “creeping barrage”. This precise line of intense Allied artillery fire moved ahead at a set rate and was timed to the minute. The Canadian infantrymen followed the line of explosions closely.

Question 13

No Man’s land

Answer 13

The area between the front lines of trenches in World War I, which was not controlled by either side and was often heavily contested.

Question 14

Convoys

Answer 14

A group of ships traveling together for mutual protection. During World War I, convoys were used to protect merchant ships from attack by German U-boats.

Question 15

U-boats

Answer 15

Short for Unterseeboot, a German submarine used in World War I to attack enemy ships, particularly those carrying supplies to the Allies.

Question 16

League of Nations

Answer 16

An intergovernmental organization founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I.

Question 17

Sir Robert Borden

Answer 17

Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920, and led Canada during World War I.

Question 18

Halifax Explosion

Answer 18

A maritime disaster that occurred on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The French cargo ship Mont-Blanc collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Halifax Harbour, causing a massive explosion that killed approximately 2,000 people and injured another 9,000. It was one of the largest man-made explosions prior to the atomic bomb.

Question 19

Enemy Aliens

Answer 19

A term used to describe individuals who were residents or citizens of a country that was at war with the country where they were living. During World War I, enemy aliens were often interned or deported and had their property seized or restricted.

Question 20

Victory Bonds

Answer 20

Bonds issued by a government to finance its war efforts, which were sold to the public with the promise that they would be redeemed after the war ended. During World War I, many countries including Canada issued Victory Bonds to raise money for their war efforts. People would buy these bonds as an investment and when the war was over, the government would pay the bondholders the face value of the bond plus interest.