Chapter 15

Question 1

In 1914 Europe was divided into a system of alliances how is forming an alliance of joining a team

Answer 1

The same sort of thing happened in Europe in 1914.

Question 2

What were the names of two main alliance is in Europe 1914

Answer 2

In 1914,there were two main alliance in Europe:the triple Entente and the triple alliance.

Question 3

What were the names of countries in the triple entente the brown countries

Answer 3

Russia France Great Britain Irelaland

Question 4

What were the names of three countries of the triple the Lions the yellow country’s

Answer 4

Libya Italy Austria Hungary Germany

Question 5

What was unique about Italy?

Answer 5

It switched alliances.

Question 6

What was the arms race?

Answer 6

Countries gathering weapons

Question 7

What is there a chance of happening in an arms race?

Answer 7

Countries would use the weapons on each other

Question 8

What did Austria-Hungry do in 1908?

Answer 8

Took over part of the Balkans

Question 9

What did many people in Serbia believe?

Answer 9

That they would be next to be taken over.

Question 10

What did many people in Bosnia and Herzegovina want from Austria-Hungry?

Answer 10

Their independence.

Question 11

The Black Hand was a political group formed in Serbia. What 2 things did they want and hope to do?

Answer 11

To keep Austria -Hungry from taking over Serbia.

Question 12

What event finally set off the First World War?

Answer 12

The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

Question 13

On June 28th, 1914 what did 19 year old student Gavrilo Princip do?

Answer 13

He shot the arch duke and his wife while leaving a reception at city hall.

Question 14

What was the worlds reaction to the assassination?

Answer 14

They were shocked.

Question 15

What did Austria-Hungry claim Serbia government was doing?

Answer 15

Helping the political group the Black Hand.

Question 16

Why did the Serbian Government refuse to let Austria-Hungry in to “see for itself”?

Answer 16

It gave them an excuse to take over once in the country.

Question 17

At the beginning of the First World War what did most English and French Canadians agree on?

Answer 17

That it was right for them to join the war.

Question 18

What did most Newfoundlanders think was their duty?

Answer 18

To support Britain.

Question 19

How did Canadians and Newfoundlanders respond to the call for volunteers?

Answer 19

With great enthusiasm.

Question 20

By the time war ended in 1918,how many Canadian men and women had served?

Answer 20

600 000 had served.

Question 21

What was the name of the army that Canada raised to go to Europe [and its initials]?

Answer 21

The Canadian Expeditionary force [CEF]

Question 22

What is a battalion made up of?

Answer 22

A group of about 1000 soldiers and officers.

Question 23

Why would soldiers feel a lot of loyalty to their battalion?

Answer 23

Because they were made up of people from same area.

Question 24

What was different about the numbers of people killed or wounded compared to other wars?

Answer 24

1 of every 3 Canadian soldiers were killed.

Question 25

The German army had taken control of strategic location. What are strategic location?

Answer 25

Soldiers can see what’s going on and the other side can’t get through.

Question 26

Both sides had a front line.what is a front line?

Answer 26

The space between the two front lines was know as no mans land.

Question 27

What was no land? What was it like (what was in it)?

Answer 27

Was only several meters to a kilometre wide, but it was criss-cross with bored wire and land mines.

Question 28

What were condition like in the trenches?

Answer 28

Wet,cold,filthy,and crowded.

Question 29

What would it man to go over the top?

Answer 29

This means that soliders came out of the trenches and went across no mans land

Question 30

What was the problem with the Ross rifle the Canadians used?

Answer 30

For jamming when mud got in them.

Question 31

What amazing new invention could kill hundreds of soldiers in minutes?

Answer 31

Mortars or hawitzers ,or machine guns.

Question 32

The combination of artillery, machine guns, and trenches would often lead to a stalemate. What did this mean?

Answer 32

Neither side could easily advance on the other.

Question 33

Why did people think airplanes would not be much use for fighting at the beginning of the war?

Answer 33

Cause they were flimsy mostly wood and cloth, with on engine strapped on.

Question 34

What was special about the bullets shot out of the front of the planes designed by the Germans?

Answer 34

They were timed not to hit the propeller

Question 35

What was a dogfight?

Answer 35

The best strategy was to approach another plane from behind and shoot it down.

Question 36

4. What was special about you Canadian pilots?

Answer 36

They were the best fighters.

Question 37

5. What made a pilot an ace?

Answer 37

After you shoot down five enemy planes.

Question 38

The War at Sea

1. What was Canada’s navy like at the beginning of the First World War?

Answer 38

Two old ships and about 400 officers and crew.

Question 39

2. What was the main role of Canada’s ships?

Answer 39

To get supplies to England.

Question 40

3. What were German U-boats?

Answer 40

The first small submarines.

Question 41

4. What did the Germans decide in 1917?

Answer 41

To start sinking one ship not just warships.

Question 42

5. Why did they decide to do this?

Answer 42

They know that the British couldn’t survive without supplies.

Question 43

6. What was a convoy?

Answer 43

Instead of a single ship travelling alone, supply ships would sail in a group, with many other ships sailing along side to act as guards.