unit one: terms

Question 1

Armistice

Answer 1

a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace

Question 2

Enemy Aliens

Answer 2

people from Germany and Austria-Hungary living in Canada

Question 3

Income Tax

Answer 3

Tax deducted from personal income

Question 4

Internment Camp

Answer 4

Concentration Camp filled with enemy aliens and political prisioners

Question 5

Artillery Barrage

Answer 5

extensive artillery fire against enemy positions

Question 6

Monarchy

Answer 6

system of government where royalty hold power

Question 7

Danger Tree

Answer 7

Unsuccessful point for unharmed soldiers in the battle of the somme

Question 8

Duckboards

Answer 8

type of wood used in ww1 trenches

Question 9

Eastern Front

Answer 9

Russia vs Germany side

Question 10

Empire

Answer 10

a group of countries or states that are controlled by one leader or government

Question 11

Central Powers

Answer 11

France, Russia, Britain, and Germany

Question 12

trench raid

Answer 12

a temporary entry into the enemy’s trench to cause havoc and gather intel

Question 13

fire step

Answer 13

a platform/step in a trench for soldiers to fire at the enemy

Question 14

valcatier

Answer 14

primary training base for First Canadian Contingent in 1914

Question 15

munition

Answer 15

ammunition for weapons

Question 16

western front

Answer 16

french and british vs germans side

Question 17

military voters act

Answer 17

gave soldiers overseas the right to vote (prior to this those outside Canada weren’t allowed to vote)

Question 18

european war

Answer 18

august 1st

Question 19

world war one

Answer 19

august 4th