World War 1

Question 1

Triple Alliance

Answer 1

Austria Hungary
Germany
Italy

Question 2

Triple Entente

Answer 2

Russia
France
Britain

Question 3

Militarism

Answer 3

A belief where a country armed forces need to be stronger.During world war 1 Britain believed in this and competed in the arms race . The arms race is a competition between two or more countries on who has more advanced military weapons.

Question 4

Alliances

Answer 4

Group of countries who agree upon building an ally which is like an oath to protect each other

Question 5

Imperialism

Answer 5

A belief that a country can become stronger by taking more land / terrritory

Question 6

Nationalism

Answer 6

Sort of like love of country but instead a belief that your county is superior (higher rank)

Question 7

When was ww1

Answer 7

Jul 28 1914 - Nov 11 1918

Question 8

Granville Princip

Answer 8

The man who triggered ww1. Who also assisted Fran’s Ferdinand and his wife. This made Austria Hungary very mad at Serbia since the Asian was from Serbia specially from a group called black hand.

Question 9

Fran’s Ferdinand

Answer 9

The crown prince of Austria

Question 10

Why was Canada involved in this war

Answer 10

Because it was Britain territory at the time

Question 11

Black hand

Answer 11

A group that wanted Bosnia and Serbia to join as one country

Question 12

The schlieffen plan

Answer 12

Crated by a man named con shlieffen.
Created to knock out France by going around their massive fortifications and marching through Belgium. But the plan failed. Germany didn’t expect Great Britain to help the Belgium
And French troops were driven far too back at the battle near the border

Question 13

Western front

Answer 13

Used to prevent enemy s from advancing , secure supply lines and seize control of key ports of French industrial areas . It turned out to be a success for the german army

Question 14

No man’s land

Answer 14

Muddy narrow stretch of land , usually in between opposing trenches from opposing countries,. No man’s land offered little to no protection at all.

Question 15

Trench foot

Answer 15

A foot syndrome caused by your feeet being wet for too long. This would be because of the wet and cold conditions in the trenches as seasons pass.

Question 16

Duckboards

Answer 16

Duckboard were supposed to help protect the soldiers feet from getting wet or muddy

Question 17

Dugout

Answer 17

Dugouts were used in trench ware fares that was used as protection to do activists like eat or sleep

Question 18

Over the top

Answer 18

Was an order/phrase for soldiers to get out of the trenches and risk themselves in no man’s land under the gun firing from the opposing side

Question 19

Machine Gun

Answer 19

In use in 1914 . Fully auto if weapons that can fire bullets rapidly. Early war machine guns were heavy and required a team to carry.they tend to overheat as well hence they were put in cool waters

Question 20

Flamethrower

Answer 20

Used to spread fire by launching burning fuel there was two types of flame throws one called leinflamwerefer and the other called grossflamwerf

Question 21

Battleship/ dreadnought

Answer 21

Germany and Britain faced an arm race where they wanted more ships then the other. Which lead to the dreadnought. Designed to fight any ship afloat.

Question 22

Dogfight

Answer 22

One plane fights the other in the air

Question 23

Tanks

Answer 23

Has an engine ,bullet proof casing and machine guns

Question 24

Mustard gas

Answer 24

A chemical weapon / dangerous gas that could cause severe skin burns .

Question 25

U boat

Answer 25

A submarine. A watercraft/veichle that is underwater. Britain had the most u boats

Question 26

Billy bishop

Answer 26

Known for being an excellent flying aces

Question 27

Red Baron

Answer 27

Top Fighter pilot with German Air Force

Question 28

Roy brown

Answer 28

Credited for killing the Red Baron germanys top first world war ace

Question 29

Second battle of Ypres

Answer 29

First time Canadian spaced an attack with 160 tons of chlorine gas into the trenches against two French colonial division

Question 30

Conscription

Answer 30

Most men forced or subject to military service

Question 31

Suffrage

Answer 31

The right to vote

Question 32

Suffragette

Answer 32

Women seeking the right to vote

Question 33

Munitions

Answer 33

Suppliers of troops in front lines

Question 34

Profettering

Answer 34

Making money illegally

Question 35

Victory bonds

Answer 35

A loan to the government that could be redeemed as interest later

Question 36

Battle of passchandendaele.

Answer 36

The battles started because of general sir Douglas haig. Canadians were sent to claim the passchandale ridge from Germans. They successfully took it.

Question 37

Douglass haig

Answer 37

Blamed for sending thousands of soldiers.

Question 38

Creeping barrage technique

Answer 38

Used in the western front and trench warefare. The method was to fire at enemy trenches for a certain amount of time before they attacked

Question 39

Battle of Mona

Answer 39

Engagement between British expediornary force and German army at Belgium . this battle took place to prevent Germany from advancing into France. It was a victory for Germany at the end of this battle.

Question 40

Sam huges

Answer 40

Canadas Minister of militia
Sam huges weapon strategy was a major failure. Decoded to use the rose rifle but unfortunately the rose rifle wasn’t the best weapon for the trench warefare and resulted in many causal ties on his side. Due to this Sam huges was fired from his position.

Question 41

Robert Borden

Answer 41

Prime minister of Canada at the time and also the one who announced conscription during war.

Question 42

J S Wordsworth

Answer 42

A pacifist who had an anti war stance, causing him to loose his job

Question 43

Newfoundland regiment

Answer 43

Army force ordered to seize the trenches near an village of Beaumont hamel.

Question 44

White mans war

Answer 44

This phrase was often hear by other religious, or race soldiers during the war. At that time it was hard to accept coloured men into the battle as people thought they weren’t strong enough just because of their skin tone.

Question 45

Arthur Currie

Answer 45

First Canadian Senior officer(to command) who was able to adapt to new or rough tactics in the trench ware-fare. He also helped plan the Canadian attack on Vimmy ridge

Question 46

Home front

Answer 46

The term often meant life of family and others who weren’t battling ,suffering at home