World War 1

Question 1

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Answer 1

Leader of Germany during ww1

Question 2

Gavrilo Princip

Answer 2

member of the black hand gang, assassinator of Franz Ferdinand

Question 3

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 3

next leader in line for Austria-hunger

Question 4

War Measures Act

Answer 4

it gave the government additional powers during the time of war. it allows the government to do certain things.

Question 5

Trench Foot/Mouth

Answer 5

Trench mouth is an infection that causes swelling (inflammation) and ulcers in the gums (gingivae). a trench foot includes a tingling and/or itching sensation, pain, swelling, cold and blotchy skin, numbness, and a prickly or heavy feeling in the foot.

Question 6

Shellshock

Answer 6

a mental disorder brought on from the over exposure of loud noises of bombs

Question 7

Military Service Bill

Answer 7

is the law that allowed conscription (mandatory military service) to happen

Question 8

Flying Aces

Answer 8

a name given to someone who shoots down more than 5 planes

Question 9

Czar Nicholas II

Answer 9

leader of Russia

Question 10

Black Hand Gang

Answer 10

terrorist group from Serbia, involved in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in sara javo

Question 11

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 11

a germen military strategy to avoid war on two fronts. plan devised to go through neutral country (Belgium) and attack Paris before fighting Russia to avoid fighting two countries at the same time.

Question 12

No Man’s Land

Answer 12

symbolized the likelihood of advancing soldiers dying in this region. This is because it was likely the most dangerous place for the soldiers of World War I.

Question 13

Lusitania

Answer 13

It was a passenger ship that held citizens from America and Canada and was travelling from the US to Britain, but was torpedoed down by a German U-boat, this cause the USA to join the war

Question 14

The Last 100 Days

Answer 14

Canada made great contributions and sacrifices in the First World War. Our many achievements on the battlefield were capped and at the end of the war known as “Canada’s Hundred Days.”

Question 15

Military Voters Act

Answer 15

Canadian soldiers over seas where allowed to vote without having to come home

Question 16

Billy Bishop

Answer 16

Canadian flying ace who shot down 72 planes.

Question 17

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 17

Russia and Germany stopped fighting during the war because of this treaty

Question 18

Arthur Currie

Answer 18

Canadian general who trained the troops in the battle of vimy ridge

Question 19

King George V

Answer 19

king of Britain during the first world war

Question 20

Dreadnaught

Answer 20

very dangers battle ships

Question 21

Robert Borden

Answer 21

Canadian prime minister during world war one

Question 22

War Time Elections Act

Answer 22

women of service men where given the right to vote.

Question 23

Red Barron

Answer 23

German flying ace and shot down 80 allied planes

Question 24

women suffrage

Answer 24

getting the right to vote

Question 25

Identify and explain the four background causes of the Great War.

Answer 25

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

Question 26

Militarism

Answer 26

Militarism Countries built up their armies and navies. They relied on the military to solve conflicts.
This created an atmosphere that glorified war. This caused an arms race as countries were competing with each other.

Question 27

Alliance

Answer 27

Alliance System Two or more countries come together for protection, support, and some type of gain. (Triple Entente = Allies —>AGAINST <— Triple Alliance = Central Powers)

Question 28

Nationalism

Answer 28

Nationalism Extreme love and loyalty for one’s country. Serbia was very nationalistic, as well as Britain
Countries followed their leaders blindly into war because of their love and loyalty.

Question 29

Who were the members of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance?

Answer 29

• triple entente- the allies- France, Russia and united kingdom
• triple alliance- the central powers- Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germany

Question 30

Who was Sam Hughes, and why is he remembered?

Answer 30

Sam Hughes increased the efficiency of the pre-war militia and, after 1914, led the Canadian war effort with enormous personal energy and drive.

Question 31

What role did women and children play in the war effort? (Soldiers of the Soil)

Answer 31

Made fundraisers, and care packages, and took over jobs that the men weren’t available to do.

Question 32

Describe Canada’s role and what happened in each of the following major battles:

Answer 32

Ypres- toxic gas was used (chlorine gas)

Somme- blood fest

Passchendaele- soldiers and horses drowned in mud, a mud fest

Vimy Ridge- allied win for the Canadians

Question 33

List three new inventions during World War One

Answer 33

machine guns, poisonous gas and tanks.

Question 34

State the country that dropped out of the war early and the country that entered the war
late.

Answer 34

russia dropped out
USA came late