WW1 Test Review

Question 1

The M.A.I.N causes of WW1

Answer 1

Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 2

What is militarism?

Answer 2

when the military is seen as a very important part of a country’s strength

Question 3

What are alliances?

Answer 3

union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

Question 4

What is imperialism?

Answer 4

going and taking land from other people

Question 5

What is nationalism?

Answer 5

strong identification with one’s own nation

Question 6

Who were the alliances? - Triple Entente

Answer 6

Britain, France, Russia were allies in the Triple Entente

Question 7

Who were the alliances? Triple Alliance?

Answer 7

Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary were allies in the Triple Alliance.

Question 8

Who was Canada fighting for in WW1?

Answer 8

Canada fought for the British Empire

Question 9

Whose assassination is considered “the spark” that started World War I?

Answer 9

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 10

Who was responsible for killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 10

Gavrilo Princip

Question 11

When did Canada officially enter World War I?

Answer 11

August 4th, 1914.

Question 12

Who was Sam Hughes?

Answer 12

He was put in charge of the military. His job was to find and train men for the army.

Question 13

What problems did the soldiers have while in the trenches?

Answer 13

Trench feet
Trench Fever
Rats
Lice
Poor living conditions
Lack of sleep

Question 14

No-Mans Land

Answer 14

stretch of land that separated the German and Allied trenches during WWI. It was very dangerous for a soldier in No Man’s Land because they were out in the open (no place to hide).

Question 15

Duckboards

Answer 15

floor sections made of wooden slats which can be laid on wet, muddy or cold surfaces.

Question 16

Firesteps

Answer 16

narrow ledge, located inside a trench, that allows soldiers to see over the parapet.

Question 17

Latrines

Answer 17

Trench toilets

Question 18

Barbed Wire

Answer 18

wire with clusters of sharp spikes along it, used in warfare as an obstruction.

Question 19

What happened to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont-Hamel?

Answer 19

The Battle of the Somme

More than 80 percent of the soldiers who advanced that day were either killed or wounded at Beaumont-Hamel.

Question 20

Who is John McCrae? What poem did he write?

Answer 20

Canadian army doctor who wrote the world famous poem In Flanders Fields

Question 21

What were the roles of women during the war?

Answer 21

Women remained at home to clean the house, shop, cook, take care of children, do the laundry, etc.

Women did not have the right to vote and jobs they did have were unskilled and paid very little.

Women often became factory workers or nurses to help out in the war.

Question 22

What is propaganda?

Answer 22

Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation aimed at serving an agenda

Question 23

Why was propaganda used in WW1

Answer 23

To justify their involvement to their own populace
raise money and resources
urge the concertation
recruit men

Question 24

What four things did propaganda posters try to do?

Answer 24

Appeals to a sense of national pride and patriotism
Vilifies the enemy creating hatred towards them
Making those not enlisted feel like cowards
Emphasizing the sense of masculinity and bravery of men in the military
Glorify war

Question 25

What are the 5 acts that the federal government passed during WWI?

Answer 25

War measures act military voters act wartime elections act military service act income tax act

Question 26

What is the war measures act?

Answer 26

a set of laws that let the government pass laws without them being voted upon the parliament

Question 27

What is the military voters act?

Answer 27

The act that allowed soldiers in the war to vote.

Question 28

What is the wartime elections act?

Answer 28

part of this act gave the right to vote only to women who were wives, mothers, or sisters of soldiers

Question 29

What is the military service act?

Answer 29

this act allowed the government to force young men into the army

Question 30

What is the income tax act?

Answer 30

this act was meant to pay off the debts of the war.

Question 31

Why do you think Borden did not allow conscientious objectors or recent Canadian immigrants from enemy countries to vote in the 1917 election?

Answer 31

he didn't let immigrants vote because he wanted to be re-elected and the immigrants could effect the votes negatively.

Question 32

Machine Guns

Answer 32

used to gun down the enemy. could shoot 400-600 rounds per minute. problem- overheated quickly in about 2 minutes and were so heavy it took 4-6 men to carry one.

Question 33

Chemical Gas

Answer 33

used to burn the eyes and lungs, causing victims to choke, gag and suffocate (can’t breath) to death. Germans used it first in the war. not very effective, wind had to go the direction of the enemy to be used and if it switched it could backfire and was eventually banned by the Geneva Protocol

Question 34

Tanks

Answer 34

designed to cross trenches and plow through barbed wire and other barriers. Their metal armour protected them from machine gun fire and shrapnel The first tanks were slow and awkward. They often broke down or got stuck in the mud of no man’s land, so they were not very effective.