Military Involvement
Another name for The Triple Entente
The Allies
what was the most important battle Canada fought in WW1?
Vimy Ridge
the date of the halifax explosion?
december 6 1917
What is the compulsory enlistment or “call up” (sometimes known as “the draft”) of citizens for military service.
conscription
What empire was Canada under in World War 1?
British
Another name for The Triple Alliance
The Central Powers
Canadian military great achievements involved winning the battles of Somme, Passchendaele, and _____?
Vimy Ridge
the ships name that exploded in halifax?
Mont Blanc
A province that DID NOT supported Conscription.
Quebec
Canada fought along with what country?
Britian
Austria-Hungary Empire, Germany and Italy were part of which Alliance
The Triple Alliance
What troop let out 160 tons of chlorine gas on the Canadian troops?
German
Canada's debt from WW1 in 1919
$2,500,000,000
The year the Military Service act was passed
1917
How many countries fought in WW1?
32 countries
What were two reasons Canadians were eager to enlist into the war?
-Patriotism
-Adventurism
-Opposition to German aggression
-Personal ties to Great Britain
The Canadian battles changed Canada's ______ drastically.
future
Name 1 job that the women took over from the men?
bankers, insurance firms, worked in factories and farms and were also gas jockeys, or street-car conductors
The age men were subject to be call up for military service.
20-45
When was World War I
1914-1918
What year did Canada declare war
They did not declare war; they were automatically at war
What country is the town of Ypres in?
Belgium
what province was the last to let women vote?
Quebec
The Prime Minister that decided that compulsory service was necessary
Robert Borden
What was the guy who was assassinated and was the major cause of WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferninand