The Battle of Hill 70

Miltarism

100

Who taught it was smart to capture Hill 70 directly to the North?

Lieutanent General Arthur Currie

200

What was planned to use to create a smokescreen (a cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations)?

Drums of oils.

300

True or False. Germans killed Canadians while they were leaving their trenches using mass artillery, fire and machine guns.

False. It was Canadians who were killing Germans as they left their trenches, and had to attack over open ground.

400

What type of weapons were used to make breathing and view others difficultly?

Poison gas, and gas bombs.

500

What was one of the prepartions Canadians made against Germans prior to the capture of Hill 70?

Canadiaans conducted raids against German outpots, and gunners planned to wire cut so that it can destroy German artillery positions and gas shelling.

Alliances

100

What are the two main alliances?

Triple Entente, and Triple Alliance

200

Under what colonization was Canada called upon?

Great Britain

300

Which country's army was weakening because Germans captured the city of Lens?

France

400

Which countries were involved in the Battle of Hill 70? (Name 5 or more)

Great Britain, Canada, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

500

Where was the major allied offensive bogging down?

Passachendale, Belgium

Nationalism

100

Where did the Battle of Hill 70 take place?

France

200

Who were the two Canadians given the Victoria Cross by Britain Empire?

Major Okill Massey Learmonth, and Lieutenant General Arthur Currie

300

Which country had immense nationalism that it had to capture the city of Lens?

Germany

400

Why was Britain so determined to call Canadian Corps for rescue?

They were determined not to be weakened by the Germans.

500

What bolstered Canada's national pride and identity as a distinct entity within the British Empire?

1. The fact that Canadian Corps worked under a a Canadian commander for the first time

2. Canadian army was successful in defeating the Germans and capturing the city of Lens

3. Many Canadian soldiers were given the Victoria Cross by the Britain Empire

Imperialism

100

What was the French army weakened by?

The widespread mutinies.

200

Who did Britain send to capture the City of Lens?

The Canadian Corps.

300

What date did Canada capture Hill 70?

August 25, 1917

400

How did Germany try to sabotage Britain from fighting?

Germans were at sea to strangle the vital flow of supplies that allowed Britain to continue fighting?

500

What specific weapon did the Germans use as a tactic to widen its army and defeat the Canadian Corps?

The German Flamethrower.