Canadian Battles
This famous WW1 battle was the first time all Canadian divisions fought together.
What is the battle of Vimy Ridge?
This was the side that Canada fought for in World War 1.
What are the Allied Powers?
World War 1 started in this year.
What is 1914?
In World War 1, Canadas army was divided into for main groups.
What are Divisions?
This word means loving and supporting your country, especially during war.
What is patriotic?
In this muddy Belgian town, Canadians fought in horrible conditions, including poison gas.
What is the Battle of Ypres?
This group included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What are the Central Powers?
The war began after this man, The Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This day is held every year on November 11th to honor soldiers who fought and died in wars.
What is Remembrance Day?
This word means people who are killed, hurt, or missing during a war.
What are casualties?
This 1917 battle had very heavy rain and mud, and very controversial.
What is the battle of Passchendaele?
These countries did not pick a side in World War 1.
What are the Neutral powers?
This dangerous greenish-yellow gas was first used by Germany at the Battle of Ypres and caused soldiers to choke and burn.
What is chlorine gas?
This red flower is worn to show respect for those who died in war.
What is a poppy?
This word means when soldiers dig long, narrow holes in the ground to protect themselves during the battles.
What are trenches?
This 1916 battle was one of the bloodiest in history and helped Canadian soldiers gain reputation as strong and brave fighters.
What is the battle of Somme?
France, Britian, Russia, and later in the U.S. were all part of this side.
What are the Allied Powers?
This deadly 1917 event happened when two ships, one carrying explosives, crashed in a Canadian harbor during World war 1.
What is the Halifax Explosion?
We learn about WW1 to remember the people who did this to protect our country.
What is fought/died/served?
This term describes all the things people do at home to support the soldiers in a war.
What is home front?
This final series of battles in 1918 helped end World War 1, and Canadian soldiers played a big role by winning several key victories.
What is the Hundred Days War?
This side fought against the Allied Powers and started the war by supporting Austria-Hungary after the Archduke was assassinated.
What are Central Powers?
During World War 1, People from countries that Canada was fighting were Called this even if they were peaceful immigrants.
What are enemy aliens?
Learning about World War 1 helps us understand how to avoid this in the future.
What is war?
This word means when people are forced to leave their homes because it's too dangerous to stay during the war.
What is evacuation?