Canadian Battles
This 1917 battle is often called the "birth of a nation" because all four Canadian divisions fought together.
What is Vimy Ridge?
This acronym M.A.I.N. stands for.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
The open, dangerous area between the two opposing trench lines.
What is No Man’s Land?
These were sold by the government to Canadian citizens to help pay for the cost of the war.
What are Victory Bonds?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
World War I officially ended on this date in 1918.
During this 1915 battle, Canadians faced the first-ever large-scale use of poison gas.
What is the Second Battle of Ypres?
This Archduke’s assassination in Sarajevo was the "spark" that started the war.
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
This painful foot condition was caused by standing in cold, wet mud for days on end.
What is Trench Foot?
Because so many men were overseas, this group took over many roles in factories and on farms.
Who are women?
This treaty officially ended the war and placed heavy blame and reparations on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This poet wrote "In Flanders Fields" after the death of a friend at Ypres.
Who was John McCrae?
Because of its colonial status, Canada was automatically at war when this country declared it.
What is Great Britain?
To protect against gas before masks were invented, soldiers were told to soak a cloth in this and hold it to their face.
What is urine?
This 1917 disaster in Nova Scotia was the largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
What is the Halifax Explosion?
Canada insisted on having its own seat in this new international peace-keeping organization.
What is the League of Nations?
This 1917 battle in Belgium is synonymous with mud and the futility of war.
What is Passchendaele?
This Minister of Militia was criticized for his poor planning and the "shoddy" equipment he gave soldiers.
Who was Sam Hughes?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This tactic involved a wall of artillery fire that moved forward just ahead of the advancing infantry.
This Prime Minister introduced conscription, which deeply divided the country.
Who was Robert Borden?
This 1917 crisis over forced military service led to riots in Quebec.
What is the Conscription Crisis?
At the Battle of the Somme, 85% of this regiment was wiped out in just 30 minutes.
What is the Royal Newfoundland Regiment?
The name of the Canadian-made rifle that famously jammed in the mud of the trenches.
What is the Ross Rifle?
This British General was often called "The Butcher" for his controversial strategies at the Somme.
Who was Douglas Haig?
This term was used for Canadians of German or Austro-Hungarian descent who were placed in internment camps.
What are "Enemy Aliens" or Interned Persons?
This word describes the right of a nation or people to govern themselves, a key theme of the peace talks.
What is self-determination?