Weapons
German airship
Zepplin
What is no man's land?
the dangerous area between trenches that didn't belong to either side
Who wrote a famous book about communism?
Karl Marx
what was getting drafted into the army called?
conscription
What were the teenage boys who farmed food for the soldiers in the army called?
soliders of the soil
Lusitania
What disease could you get in the trenches?
Trenchfoot
What was bloody Sunday and what happened?
Bloody Sunday was a major event leading to the Russian Revolution where workers were fired upon by soldiers for presenting a petition for better working conditions.
what were the nurses in danger of during the war?
getting attacked while working at the hospital
what is a farmerette?
woman who was a farmer
Weather was important when using this as a weapon
Toxic Gas
What dangerous activities did soldiers do at nighttime?
moved around No Man's Land,repaired barbed wire,dug more trenches,gather intel, capture and raid enemy troops.
The Bolsheviks were a
group of revolutionaries
Who was Arthur Currie?
Canadian Commander of the Canadian Corps during WW1
what was the Halifax explosion?
2 ships carrying explosive ammunition crashed when exiting a port in Halifax
The main use of the early tank
crossing trench obstacles and breaking through barbed wire
What was the blanket term for soliders who broke down during war?
shellshock
What happened to Tsar and his family?
They were executed by a firing squad by the orders of the Ural Regional Soviet
Why was the Vimy Ridge special for the Canadian Armed Forces?
The Battle would be the first time all 4 divisions united and fought as one unit.
Ways the government cut consumption rates
- asked everyone to not hoard resources
- appointed food and fuel controllers
- coordinated bulk sales
How were dogfights fought in WW1? What else did they do?
It was an aerial battle between fighter aircraft , conducted at close range. They also dropped bombs on the enemy trenches.
How many kilometres worth of trenches were dug during WW1?
2,490 km
How did Russia get out of the war as a result of the revolution?
The revolution succeeded and a new government took control and left the war via a peace treaty.
How did the Canadian army take back Vimy Ridge?
creeping barrage, soldiers moved gradually moved forward towards the enemy trench while the enemy trench was being bombed.
What was the Fund called that helped men and women who were fighting overseas called? How did it help them?
The Fund was called the Canadian Patriotic Fund. This fund helped solider's wives to be taken care of by helping with child care, hygiene and nutrition.