Alliances
Name the two major alliances during WWI.
Triple Alliance & Triple Entente
Which battle was Canada’s first major engagement, where soldiers survived a chlorine gas attack?
Second Battle of Ypres
What was the condition caused by prolonged exposure to wet, unsanitary trench conditions?
Trench Foot
Why did Canada enter WWI?
To support Britain
What war did this Treaty officially end?
WW1
Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
At which battle did Canadian soldiers win a key victory, gaining international recognition?
Vimy Ridge
What was a common way soldiers in trenches dealt with poison gas attacks?
Used cloths soaked in urine
Name one key contribution Canadian women made during WWI.
Worked in factories, made war supplies
Name one territorial change imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles.
Alsace-Lorraine returned to France; Germany lost overseas colonies
Which countries were part of the Triple Entente?
France, Russia, Great Britain
This battle saw 300 Newfoundlanders fighting, with most losing their lives.
The Somme
Name two challenges soldiers faced in trenches besides enemy attacks.
Mud, rats, disease, and lice
What was the significance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge for Canada?
Marked Canada's emergence as a strong independent nation
What was the maximum number of troops Germany was allowed after the Treaty of Versailles?
100,000
What was the event that directly triggered WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the name of the muddy and chaotic battle that was the last major conflict of WWI?
Passchendaele
What kind of warfare was most common in WWI?
Trench Warfare
Name one of Canada’s famous WWI fighter pilots.
Billy Bishop or Billy Barker
What did Germany have to accept full responsibility for?
Causing WWI
Name the assassin of Franz Ferdinand.
Gavrilo Princip
Name the battle where Canadian soldiers protected supply ships from German U-boats.
Battle of the Atlantic
Name one psychological condition soldiers suffered from due to the horrors of trench warfare.
Shell Shock
What was the term for people from enemy countries living in Canada during WWI?
Enemy Aliens
How much money was Germany required to pay in reparations?
$32 billion