Causes
Key Figures &
Events
Weapons & Battle Tactics
Turning Points
Canada’s Contributions in World War I
100
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
President of the United States during this time.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
100
This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute
What is a machine gun
100
Germany had to fight 2 offensive fronts called
What are the Eastern and Western Front
100

This Canadian battle in 1917 is often cited as a defining moment of national pride and unity.

What is the Battle of Vimy Ridge?

200
Germany had an alliance with this dual empire.
What is Austria-Hungary
200
Name of the terrorist who killed the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
Who is Gavrilo Princip
200
This kind of battle tactic almost directly resulted in a stalemate.
What is Trench Warfare.
200
This battle takes 9 months, nothing is gained, and the Allies eventually retreat
What is the Battle of Gallipoli
200

Over 600,000 Canadians served in uniform during World War I, with more than 60,000 of them making this ultimate sacrifice.

What is dying in the war?

300
The intense pride in one's country and national interest
What is Nationalism
300
Revolution that took place in Russia during the war.
What is the Bolshevik revolution
300
Chemical Warfare resulted in the mass production of these defense mechanisms.
What are gas masks
300
The war officially ended in this year
What is 1918
300

This group of Canadian medical professionals, many of them women, played a vital role on the front lines and in field hospitals.

Who are Canadian nurses (or the Canadian Army Medical Corps)?

400
First name for the alliance between France, Britain and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente
400
This battle resulted in over 1 million casualties.
What is the Battle of Somme.
400
Tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities first used by the British in World War I
What are tanks
400
Russia is overtaken by this form of government in 1917
What is Communism
400

In 1917, the Canadian Corps captured this French city after a bloody, months-long battle that cost over 15,000 Canadian lives.

What is Passchendaele?

500
City in which he assassination took place.
What is Sarajevo
500

He was Canada’s Prime Minister throughout World War I, leading the country through the war effort and the 1917 Conscription Crisis.

Who is Sir Robert Borden?

500
Reason why British navy was so successful during sea battles.
What are submarines.
500
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called
What is the Fourteen Points Plan
500

The introduction of this 1917 policy caused deep division in Canada, especially between English and French Canadians.

What is conscription?

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