Vimy & The Somme
This Canadian General led the attack on Vimy Ridge and was known for his brilliant idea to train the soldiers.
Who is Arthur Currie?
What is meat/red meat, fancy bread, sugar, coffee, alcohol, butter, etc.
The medical condition caused by lack of vitamin C in soldiers diets due not having fresh fruits and vegetables available to them.
What is scurvy?
What is false?
Germany's deadliest naval weapon.
What is the U-Boat?
The three Allied countries responsible for writing the Treaty of Versailles.
Who are Britain, France, and Russia?
During the great conscription debate in Canada, this group of people opposed conscription so much they swore they would NOT COMPLY and that they would rather FLEE TO THE UNITED STATES than be conscripted.
Who are youths/Canadian youths?
The French troops broke and ran after the Germans used chlorine gas against them in this battle.
What is The Second Battle of Ypres?
What was aspect/term/condition in the TREATY OF VERSAILLES that Germany felt was extremely unfair.
What is the War Guilt clause, what is reparations, what is reducing their army to 100,000 men, etc.?
This new technology debuted (was launched) during the Battle of the Somme with disappointing results.
What is the tank?
This disastrous battle was known as the "bloodiest battle" and saw the first, albeit unsuccessful, use of tanks.
What is The Battle of the Somme?
What are posters and music?
This form of "psychological warfare" is the term for governments trying to control people's thoughts and feelings.
What is propaganda?
One of the reasons that Germany was forced to ask for an armistice/ceasefire was because people on the German home front and German soldiers were both suffering from this.
What is a lack of food?
The 'third man' rule in the trenches was a result of the range and accuracy of this new weapon of war.
What is the rifle?
The main goal of the British launching the Battle of the Somme.
What is to help the French (Verdun)?
This Canadian organization was set up to raise money to support the wives and families of soldiers overseas.
What is The Canadian Patriotic Fund?
Billy Bishop, Roy Brown, and Manfred von Richthofen were known as this during the war.
What is aces?
As meal rations decreased throughout the war, both Allied soldiers and Central Powers soldiers were forced to consume a lot of this root vegetable.
What are turnips?
This five month battle which ended with 1.25 million casualties was particularly devastating for this province because of the use of Pal (friend) Battalions.
What is Newfoundland and Labrador?
Arthur Currie has this created in France to help the Canadians train for Vimy Ridge.
What is a full scale model of the ridge?
This tax, still used today, was introduced during the war to raise money by taxing luxury/non-essential goods such as coffee.
What is Sales Tax?
This animal, which can grow to the size of a cat in the correct conditions, was a large source of stress, annoyance, and fear for soldiers living in the trenches.
What are rats?
This organization was created after the end of the war to promote cooperation between nations with the goal of stopping another war like the one that just ended from happening again.
What is The League of Nations?
This battle is considered to the be the turning point of the war and a significant step forward for Canadians feeling a sense of unity.
What is Vimy Ridge?