In which Canada perfected the timing of the creeping barrage
What is the Battle of Vimy Ridge?
100
The leader of the German Empire whose aggressive policies led to WW1
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
100
The "direct" cause of the start of World War 1
What was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
This caused more deaths than the War itself
What is the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918?
100
The Wartime Elections Act gave some of this group of Canadians the Vote for the First Time
What is women?
200
The reason urine soaked handkerchiefs were essential to survival in the Battle of Ypres
What is the first time Chlorine/Mustard/Poison gas was used in WW1?
200
The most famous Canadian Flying Ace
Who is Billy Bishop
200
The country that was the first to declare war.
What is Austria-Hungary?
200
The defensive principle underlying the League of Nations
What is Collective Security?
200
This issue was extremely divisive for Canadians during WW1
What is Conscription?
300
Considered the bloodiest battle of the War
What is the Somme
300
The Canadian soldier who wrote "In Flanders Fields"
Who is John McCrae?
300
The name of the German strategy (plan) to avoid a war on two fronts
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
300
Which country most wanted to see Germany punished by the Versaille Treaty?
What is France?
300
Name TWO ways the Canadian government raised money for the war effort?
What are Income taxes, business taxes or Victory Bonds
400
In which General Currie first commanded an all-Canadian regiment.
What is the Battle of Vimy Ridge
400
Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during WWI
Who is Sir Robert Borden?
400
This country entered the war due to the invasion of Belgium
What is Great Britain?
400
The sinking of this ship led to worldwide outrage and contributed to the Americans eventually entering the war
What is the Lusitania?
400
This gave the Canadian Government extraordinary powers to protect and defend Canada during the war
What is the War Measures Act?
500
In which Canadian troops captured 1/4 (25%) of German soldiers during their advance
What is the Hundred Days Offensive?
500
The names of TWO of the "BIG FOUR" leaders
Who are French PM Clemenceau, British PM Lloyd-George, American Pres. Woodrow Wilson, and Italian PM Orlando?
500
Name TWO "indirect" causes of WWI
What are Militarism/Arms Race, Imperialism, Colonialism, Alliance System/Balance of Power,
500
When they enlisted, First Nations soldiers gained the vote but lost this status (and therefor access to treaty rights of reserve land, education and healthcare) for themselves and their descendants.
What is Indian Status?
500
Name THREE things Canadians were encouraged to do to help the home front by Propaganda Posters?
What is grow, save and preserve food, not hoard flour and sugar, not waste food, send care packages for soldiers?