Why It Gotta Be Like That?
Fightin' in the Trenches
Boats and Planes and Other Thangs
Hangin' With My Home(front)boys
Like, Totally Total War
100
This man was assassinated by Serbian nationalist group "The Black Hand," sparking the First World War
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
100
The first use of gas as a weapon of war occurred during this battle
What is The Battle of Ypres/The Second Battle of Ypres?
100
This German ace shot down 80 planes during the war, more than any other pilot
Who is The Red Baron / Manfred von Richthofen?
100
The Wartime Elections Act gave women the right to do this in 1917
What is vote?
100
People were encouraged to buy these in order to help support the war effort
What are war bonds / victory bonds?
200
Britain and Germany were both building up their armies prior to the war, which is an example of this cause of WWI
What is militarism?
200
This fungal infection suffered by infantry was especially dangerous at the start of the war
What is trench foot?
200
The British built this type of ship to help combat the German submarine campaign
What are destroyers?
200
What name was given to immigrants to Canada who did not yet have Canadian citizenship?
What is "enemy alien?"
200
The punishment for doing this was $1000 or three months in prison
What is hoarding?
300
It's much worse than school spirit - it's the feeling that your country is superior to all others.
What is nationalism?
300
Germany's idea of how to avoid a two-front war was called this
What is The Schlieffen Plan?
300
The supply shortage in Germany was so bad that the winter of 1916-17 was called this
What is the turnip winter?
300
An election influenced by wartime ideas and sentiments is called one of these
What is a khaki election?
300
This "temporary" tax was introduced to help pay for the war, but fell short of expectations
What is income tax?
400
It's the idea of expanding your empire, either through diplomacy... or force.
What is imperialism?
400
This military tactic helped Canada take Vimy Ridge, thus proving the effectiveness of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
What is the creeping barrage?
400
This British ocean liner containing over 100 Americans was sunk in 1915 by German subs.
What is The Lusitania?
400
This Canadian telegraph operator helped saved hundreds of lives immediately before The Halifax Explosion of 1917
Who is Vincent Coleman?
400
Sugar was very difficult to acquire in Canada since it was also used to make these for use overseas
What are bombs / shells?
500
The political cartoon "The Chain of Friendship" pokes fun at this cause of WWI
What are alliances?
500
If you were in a trench and it looked like your pal's clothes were alive, they probably had a bad case of this.
What is lice?
500
It's the FULL German name for "submarine" - Germany used them to sink Allied ships
What is unterseeboot?
500
This bill allowed the Canadian government to arrest and intern people without a warrant
What is the War Measures Act?
500
This British poet wrote a beautiful poem about how glorious it would be to die for his country.
Who is Rupert Brooke?