Canada's first appearance on the battlefields of WWI
What is the second battle of Ypres?
100
He was the top ace for WWI
Who is Manfred von Richtoffen?
100
The common RAF bi-plane flown in WWI
What is the Sopwith Camel
100
He was forced to abdicate during the revolution
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
100
He represented England at the Treaty of Versailles peace talks
Who is David Lloyd George?
200
A surgeon present at the battle of Ypres, wrote In Flanders Fields
Who is John McCrae?
200
Canada's top ace in WWI, third overall in the war
Who is Billy Bishop?
200
This British luxury liner was sunk by a German U-Boat and is seen as a factor influecing the USA entering WWI
What is the HMS Lusitania?
200
The Bolsheviks were a communist party led by this man
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
200
France was adamant about having these territories, lost to Germany in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, returned to them.
What are Alsace and Lorraine?
300
Canadians ditched this rifle because of it's ineffectiveness in the mud and dirt at the Battle of Ypres. They picked up the British Lee-Enfield in its place.
What is the Ross Rifle?
300
An aspect of total war, this type of war targets an enemy's ships, supplies and troops.
What is a tonnage war?
300
This was widely believed by Germans, that they only lost WWI because their leaders hadn't let them win
What is "the stabbed in the back" myth?
300
This "Mad Monk" held much influence over the Russian royal family
Who is Gregor Rasputin?
300
Woodrow Wilson argued strongly for the creation of this multilateral peacekeeping organization
What is The League of Nations?
400
The Battle of Vimy Ridge saw all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force attack a strongly fortified position in this heavy line of German defences
What is the Hindenburg Line?
400
Germany's policy regarding the use of U-Boats
What is unrestriced submarine warfare?
400
This German proposal for Mexico to enter into the war was interecped by British intelligence in 1917. It hastened the USA's entry into the war
What is the Zimmerman telegram?
400
This treaty ended the fightng between Russia and the central powers
What is the treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
400
This man, who represented Italy, grew frustrated during the talks at Versailles as the Big Three saw him as less important
Who is Vitorrio Orlando?
500
This was the bloodiest battle of WWI. The CEF and Royal Newfoundland Regiment both played major roles and sustained heavy losses
What is the Battle of the Somme?
500
The primary function of aircraft during WWI
What is reconnaisance/ surveillance?
500
This general launched the last-ditch effort by Germany to hang-on on the Western Front with the Second Battle of the Somme
Who is Erich Ludendorff?
500
After the revolution and a period of civil war, this communist stronghold was created
What is the USSR?
500
The Treaty of Versailles called for the demilitarization of this border region between France and Germany