Major Battles
What battle included such muddy/rainy terrain that soldiers jumped into water filled bomb craters to hide?
Passchendale
When the war first started, they told soldiers they would be home by.....
Christmas
The Prime Minister of Canada during WW1
Robert Borden
The name for when the government forces men to join the war effort
Conscription
What country was first apart of the central powers, then neutral, then the allies?
Italy
Which major Canadian battle lasted only 3-4 days?
Vimy Ridge
When did the armistice of WW1 come into effect?
November 11, 1918
The allied pilot with the most confirmed victories
Billy Bishop
The name for the money Canadians gave to the government to help fund the war effort (was promised to be given back)
Victory Bond
When did Canada confederate?
July 1st, 1867
The 4 major Canadian battles of WW1
The 2nd battle of Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendale
One group of Canadians were very anti-conscription. Who were they?
The French
Who was the Canadian army general who found great success in battles such as Vimy Ridge
Arthur Currie
What is the name of the rifle used at the beginning of WW1? (known for jamming up in the trenches)
The Ross Rifle
In 1915 an allied passenger ship went down off the coast of Ireland. What was it called?
The Lusitania
John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields during which major Canadian battle
2nd Battle of Ypres
What major event took place on December 6, 1917
The Halifax explosion
Name one of the leaders belonging to a country from the Central Powers alliance
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Franz Joseph of Austria Hungary, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Orlando of Italy, Mehmed V of Ottoman Empire,
The CEF stands for...
The Canadian Expeditionary Force
A blimp like aircraft, created and named by the Germans
What regiment faced a 90% casualty rate within the first day of battle
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
2 types of taxes came from WW1 (both of which still exist today). Name one.
Business tax or Income tax
A long distance runner who was the first Indigenous man to win the Boston marathon, and a message carrier in WW1
Tom Longboat
Nurses who wore a blue dress and white veil were called...
BlueBirds
Name two countries that were created after WW1
Yugoslovia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Austria, Hungary, Turkey