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The archduke of Austria who was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He and his wife were shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The killings sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of WW1 by early August.
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
Forced enlistment in the armed forces of all fit men of a certain age.
What is conscription?
The final Allied offensive against the Central Powers on the Western Front, From August 8 to November 11,1918.
What is the 100 Days Offensive Campaign?
Heavily armed combat vehicles that move on two tracks.
What are tanks?
Clause in the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for starting World War I
What is the War Guilt Clause?
The German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Who were the Central Powers?
Devotion to and support of one's culture and nation, sometimes resulting in the promotion of independence.
What is nationalism?
In July 1916, Allies forces launched an attack near a river in France that would go on to last 5 months, only capturing 13kms of land.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
Naval submarines operated by Germany, effectively used for enforcing a naval blockade against enemy shipping.
What are U-boats
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
The alliance of France, Britain and Russia prior to WW1.
Who were the Triple Entente?
A nation's policy of enlisting, training, equipping, maintaining and building up their armed forces
What is militarism?
October 1917, General Haig ordered General Currie to breakthrough German lines and retake this town, 200,000 casualties(on both sides) 15,000+ Canadians lost their lives, Germans recaptured the town soon after the "victory".
What is Passchendale?
Long, narrow ditches were dug into the ground. Soldiers lived in them, very muddy, uncomfortable and infested with rats, lice.
What were trenches?
One of the treaties that ended the First World War, it imposed strict sanctions on Germany.
Was a Canadian flying ace in WW1, credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war.
who is Billy Bishop?
The policy of one nation acquiring, controlling or dominating another country or region.
What is imperialism?
Lead by Lieutenant-General Julian Byng, the 4 Canadian battalions fought together and took this strategic vantage point, April 1914, France. It was a stunning victory for Canadians.
What is Vimy Ridge?
Three substances were responsible for most of these injuries and types of deaths during WW1: chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas.
What are chemical weapons?
As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war. Opposed by the U.S., it quickly lead to a severe depression in Germany.
What are reparations?
The Bosnian Serb student who assassinated the Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife. He trained in terrorism by the Serbian secret society known as the BLACK HAND.
Who was Gavrio Princip?
An Act that gives the federal government emergency powers during wartime, including the right to detain people without laying charges.
Town in Belgium, some of the bloodiest battles were there, French and Canadian troops were blinded, burned or killed when Germans used chlorine gas, 6000+ Canadians killed in April 1915.
What is the second battle of Ypres?
Battleship of the British Navy; premier vessel in the early 20th century.
What is the Dreadnought?
A meeting in Paris in 1919 to discuss the terms of a peace agreement after the First World War.
What is the Paris Peace Conference?