Battles
Legislation
Tragedies
Intro to War
Propaganda
100
Blood and mud: this riverside battle is synonymous with horrific trench conditions.
What is the Somme, 1916.
100
Of 400,000 eligible men, only 125,000 were called for service, and only 24,000 men saw service due to this "unnecessary" act.
What is the Military Service Act, 1917.
100
This COVID before COVID-19 was spread because of the global involvement of countries in WWI
What is the Spanish Flu?
200
Canadians first encountered chemical warfare in this battle. Ammonium in urine naturally neutralized the reaction...
What is Ypres, 1915?
200
400,000 men were given a vote with this piece of legislation, helping Robert Borden's chances of re-election.
What is the Military Voters Act, 1917?
200
This structural marvel was supposed to be the best and longest of its time if it wasn't struck with disaster once in 1907, and again during WWI.
What is the Quebec Bridge Disaster?
200
Cause and consequence: this event was the first domino that fell towards war in Europe.
What is the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
200
Victory Bonds and the Canadian Patriotic Fund are frequent indicators of this purpose in WWI propaganda.
What is fundraising?
300
Soldiers went up as colonial subjects, and came down as Canadians in this battle integral to our nation's identity.
What is Vimy Ridge, April 1917?
300
This measure led to women's suffrage a little later after it's induction, which enfranchised women related to soldiers.
What is the Wartime Elections Act, 1917?
300
This tragedy leveled a city and created a tsunami after the largest man-made explosion seen yet in history detonated in the harbour.
What is the Halifax Explosion, 1917?
300
"Your chums are fighting, why aren't you?" is an example of this type of propaganda.
What is Bandwagon?
400
Late in the war, this battle was seen as an unnecessary charge that took many Canadian lives... (there is a drama-romance movie about this battle too).
What is Passchendaele, 1918?
400
Censorship and internment were some of the sweeping powers given to the Canadian government in this piece of legislation.
What is the War Measures Act, 1914?
400
The attack on this ship would later be considered a war crime, which condemned violence against aid workers in wartime.
What is Llandovery Castle, 1918?
400
Propaganda posters like this addressed this purpose.
What is Enlistment?
500
Over 90% of men in their regiment lost their lives at this place in the Battle of the Somme due to miscommunication and timing.
What is Beaumont-Hamel, July 1 1916?
500
This "hot-button issue" was the topic of the 1917 election that would divide Canada along English and French lines felt even today.
What is conscription?
500
Cigar ashes and old papers mixed to create this disaster that struck the birthplace of democracy in Canada.
What is the Parliament Fire, 1916?
500
What acronym is used to describe the influences for countries to go to war in WWI? Name them.
What is MAIN?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialis, Nationalism
500
This famous poem plays to our emotions in this poster.
What is In Flanders Fields?