Countries and Alliances
This alliance included Britain, France, and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente (Allies)?
Soldiers fought here in long ditches dug into the ground.
What are trenches?
He was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWI.
Who was Robert Borden?
WWI began in this year.
What is 1914?
Name one group in Canada that contributed to or was impacted by WWI.
What are the Gaels/Acadians/Black Canadians/Mi’kmaq?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were part of this side.
What are the Central Powers?
This type of warfare involved little movement and dangerous trench conditions.
What is trench warfare?
This law allowed the Canadian government to take extra powers during the war.
What is the War Measures Act?
WWI ended in this year.
What is 1918?
A textbook about WWI is an example of this kind of source.
What is a secondary source?
This country was part of the British Empire automatically joined when Britain did and fought alongside Britain in WWI.
What is Canada?
These soldiers were the first to fight directly against enemy troops.
What are front-line soldiers?
This law made military service mandatory for some men in Canada.
What is the Military Service Act?
This word means an agreement to stop fighting.
What is an armistice?
Name one group in Canada that contributed to or was impacted by WWI.
What are the Gaels/Acadians/Black Canadians/Mi’kmaq?
This event involving Archduke Franz Ferdinand helped spark WWI.
What was his assassination?
Name one dangerous condition soldiers faced in trenches.
What is mud/rats/disease/lack of sleep/etc.?
This word means forced military service.
What is conscription?
The armistice ending WWI was signed on this date.
The armistice ending WWI was signed on this date.
This “M” in MAIN stands for countries building up their armies.
What is Militarism?
This country was originally part of the Triple Alliance but later joined the Allies during WWI.
What is Italy?
This dangerous area between opposing trenches was known by this name.
What is No Man’s Land?
This former prime minister was against conscription. He also happened to be French!
Who is Wilfred Laurier?
This acronym explains the four major causes of WWI.
What is MAIN?
This “N” in MAIN refers to strong pride and loyalty to one’s country.
What is Nationalism?