Causes
Building up ones armed forces to compete with rivals is known as this.
Militarism
this tech was important for intercepting both battleships and supply ships
U-Boats
the German border with this country was well fortified forcing the Germans to find an alternative route.
France
this group of Canadians were not permitted to enlist in the beginning because "it was too dangerous and Germans might look down on them."
Indigenous
this battle saw Canadians use a creeping barrage to conquer this elevated position
Vimy Ridge
these three countries made up the triple entente
Russia, France, UK
this aerial communication tech proved useful when radio lines were cut
carrier pigeons
the Schlieffen Plan required German armed forces to go through this neutral country
Belgium
these Canadians were eventually allowed to enlist, but not as fighters, just in a construction Battalion
Black Canadians
this battle was the first time Canada experienced chlorine gas
2nd Battle of ypres
Large empires often controlled peoples who had different cultures or languages which led to an increase in this
Nationalism
this now very popular combat weapon was originally used for spying or heaving bricks
airplane
the area between the trenches characterized by mud, barbed wire, and artillery shell craters
No Man's Land
these Canadians saw their political and social status improve as they filled in for those who were called to war.
this battle (3rd at this place) ended when Canadians took the city, but suffered 16,000 casualties
Passchendaele
the assassination of this man is considered to be the spark which sparked the war
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
this technology replaced the urine-soaked cloth, which I am sure pleased the soldiers on the front line
Gas Mask
After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declares war in this country due south of them as the trigger man was from here
Serbia
In 1914, this law was passed which allowed the government to arrest people without a trial and censor the media.
War Measures Act
No Canadian infantry units fought at the Somme, but a regiment from here did (which was not part of Canada until 1949)
Newfoundland
this is the name of the man OR nationalist organization which he belonged
Gavrilo Princip - the Black Hand
this massive artillery gun with a capital name was as long as a hockey rink and could only move on a railway track
Paris Gun
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was killed in this Bosnian city
Sarajevo
German and Ukrainian Canadians were considered spies, locked in internment camps and were given this other worldly label
Enemy Alien
Soldiers suffering from this ailment characterized by the 1000 yard stare were often called cowards
Shell Shock