WWI CAUSES
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip is called the _______ that started WWI.
The Spark
Tanks were first used during this battle in 1916.
Battle of the Somme
The United States entered the War against Germany after this event.
Sinking of the Lusitania
Posters used by countries to promote the war effort, encourage men to enlist in the army; advertise war bonds; and citizens to conserve resources.
Propaganda
This Canadian city was demolished by an explosion in its harbour in 1917.
Halifax
Nations built up their weapons, navy ships, artillery, guns, and number of soldiers. This is called ___________.
Militarism
The Germans used chlorine gas for the first time during this battle in April 1915.
Ypres
Soldiers who were 'exhausted' or 'cowards' or battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder were said to be suffering from _____ ______.
Shell Shock
The name of the treaty that officially ended the war and blamed Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
The Prime Minister of Canada during the war. R______ B___________.
Robert Borden
Governments would promote a country's patriotism, pride and glory. This is called _____________.
Nationalism
April 9, 1917 was the bloodiest day in Canadian history with 3,598 dead during this battle.
Vimy Ridge
The armistice (last day of the war) was on this date.
November 11, 1918
Canadian soldiers were given daily rations of this product to give them 'courage' to continue fighting.
Rum
There were Canadians who did not agree with the war effort, including farmers, newly arrived migrants, and F______ Canadians.
French
Germany, Britain, France controlled other countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This is called __________.
Imperialism
This battle lasted 3.5 months in 1917 in Belgium. Nearly 16,000 out of 20,000 Canadian soldiers were wounded or died.
Passchendaele
Germany attacked the city of London in 1915 using these flying machines.
Zeppelins
Barbed wire, craters, mud, dead soldiers, dead horses would be found between the enemy trenches in the area called____________.
No Man's Land
Women were provided the opportunity to enter the workforce as streetcar drivers, office managers, factory work, and s__________.
Secretaries
Britain, France and Russia were known as the Triple _________.
Entente
This weapon could fire 450-600 bullets per minute
Vickers Machine Gun
The name of the unreliable rifle that would jam or break that Canadian soldiers used until 1916.
Ross Rifle
Soldier's used the slang terms 'cootie', or 'lousy' to refer to this.
Lice
The Canadian government enacted this policy to build up the number of soldiers in the army. C___________.
Conscription