Trench Warfare
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Causes
100

This ailment was painful and affected soldiers standing in water for long periods of time.

Trench Foot

100

The first large-scale and lethal poison gas attack happended at this battle.

Second Battle of Ypres

100
Key term that refers to everyone and everything in the war effort.

Total War

100

Fighter pilots who shot down at least 5 planes were called.

Flying Ace(s)

100

This cause involved many countries supporting each other and coming into war quickly like a domino effect.

Alliances

200

Tiny pests like these were hard to get rid of in the trenches. You had to burn them off to get rid of them.

Lice

200

This battle was the defining battle of the war and it ensured Canada would now be seen as a proper nation.

Battle of Vimy Ridge.

200

To raise money for the war, people bought these. (The money they paid was considered a loan which could be cashed in for face value plus interest at a later date.)

Victory Bonds

200

The term used when 2 planes battled each other.

Dog Fight

200

The arms race between countries to build the best military.

Militarism

300

The mental health illness that many soldiers got after being in the trenches and around explosions for a long time.

Shell Shock

300

Tanks were first used in this battle; it was the bloodiest day in British history up to that point, as nearly 60,000 soldiers lost their lives.

Battle of the Somme

300

Temporary law that gives the government more power to protect and defend the nation in times of war. (Impacted enemy aliens, censorship, police had more power.)

War Measures Act

300

Canada's top flying Ace.

Billy Bishop

300

When larger countries like Britain take over smaller nations and enslave their people.

Imperialism

400

The land between the trenches was called.

No Mans Land

400

This battle took place in 1917 and is referred to as the "Battle of Mud."

Battle of Passchendaele

400

Canadians were imprisoned here because they immigrated to Canada or their parents were immigrants of a country we were at war with. (Germans, Ukrainians, etc.)

Internment Camps

400

Planes were first used for this purpose.

Reconnaissance (spying)

400
Intense pride in your nation. Can become extreme.

Nationalism

500

This country's trenches were more detailed and better built for longer periods of time.

Germany

500

"Leap-frogging" and "creeping barrage" were two tactics that helped Canadians win this battle.

Battle of Vimy Ridge.

500

This group was opposed to conscription and caused riots in Quebec City.

French-Canadians

500

Canadian captain who was credited with shooting down "The Red Baron" (German's greatest Ace).

Arthur Roy Brown

500

This person was assassinated and this was the immediate cause of WWI. Full Name.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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