Causes
War Tactics
Canada
Weapons
Important dates
100
militarism, alliance system, imperialism, nationalism.
What are the four main causes of World War I?
100
A convoy
What is a group of ships that travel for protection?
100
to support britain
why did Canada go to war?
100
What is the machine gun?
This weapon was stationary, only needed to be used by one person and can easily take down enemy soldiers very quickly.
100
1918
What year was the treaty of Versailles signed?
200
domino effect
what brought all the countries to war
200
Trench warfare
What was the worst war tactic during WWI?
200
What is the Ross Rifle
This rifle was not effective in trench warfare due to it breaking from dirt going in the rifle.
200
What is the Ross Rifle
This rifle was not effective in trench warfare due to it breaking from dirt going in the rifle.
200
1918
What year did the war end?
300
the black hand
Who assassinated archduke Ferdinand
300
What is the Creeping Barrage?
This strategy was used during the battle of Vimy Ridge that helped the Canadians win their first successful battle.
300
What is Vimy Ridge?
Canada, during the war, had a very successful battle in which battlefield?
300
Mustard Gas
What was the most cruel type of technology used in warfare?
300
What is the League of Nations?
This group was formed after the signing of the treaty of Versailles
400
The soldiers would always go back and forth and no one would get anywhere while both sides lose more soldiers every time.
Why was using trenches a bad war tactic?
400
Who is Arthur Curry
He was a general during the war and made a successful strategy that won on the battle of Vimy Ridge.
400
Artillery
What weapon was used the most during the war?
400
july 28, 1914
What year did the war start?
500
They would profiteer during the war on resources and materials?
What did the men do that didn't go to war do in Canada?
500
The noise
What terrified the soldiers about the bomb?
500
conscription crisis of 1917
What year did Robert Borden place conscription and what was it called?
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