CAUSES
Contributed to a naval arms race between Great Britain and Germany.
Militarism
This 1917 battle is often cited as the birthplace of the Canadian nation.
Vimy Ridge
Prime of Canada during World War I.
Robert Borden
This word refers to the area where Canadians fought in France and Belgium.
Western Front
Places enemy aliens were sent to
Internment camps
The political system that had European powers fighting over territories and resources in Africa.
Imperialism
Conditions at this battle were so horrible that it resulted in Prime Minister Borden threatening the British Prime Minister with pulling Canadian troops out of Europe.
Passchendaelle
The man whose assassination triggered World War I.
Franz Ferdinand
When neither side can gain a decisive victory over a long period of time, it is said the war has reached a...
Stalemate
This group of Canadians was granted the right to vote in 1918.
Women
An extreme sense of pride in ones country which often results in an unfair sense of entitlement and discrimination against those who are different.
Nationalism
The first major battle for Canadian troops and the first time poisonous gas is weaponized.
Second Battle of Ypres
The name of the assassin of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Gavrilo Princip
The name of the area the divides the opposing trenches.
No Man's Land
A type of government investment that people purchased to help finance the war.
Victory Bond
An agreement between two or more countries to defend one another in the event of war.
Alliance
An innovative technique adopted by some troops to protect themselves against gas attacks.
Urine-soaked handkerchief
The Canadian general who led troops to victory at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.
Arthur Currie
Two pests that infested trenches on the Western Front.
lice and rats
The name of the law that extended the powers of the Canadian government during World War I and permitted them to intern enemy aliens.
War Measures Act
The name of the Serbian nationalist group responsible for carrying out the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
The Black Hand
Armistice
Borden's opponent in the "conscription election" of 1917.
Wilfred Laurier
This word describes the limited amount of food soldiers were permitted to eat.
A controversial issue that divided many Canadians, especially English and French-Canadians.
Conscription