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Trench Warfare
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Issues at Home
100

The battle where Canadians earned a reputation for being tough after being gassed in a snowstorm and still winning.

What is Ypres?

100
This is the term for when the soldiers left the trenches during an attack.
What is "going over the top"?
100
This large weapon was first introduced during WW1.
What is the tank?
100
The death of the important person was the spark that started the war.
Who was the archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand?
100
These Canadians worked in factories during the war, replacing the skilled men who were off at war.
Who are women?
200
Battle where 91% of the Newfoundland regiment were killed in one day.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
200
This is the area between the trenches of the opposing armies.
What is no-man's land?
200

One of the two types of gases used as weapons in WW1.

What are mustard and chlorine?

200

Canada belonged to this group of countries, which included Britain, France, and Russia.

What is the Triple Entente

200
This city was hit by one of the biggest disasters in Canadian history.
What is Halifax?
300

These techniques helped Canadians win against Germany in only one hour.

What are tunnels and creeping barrages.

300
This refers to bits of exploded shells that killed and injured many soldiers.
What is schrapnel?
300

These weapons were used to "soften" the enemy's defences before a planned attack by soldiers on foot.

What are artillery or creeping barrages?

300
The battlefields of the western front were mainly in these two countries.
What are France and Belgium?
300

These people were immigrants from countries Canada was at war with.

Who are enemy aliens?

400
This ridge became a symbol of Canadian pride and war achievement.
What is Vimy Ridge?
400

This very serious disease resulted in loss of circulation, disfigurement, and sometimes amputation.

What is trench foot?

400
These are mid-air battles between enemy planes.
What are dogfights?
400
He is the Canadian minister of militia who insisted that Canada fight as a unit called the Canadian Corps.
Who was Sam Hughes?
400

These were sold to average Canadians by the Canadian government in order to raise money for the war effort.

What were Victory Bonds?

500

This failed plan resulted in Britain's entry into WWI

What is the Schlieffen Plan?

500

The development of this technology meant that trenches no longer provided the protection they has provided previously.

What are fighter planes?

500

This Canadian pilot was the most successful flying ace in the British Empire during WWI

Who was Billy Bishop?

500
He was the prime minister that brought in conscription during WW1.
Who was Robert Borden?
500
These two taxes were introduced in Canada during WW1 and are still being charged today.
What are corporate and income taxes?