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100

This battlefield became a symbol of Canadian pride and war achievement.

What is Vimy Ridge?

100

This is a very serious disease that soldiers who couldn't keep their feet dry often got.

What is Trench Foot?

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. Described as a slaughter. 

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

This weapon that caused choking, blindness, or burning lungs.

What is Poison Gas? (Chlorine & Mustard)

200

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

What is the Triple Entente

200

Many minority groups gained this right during and after the war.

What is the right to vote?

300

In 1918, this final allied offensive was lead by Canada.

What is Canadas 100 days?

300

The trench closest to the enemy where soldiers did most of the fighting?

What is the Front Line Trench?

300

The Canadian issue gun that jammed in the mud and with British bullets.

What is the Ross Riffle?

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

This was the unfair practice of raising prices to extreme amounts so as to make money during the war.

What is profiteering?

400

The battle where Canadians first earned a reputation for being tough.

What is Ypres?

400

This is the term for when the soldiers left the trenches during an attack.

What is "Going over the Top"?

400
These are mid-air battles between enemy planes.
What are dogfights?
400

A Canadian General, known for his planning and success at Vimy Ridge.

Who was Arthur Currie?

400
These were sold by the Canadian government in order to raise money for the war effort.
What were Victory Bonds?
500
This failed plan resulted in a stalemate at the start of WW1.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
500
This organization sent care packages to soldiers at war, including nearly 500 000 package sent to Allied prisoners of war.
What is the Canadian Red Cross?
500

Name of German submarines, used to attack ships. 

What are U-boats?

500
He was the prime minister that brought in conscription during WW1.
Who was Robert Borden?
500

This city was hit by one of the biggest disasters in Canadian history.

What is Halifax?