Leaders and People of WWI
Canada's Prime Minister during WWI
Robert Borden
What was the immediate cause of War?
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What day and what time was the Armistice signed for to end the war?
November 11th at 11am
What did the government do to force men into war? describe it.
Conscription: Signing all able bodied men in a certain age range to fight.
What battle had 50,000 casualties on the first day
USA's President during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
What were the 4 secondary reasons war was coming?
Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, Alliances
What are some things Germany Lost? (ex. decrease army size, list 2)
No Airforce or Submarines, withdraw 10km of the rhine river, Leave behind all weapons, Pay for damages, Surrender their navy
What did women do in the war? (2)W
Nurses, Ambulance Drivers, Worked on farms, factories, raised children.
Where was Canada fighting when Germans used gas?
Ypres
Britain's Prime Minister
David Lloyd George
What technology improved from before the war to during (3 things)
Submarines, Airplanes, Tanks
List a 2 new countries that formed after WW1
Poland, Yugoslavia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
What is the War Measures Act?
Allowing to pass bills without approval of Parliament while Canada was at war.
What battle made Canada a Country?
Vimy Ridge
French Speaker during WW1
George Clemenceau
What was the big ship Germany and Britain had that was worth a lot of money?
Dreadnoughts
What was Woodrow Wilson's idea called? In the last 100 days.
14 points
Who opposed conscriptions? (3)
Quebec people, farmers and manufacterers
Which Battle did the Canadians win and then got pushed back in 1918.
Passchendale
Canadian General during WW1
Sir Arthur Currie
How long was a pilots lifespan
How much would germany have to pay for war reperations?
What is sufferage?
the right to vote
What were the two ships that crashed into each other in Halifax?
Imo and and Mont-Blanc