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Acronym that stands for the key causes of WWI.
What is MAINE? (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Economic rivalry)
Triggered the start of WWI.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip?
Who was the most decorated Canadian General
Who is Arthur lots of Currie?
These Canadian nurses who served overseas were nicknamed this.
Who are the Bluebirds?
This treaty ended World War I and was one of the reasons WWII happened.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A type of war that involves the full mobilization of society’s resources and people.
What is total war?
This was the first major battle fought by Canadian troops in WWI, where they faced poison gas and held the line despite heavy losses.
What is the Second Battle of Ypres (1915)?
It was the first major battle where Canadian soldiers saw action, and the first time poison gas (chlorine) was used on the Western Front. Canadian forces stayed and held the line using makeshift gas masks (soaking handkerchiefs in urine to neutralize the gas).
The most decorated Aboriginal soldier
Who is Francis Pegahmagabow?
This Black Canadian soldier broke racial barriers by fighting at Vimy Ridge.
Who is Jeremiah Jones?
The Act that was used again during WWII to forcibly relocate and intern a group of Canadians.
What is the War Measures Act?
This area was called the “powder keg of Europe” due to ethnic and nationalist tensions.
What are the Balkans?
This battle in 1916 was the deadliest of the war, known for its massive casualties and the first use of tanks.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This was the bloodiest battle of the First World War 60,000 people died on the first day alone. 623,907 allied troops died, and 660,000 German soldiers died over the course of this battle. 20,000 of these troops were of Canadian descent. Bombarded by artillery fire for a week straight.
He was the Canadian Prime Minister during most of WWI.
Who is Robert Borden?
This segregated Black battalion served in labor roles in Europe.
What is the No. 2 Construction Battalion?
This Canadian law passed in 1914 gave the government powers to arrest “enemy aliens” and control the economy.
What is the War Measures Act?
This disaster in a Canadian port city in 1917 was the largest human-made explosion before the atomic bomb.
What is the Halifax Explosion?
On December 6, 1917, a French munitions ship called the Mont-Blanc, loaded with explosives, collided with the Norwegian ship Imo in Halifax Harbour. The resulting explosion destroyed much of the city, killing around 2,000 people and injuring 9,000 more. It flattened buildings, shattered windows miles away, and was followed by a snowstorm that made rescue efforts even harder. It was the largest accidental explosion in history until Hiroshima in 1945.
Canada's most famous flying ace during WWI.
Who is Billy Bishop?
The only Black military leader in WWI Canada, given the honorary title of captain.
Who is Reverend A. White?
In 1917, the Canadian government passed a law that forced people to join the army even if they didn’t want to. What was this law called, who was for it, who was against it, and how did it affect Canada in the long run?
What is the Military Service Act?
It was introduced by Prime Minister Borden when there weren’t enough volunteers to keep fighting in WWI. English Canadians mostly supported it, but French Canadians, farmers, and pacifists were strongly against it. The law led to the Conscription Crisis, and anti-conscription riots broke out in Quebec. Conscription tore apart the fragile unity of the English and French in Canada.
Recall the chain reaction of alliances after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Name the first five countries to join the war and explain briefly why each entered.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia blaming it for the assassination.
Russia mobilized its army to defend Serbia, since they were allies.
Germany, allied with Austria-Hungary, declared war on Russia and then France.
Britain declared war on Germany after German invaded Belgium.
He led the resistance group “Young Bosnia”.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
The minister of Militia & Defense in Borden’s cabinet and assembled a CEF.
Who is Sam Hughes?