Canadian Battles
This 1915 battle in Belgium was the first time Canadians fought in a major European battle.
What is the Second Battle of Ypres?
The area between opposing trenches was called this.
What is No Man’s Land?
Canada’s early war rifle, later replaced by the Lee-Enfield.
What is the Ross Rifle?
Canadians were encouraged to buy these to help fund the war.
What are Victory Bonds?
The First World War ended on this date.
What is November 11, 1918?
This 1916 battle became known as the bloodiest day in British history.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
Soldiers used these makeshift “gas masks” at Ypres.
What are urine-soaked rags?
This new weapon could fire hundreds of rounds per minute and made crossing open ground nearly impossible.
What is the machine gun?
People were asked to grow these in their backyards to help feed the country.
What are Victory Gardens?
Before WWI, few women worked outside the home. By the end of the war, what major right did many women gain?
What is the right to vote?
Canada captured this key ridge in France in April 1917, uniting all four divisions for the first time.
What is Vimy Ridge?
The wavy shape of trenches helped protect soldiers from this.
What is enemy gunfire or gas spread?
This hefty weapon caused more deaths than any other WWI weapon.
What is artillery?
The government passed this act giving them power over news, prices, and industries.
What is the War Measures Act?
Many women volunteered to collect food, medical supplies, and money for soldiers through which organization?
What is the Red Cross
This was the final battle Canadians fought in before the armistice was signed.
What is the Battle of Mons?
This disease was caused by constant exposure to wet, unsanitary trench conditions.
What is trench foot?
This chemical weapon caused blindness, choking, and severe burns.
What is mustard gas?
Canadians were encouraged to reduce their use of food and fuel through this practice.
What is rationing?
The lack of pensions and medical care for veterans led to the creation of this organization.
What is the Great War Veterans Association?
The Hundred Days Offensive began with this surprise attack in August 1918.
What is the Battle of Amiens?
This phrase describes the courage Canadian troops showed when they refused to retreat under gas attack.
What is “courage under fire”?
These slow, metal vehicles were first used at the Battle of the Somme to cross trenches and barbed wire.
What are tanks?
The government used posters to persuade citizens to support the war. What is this type of messaging called?
What is propaganda?
Canada’s sacrifices in the war earned it this recognition at the 1919 peace talks.
What is its own signature at the Treaty of Versailles?