Germany felt threatened because they were located between France and Russia, and therefore could face war from two "fronts"
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What were soldiers expected to do?
Keep their equipment clean and with them at all times.
100
Name the four important battles of WW1?
Ypres, Somme, Passchendaele and Vimy Ridge
100
Why were wartime menus created?
To promote Canadians from eating less on the homefront so they could send more overseas.
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Imperialism
The policy of extending a country's rule over other countries or territories
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Who was involved in the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
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What did propaganda posters imply about the war?
That it was eventful and never boring (which in actuality it really was)
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What battle was chlorine gas first used?
Ypres
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What were victory bonds?
Bonds purchased by Canadians to help the government support the war
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Armistice
An agreement to end fighting (cease fire)
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What were the four causes of the war?
Arms race, nationalism, imperalism and alliances
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Why were gas masks worn?
To prevent chlorine gas from entering their lungs
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How many people died during Somme?
24,000
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Why was the role of women limited?
–Women were not permitted to enlist as
soldiers
– At the onset of war, women did not have
the vote and were limited to decisions
made by men
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Treaty of Versailles
Agreement created to ensure the end of WW1. It made Germany reduce its army, admit guilt, pay reparations for damages, limit Germany's boundaries and create A League of Nations to keep world peace
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Who was assassinated, which sparked the war?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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What usually infested the trenches?
Rats
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How did Canadians overturn Germans in Vimy Ridge?
Using the leapfrog attack.
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What was the suffrage movement?
The right for women's vote
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Reparations
Money Germany was forces to pay to its enemies after WW1 for the damage it had caused
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Who declared war first? And on what country?
Austria-Hungary on Serbia
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What is no-man's land?
The land ebtween the opposing armies, a mass of mud and craters from the shells
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Who did Canadians fight under during Passchendaele? (Think General....)