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Trench Life
Battles
Life Away from War
Peace Settlement
Gas & Tanks
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Whale oil was colder than what?
Ice
100
What was the largest battle fought in WWI?
The battle of Somme
100
What year did women won the right to vote in Manitoba?
1916
100
Who were the three strongest winning powers in WWI that made most of the decisions in making the peace settlement?
Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France; David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain; and Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States.
100
What was the main objective of gas attacks?
The main objective of gas attacks was to knock out the enemy soldiers so that your own could attack them more easily
200
What is the most common infection in trenches?
Trench foot
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When was the first effective use of gas and which battle was it used in?
April 22, 1915. Second battle of Ypres.
200
What year did women win the right to vote in all of Canada?
1918
200
What number could German's army not exceed?
100 000 men
200
How many soldiers were killed by gas attacks?
35 600
300
How many eggs did lice lay per day?
6-7
300
What was the name of the Canadian General that was called upon to hold the frontline against German forces?
Arthur Currie
300
What did Nellie McClung fight for?
She pushed for equality to men and fought for the right to vote
300
How many years were Allied troops to occupy the German territory west of the Rhine River?
fifteen years
300
What was the total percentage of casualties in WWI by gas attacks?
15%
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What day did the British and German troops meet in no-man's land and played football matches?
Christmas Day, 1914
400
Which month was Arthur Currie called upon to hold the frontline against German forces at Vimy, France
February
400
Why did Canada start selling Victory Bonds and what year did they start selling victory bonds?
Canada started selling victory bonds in 1917 to raise money during World War I for the Allies of World War I
400
What 3 countries did Germany have to give independence too?
Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland
400
How were the conditions in a tank?
Conditions inside a tank were terrible, the engine gave off strong fumes, it became so hot that the crew men wore leather jerkins to protect them when they were thrown against the hot moving parts as the tank lurched across the battlefield
500
What food did soldiers get in the trenches?
Tin of bully beef, hardtack, a billy-can tea and possibly a sweet sticky mixture called plum and apple jam
500
How many soldiers died in the Passchendaele?
16 000
500
Who were suffragists?
Suffragist were women who organized to get the right to vote
500
Which country had to accept responsibility for causing all the loss and damage that the Allies and their citizens had suffered?
Germany
500
How did tanks get their names?
Tanks got their names, to disguise their invention from the German spies, the British covered the armored vehicles and labelled them "Water tanks"