Causes of the War
The acyronym M.A.N.I.A stand for
What is Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination?
Soldiers lived and fought in these long, muddy lines that stretched across the Western Front during WWI
What are the trenches?
Canadians were encouraged to buy these to help pay for the war.
What are Victory Bonds?
This 1917 law made military service mandatory for certain Canadian men.
What is the Military Service Act?
Women's roles drastically ______ in society after World War One
What is improved?
The event triggered the outbreak of WWI
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary?
The battle that marked the first use of gas weapons
What is the Battle of Ypres (1915)?
During WWI, Prime Minister Robert Borden led this Canadian political party
What is the Unionist/Conservative Party?
Two reasons some Canadians opposed conscription
What are religious beliefs, language barriers, pacifism, political disagreements, etc.?
Two roles women played during the war
What are factory work, nursing, farming, office job, etc.?
The German plan that involved invading France through Belgium
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This 1917 battle is remembered as a turning point in Canadian national identity and military achievement
What is the Battle of Vimy Ridge?
This act gave the Canadian government sweeping powers like censorship and arrest without charge during wartime.
What is the War Measures Act?
Two goals of WWI propaganda
What are recruit soldiers, raise money, boost support, etc.?
This Canadian law passed in 1917 allowed some women to vote for the first time, specifically those with relatives serving in the military.
What is the Wartime Elections Act?
Countries part of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente at the start of the war
Who is Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy; Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia
The three types of warfare during World War 1
What are Land (trenches), Sea (U-boats, convoys), Air (dogfights, air aces)?
The cause and one major consequence of the Halifax Explosion.
What is a collision between a munitions ship and another vessel that caused a massive blast, destroying part of Halifax and killing or injuring thousands, etc.?
Two methods used in propaganda posters
What are emotional appeal, fear, guilt, nationalism, etc.?
This term referred to immigrants from enemy nations who were often viewed with suspicion and sometimes imprisoned during the war.
What are enemy aliens?
Following World War I, Canada took these two major actions that showed it was gaining independence on the world stage
What is signing the Treaty of Versailles independently and joining the League of Nations?
This was introduced during the Battle of the Somme?
What are tanks?
This wartime expectation encouraged Canadians to limit personal use of items like meat, sugar, and gasoline to support the troops.
What is rationing?
The name of a political/social divide over mandatory military service
What is the Conscription Crisis of 1917?
WWI revealed deep divisions within Canadian society as groups like French Canadians, Indigenous people, and immigrants faced this kind of unequal treatment
What is racism/discrimination, etc.?