The war in the air
Battle of Ypres
Who they are
Trenches
Woman at war
100
The wright brothers
Who were the first 3 guys to successfully fly the airplane at kitty hawk, North Carolina in 1903
100
october 18, 1914
when did the battle first break out?
100
John mccrae
Who Wrote a poem about soldiers on the western front
100
Mud Barbed wire Lice Rain, sleet, snow Sand bags Dead bodies
What are three examples to describe war in the trenches
100
Worked on the farm to help plant and harvest crops
What were the woman's biggest role while men went to the war
200
They were used to observe the movements of enemy troops
What were planes used for first at the beginning of World War One?
200
"Wipers"
How did Canadian and Britain soldiers pronounce the name "Ypres"
200
Billy bishop
Who Was the leading Canadian Air Force
200
To protect there troops
Why did the troops decide to dig trenches?
200
They became street car drivers, secretaries and office managers
What were some of the civilian jobs woman had to take over while men went to war
300
Manfred von Richthofen
What was the red barons real name
300
canadian troops used handkerchiefs soaked in urine as a gas mask
when germans prepared anopther attack against the French troops by using deadly chlorine gas, the canadians found a way to stay alive and fight through it. how?
300
Sam Hughes
Who Insisted Canadian soldiers to fight together in their own army
300
"No mans land"
What is the narrow strip between the allies and their enemies called?
300
Had to work in the war factories making guns, shells and air craft
What were some of the skilled jobs woman had to do to fill in, while men went to war
400
He was credited 80
What was the red barons final killing victory?
400
the strategic town of ypres in western belgium
what did the battle fight for?
400
General Von schlieffen
Who planned the German invasion on France
400
Officers would sometimes order an advance of the trench and across "no mans land" fully exposed to the enemy's fire
What does "going over the top" mean?
400
They were called "bluebirds" because they wore blue cloaks
Over 3000 woman became army nurses and ambulance drivers. What were they called and why?
500
He entered the Prussian cadet corps (military school)
At age eleven what school did the red baron attend?
500
first battle of flanders
what is the battle of Ypres also known as?
500
Archduke Ferdinand
Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in an incident that sparked an out break in WW1
500
Trench mouth Trench foot Lice Shell shock
What are the four main effects soldiers got while in the trenches?
500
It allowed them to do stuff outside the home
How was the war a positive experience for some woman?