Causes of WWI
This acronym explains the indirect causes of WWI
What is MAIN
Canada joined the war because of this country
What is Britain?
Area between trenches
What is No Man’s Land?
Year the U.S. joined the war
What is 1917?
Treaty that ended WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This event started WWI
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
Canada’s Prime Minister during WWI
Who is Robert Borden?
A common condition caused by wet feet
What is trench foot?
Country that left the war in 1917
What is Russia?
Money Germany had to pay
What are reparations?
This man carried out the assassination
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This policy forced men to join the army
What is conscription?
Weapon that caused mass casualties
What is the machine gun?
Ship sunk by Germany influencing the U.S.
What is the Lusitania?
Clause blaming Germany
What is the War Guilt Clause?
This secret group supported the assassination
What is the Black Hand?
This group strongly opposed conscription
Who are French Canadians?
Long ditches soldiers lived in
What are trenches?
German weapon used against ships
What are U-boats?
Germany’s military was heavily…
What is reduced/limited?
This cause involves countries building up armies
What is Militarism?
Money raised through loans to support the war
What are Victory Bonds?
Five things found in No Man’s Land
Dead bodies, mud, barbed wire, craters, rats (any 5)
This strategy cut off German supplies
What is the British blockade?
Why Germany hated the treaty
It was unfair/too harsh (any valid explanation)