This battle took place in July 1915, near a river in France. British and French forces were led to death in repeated charges through no man’s land by General Douglas Haig.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
100
After the battle of the Somme, Canada was in desperate need to replenish its supply of soldiers. They passed a law to enforce this policy.
What is conscription?
100
During WWI, this was used to help combat shortages.
What is rationing?
100
This entity collapsed and split up into smaller states and was forced to negotiate a separate peace before the end of the war.
What is the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
100
The name of the strategy for a two front war that was planned to invade France first then deal with Russia later
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
200
This battle that took place near Ypres in Belgium on land considered to be a quagmire is also known as the third battle of Ypres.
What is Passchendaele?
200
In Canada, this act introduced after the outbreak of WWI gives the government full powers during wartime.
What is the War Measures Act?
200
In Atlantic Canada in 1917, this event killing 2000-3000 people in one day, happened when two monitor ships collided with each other.
What is the Halifax Explosion?
200
The League of Nations was an organization designed to keep peace through this strategy?
What is collective security?
200
This person proposed the idea for the League of Nations
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
300
Which battle caused 3500 people to be killed and 7000 wounded during April 9-12, 1917?
What is Vimy Ridge?
300
Canada was given 2 seats at this conference which gave it more autonomy from Britain.
What is the Paris Peace Conference?
300
This type of information came in a variety of media and was used to persuade civilians at home to support the war efforts.
What is propaganda?
300
This started before the end of the war and killed more people worldwide.
What is the Spanish Influenza?
300
This county's army was the first to use chemical warfare. What type of gas did they use?
Name country and gas
What is Germany? What is chlorine?
400
This is the name of the first battle for the Canadian division?
What is the Second Battle of Ypres?
400
The Khaki Election of 1917 introduced this act which prevented people born in an enemy country after 1902 from voting (among other new voting laws).
What is the Wartime Elections Act?
400
This group did most of the work in factories whilst soldiers were at war?
Who are women?
400
This country entered WWI in 1917 after the sinking of the Lusitania swayed public opinion to support the war.
What is the USA?
400
The Canadian province that was mostly against joining the war effort.
What is Quebec?
500
During the 100 Day Campaign, Canadian troops successfully broke through this German defence.
What is the Hindenburg Line?
500
This article was included in the Treaty of Versailles to ensure that Germany took all the blame for the war.
What is the War Guilt Clause?
500
People who did not agree with fighting in the war for moral or religious reasons were called:
What are conscientious objectors?
500
This country signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany so they could exit the war and focus on the revolution back home.
What is Russia?
500
Germany was contracted to pay the allies 6,600 million pounds after the war known as this type of payment.