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History Exam
WW1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triple Entente | Britain, France and Russia |
| Triple Threat | Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary |
| What event was the direct cause of WW1? | The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Why were Serbia and Austria-Hungary enemies? | Serbians wanted to free Bosnia from Austrian Domination but Austria Hungary was opposed |
| Who was Canada's Minister or Militia during WW1? | Sam Hughes |
| What did soldiers drink to overcome their fears to fight the enemy? | Rum |
| What did a sniper do? | Fired at an enemy from a concealed position |
| How did Canada enter the war? | Automatically in war when Britain was in |
| What is a "Sopwith Camel"? | Britain fighter plain |
| What would happen if a soldier deserted his post? | Would be executed by firing squad |
| What did Canadians think at the beginning of WW1 | Canadians were enthusiastic and thought it would be short |
| Name two animals that were sometimes used to pull artillery during the war | Camels and Elephants |
| Were tanks effective at the start of the war? | No |
| When did attacks occur the most? | Dusk and dawn |
| What was a zeppelin? | Made of hydrogen and used for bombing |
| What was a Jutland ? | Sea Battle |
| What was a Fokker? | German fighter plane |
| What was a dread naught ? | Heavily armed battle ship |
| What was a 106 fuse? | Cut through barbed wire |
| What was artillery? | Heavy field guns |
| What was cavalry? | Soldiers fighting on horse back |
| What was barbed wire ? | Used to slow down and corral soldiers into an area |
| What was a tourniquet? | Used to stop bleeding in a wound |
| What was a depth charge? | Mine placed on sea routes |
| What was the war measures act? | Told farmers and factory owners what to make |
| What was propaganda? | Posters put up by Canadian government to get people to support the war |
| What years did WW1 take place? | 1914-1918 |
| What were the indirect causes of WW1? | Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism and Alliances |
| What is Nationalism? | A feeling of deep loyalty to ones country |
| What is Imperialism? | A country(major power) controls land farther away to build an empire. |
| What is an alliance? | Formed when countries promise to support each other through war |
| What is Militarism? | The belief in ones power of strong armies and navies to decide issues |
| What is stalemate? | Not a lot of movement |
| Why was there stalemate? | Fear of enemy, defensive war and could not move ahead |
| What was unrestricted submarine warfare? | When Germany declared to attack all merchant ships including neutral |
| How did the USA enter the war? | When a USA cruise ship called the Lusitania was sunk by Germans |
| What is "The Code of Pilot" | No honorable aviator attacks an aeroplane that is already on fire |
| How did pilots fight at beginning of the war? | Throw things at each other and hand guns |
| What were some problems pilots faced? | Cold, rain, open cockpit |
| What was on the planes near the end of WW1? | Synchronized Machine Gun |
| What was a synchronized Machine Gun? | Made it possible to fire between rotating blades of the propellers |
| What was conscription? | Compulsory military service for able bodied males 20-45 years old |
| How could one be exempted from conscription? | Farmers, Disability or illness, Against war |
| Why was conscription introduced? | Number of volunteers and enlistments started to drop and casualties continued to rise |
| What two types of people did conscription divide? | French and English Canadians because most instruction was in English not French |
| How did the life of Canadian women change during WW1? | The right of suffrage and worked outside homes more |
| How was the Treaty of Versailles damaging to Germany? | Blamed war on them, Had to pay for the damage of the war and had to make their army smaller |
| What are some negative effects of WW1? | Lots of injuries and deaths and debt |
| What are some positive effects of WW1? | Women got suffrage and economic boom |
| What was it like when WW1 soldiers returned home? | Upset cause hey wanted a job, a better pension and housing |
| Why did the Winnipeg strike take place? | Workers were protesting get higher pays and more hours |
| How did the Winnipeg strike end? | When a shooting took place (strike people were tired) |
| What was the battle of Ypres known for? | First use of Chlorine gas |
| What was the battle of Somme known for? | First use of tanks |
| What was the battle of Vimy Ridge known for? | Canadians fighting together and becoming a nation |
| What was the battle of Passchendaele known for? | Very wet as it was under the water table |
| What was the area in between the trenches known as? | No mans land |
| How were trenches designed? | Zig Zag patterns so bullets or bombs didn't go straight through trenches |
| What was WW1 also referred to as? | The Great War |
| Why was it considered a world war? | All major powers took part in one way or another All other countries took part by supporting supplies or taking a side Fighting was faught in many different places around the world |
| What was a direct cause? | Immediate cause |
| What was an indirect cause? | A long term cause |
| In what place were nationalistic feelings especially intense? | Serbia Bosnia |
| What terrorist organization did Bosnian Serbs organize to free Bosnia from Austrian domination? | The Black Hand |
| Why was Austria opposed to letting Bosnia join Serbia? | They wanted to build an empire |
| What country wanted to build an empire but couldn't? | Germany |
| Why wasn't Canada ready for war? | Not prepared. No men. Little equipment and little training |
| When was conscription put on in Canada? | Later in the war |
| Why did people volunteer for war? | Job and way to be a hero |
| Where did the trenches stretch between? | English channel and border of Switzerland |
| What were common diseases in the trenches? | Trench foot Trench mouth Lice Dysentery |
| What was the name for a nervous breakdown? | Shell Shock |
| What was the lookout post at the front of the trench called? | Saps |
| What was in the rear of the trenches? | Communication post and extra men and supplies |
| What is it called when soldiers were tied to posts? | Cruxification |
| What was a pillbox and how could it be destroyed? | Bunker. With grenades and guns |
| What were some types of gases in WW1? | Chlorine, tear, phosgene and mustard |
| What kinds of injuries were almost impossible to treat in ww1? | Mustard gas burns and lost limbs |
| What were some new technologies in WW1? | Rifles and pistols Machine Guns Artillery Bayonets Torpedoes Tanks |
| What was a navel blockade? | Stop food and supplies from getting to soldiers |
| What was a plane fight called? | Dogfight |
| What was an ace? | Shot down more than 5 planes |
| Who was a Canadian ace? | Billy Bishop |
| What does a total war mean? | Involved citizens as much as soldiers |
| What 2 ships did the Halifax explosion involve? | Imo and Monteblanc |
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