WW1
Who was on the Allies side?
England France Russia USA Canada
Who was on the Axis side?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Who was the youngest soldier in WW1?
John Condon
How old was the youngest soldier in WW1 when he died
14
What is trench foot
Infection from cold, contaminated water in boots
What was the cure for Trench Foot?
Amputation
How many offspring can one pair of rats produce in a year?
880
What is Dysentery
A disease that inflames the lining of the large intestine.
What causes Dysentery?
Contaminated water
How many soldiers died in WW1?
8 and a half million
Which country spent the most money in WW1?
Germany
Who lost the most soldiers in WW1?
Germany
France
Russia
How many soldiers did Canada have when WW1 started?
3000
What does CEF stand for?
C canadian
E expeditionary
F force
What was the CEF
Canadian Soldiers sent to other places
What was the Construction Battalion?
Army of African-Canadians
How many Indigenous men offered the fight in WW1?
4000
Who was Francis Pegamagabow?
Best sniper in the Western Army
What ship was holding the TNT in The Halifax Explosion?
The Mont Blanc
How much TNT was The Mont Blanc holding?
2000 tonnes
When was The Halifax Explosion?
December 6th 1917
What is propaganda?
Extreme marketing for something political that doesnt have to be true
Whats an Enemy Alien?
A person living in Canada with German, Austria-Hungarian, or Turkish background
What was the punishment for Enemy Aliens?
Jail
Who was Canada's Prime Minister during WW1?
Robert Borden
Who was the Triple Entrente
France
Britain
Russia
Who was the Triple Alliance?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
What was the name of the best Canadian pilot?
Billy Bishop
What were Canada's two destroyers?
the Niobe
the Rainbow
What was Canada's first general?
Arthur Currie
What was the Zimmermann telegram?
A telegram from Germany to Mexico telling Mexico that Germany would fund a invasion in the US for Mexico
What did the Zimmermann telegram do?
Made the US join the war
What was the immediate cause of ww1?
the assasination of Austria,Hungarys heir
Who was Austria-Hungarys heir?
Archduke Franz Fernidand
Who assasinated the archduke of Austria-Hungary?
Gavrilo Princip
What was Canada rifle?
The ross rifle
Was the machine gun a new weapon in ww1?
yes
was the tank a new weapon in ww1?
yes
What was the first tank called?
Little Willie
Was the airplane a new weapon in ww1?
yes
Who created the airplane?
The wright brothers
When and where was the airplane invented?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1903
Was chemical warfare a new weapon in ww1?
yes
What were the two kinds of chemical warfare?
Mustard and Chlorine
How long did mustard gas take to kill you?
a month
Was artillery new in ww1?
no
Was the submarine a new weapon in ww1?
yes
what year was ypres?
1915
what year was the somme?
1916
Whats another name for the somme?
The slaughter
When was Passchendale
1917
What was the first battle lead by a Canadian general?
Passchendale
What year was Vimy Ridge?
1917
What was the hundred days?
the final offensive led by the Triple Entente
When did America enter the war?
1917
What was the treaty of Versailles?
Treaty to end the war
How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?
80 billion dollars