WorksheetsCanada and WWI
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the ACRONYM used for the main causes of WWI?
MAIN
PAIN
MANIAC
MANIC
What was the reason for Canada going to war on August 4th, 1914?
Canada declared war because we were allies with Belgium
Canada declared war because we hated Germany
Canada didn't declare war, Germany declared war on us
Canada didn't declare war, we were automatically at war when Britain declared.
The picture best represents what ideology?
Nationalism
Socialism
Militarism
Imperialism
Nelsonism
The Balkan region had many people groups including Bosnian Serbs, who wanted self determination (the right to be their own country). However, during the early 20th century, THESE empires had interests in this area.
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
German Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
French Empire
Who was the one who was assassinated in Sarajevo?
(a)
These royal leaders of their respective nations were all cousins.
King George V of Britain
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
King Alfonso XIII of Spain
What did the War Measures Act allow the government of Canada to do?
everything necessary “for the security, defence, peace, order, and welfare of Canada.”
suspend Habeas Corpus
intern or deport "enemy aliens"
control all trade, manufacturing, agriculture and transportation
limit Canadian freedoms
The was was costing Canadian $2.5 Million Dollars a day. What did Canada do to pay for the war.
Sell Victory Bonds
Impose rationing
Create corporate taxes
Create income taxes
Borrow from the United States
Shortly after Canada was at war, where did women find themselves?
on the front lines
in factories
at home
in Britain and France nursing
on farms
Which weapon helped cause WWI to become a defensive war, establishing trench warfare?
Artillery
Machine Guns
Tanks
Cl and Mustard Gas
The man in this photo is suffering from...
a bullet injury
shell shock
an artillery injury
a bayonet injury
What could soldiers get, if they could not keep their feet dry in the trenches?
(a)
WWI trenches...
were usually box or zig-zag patterned.
stretched from the English Channel to Switzerland on the Western Front.
were several trenches deep (breadth not depth) and interconnected.
had No-man's-land between opposing sides.
were traded with the enemy throughout the war.
What happened during the Somme Campaign?
Canadians urinated on rags to make gas masks
Canadians sed meticulous planning and new tactics
Canadians were brought in to help the 'war of attrition'
Canadians fought and died in mud
What happened in Halifax during the war in 1917
Nothing. It's Halifax.
The Halifax influenza outbreak
The Halifax harbour explosion
The election of 1917 was called the Khaki Election because...
Borden wanted the support of the military and those participating in the war
the different parties wanted to change the Canadian uniforms
the election would allow Canadians to show their support for Borden and his Military Service Act (conscription) or opposition to conscription.
it was a typo....They wanted to call it the Wacky Election
With the lead-up to WWI, both Germany and Britain were building battleships. However, shortly into the war the Germans switched focus to these vessels...
destroyers
dinghies
u-boats
cruisers
WWI officially ended when...
The Paris Peace Conference was held
The Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918
The League of Nations was formed
The Treaty of Versailles was signed
