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Canada and WWI

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the ACRONYM used for the main causes of WWI?

a)

MAIN

b)

PAIN

c)

MANIAC

d)

MANIC

2.

What was the reason for Canada going to war on August 4th, 1914?

a)

Canada declared war because we were allies with Belgium

b)

Canada declared war because we hated Germany

c)

Canada didn't declare war, Germany declared war on us

d)

Canada didn't declare war, we were automatically at war when Britain declared.

3.

The picture best represents what ideology?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Nelsonism

4.

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.

a)

Russian Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

German Empire

d)

Austro-Hungarian Empire

e)

French Empire

5.

Who was the one who was assassinated in Sarajevo?

(a)  

6.

These royal leaders of their respective nations were all cousins.

a)

King George V of Britain

b)

Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria

c)

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

e)

King Alfonso XIII of Spain

7.

What did the War Measures Act allow the government of Canada to do?

a)

everything necessary “for the security, defence, peace, order, and welfare of Canada.”

b)

suspend Habeas Corpus

c)

intern or deport "enemy aliens"

d)

control all trade, manufacturing, agriculture and transportation

e)

limit Canadian freedoms

8.

The was was costing Canadian $2.5 Million Dollars a day. What did Canada do to pay for the war.

a)

Sell Victory Bonds

b)

Impose rationing

c)

Create corporate taxes

d)

Create income taxes

e)

Borrow from the United States

9.

Shortly after Canada was at war, where did women find themselves?

a)

on the front lines

b)

in factories

c)

at home

d)

in Britain and France nursing

e)

on farms

10.

Which weapon helped cause WWI to become a defensive war, establishing trench warfare?

a)

Artillery

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Tanks

d)

Cl and Mustard Gas

11.

The man in this photo is suffering from...

a)

a bullet injury

b)

shell shock

c)

an artillery injury

d)

a bayonet injury

12.

What could soldiers get, if they could not keep their feet dry in the trenches?

(a)  

13.

WWI trenches...

a)

were usually box or zig-zag patterned.

b)

stretched from the English Channel to Switzerland on the Western Front.

c)

were several trenches deep (breadth not depth) and interconnected.

d)

had No-man's-land between opposing sides.

e)

were traded with the enemy throughout the war.

14.

What happened during the Somme Campaign?

a)

Canadians urinated on rags to make gas masks

b)

Canadians sed meticulous planning and new tactics

c)

Canadians were brought in to help the 'war of attrition'

d)

Canadians fought and died in mud

15.

What happened in Halifax during the war in 1917

a)

Nothing. It's Halifax.

b)

The Halifax influenza outbreak

c)

The Halifax harbour explosion

16.

The election of 1917 was called the Khaki Election because...

a)

Borden wanted the support of the military and those participating in the war

b)

the different parties wanted to change the Canadian uniforms

c)

the election would allow Canadians to show their support for Borden and his Military Service Act (conscription) or opposition to conscription.

d)

it was a typo....They wanted to call it the Wacky Election

17.

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...

a)

destroyers

b)

dinghies

c)

u-boats

d)

cruisers

18.

WWI officially ended when...

a)

The Paris Peace Conference was held

b)

The Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918

c)

The League of Nations was formed

d)

The Treaty of Versailles was signed