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February 27- Trenches and Technology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does enlist mean?

a)

forced to join the military

b)

choose to join the military

c)

make equipment for the military

d)

don't support the military

2.

Why does Canada join WW1?

a)

because they want to

b)

because Britain did

c)

because France did

d)

because there is money to be made

3.

What were the two sides in WW1?

a)

Eastern Powers- Western Powers

b)

Good Guys- Bad Guys

c)

Triple Entente-Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers- Axis Powers

4.

Where did the first Canadian soldiers train?

a)

Toronto, Ontario

b)

Ottawa, Ontario

c)

Valcartier, Quebec

d)

Quebec City, Quebec

5.

What was the name of the first group of Canadian soldiers to go to WW1?

a)

The Beatles

b)

The First Canadian Contingent

c)

The British Backups

d)

The First Riflemen

6.

What was the name of the act meant to secure Canada in 1914?

a)

The Safety Act

b)

The War Measures Act

c)

The Protection Act

d)

The Censorship Act

7.

What is the best example of cronyism?

a)

picking your friend for a job

b)

the media

c)

picking someone from the Central Powers for a job

d)

picking your friend who has no idea how to do the job for the job

8.

What is censorship?

a)

Building ships

b)

Blocking or limiting information

c)

Putting Central Powers people in jail.

d)

Controlling the way that the government spends money.

9.

When did Britain declare war?

a)

After Germany invaded Belgium

b)

After Germany invaded Russia

c)

Before Germany invaded Canada

d)

After Germany invaded Ukraine

10.

In the Schlieffen Plan, Germany planned to:

a)

attack Belgium then France

b)

attack Russia then France

c)

attack France then Russia

d)

attack Britain then Canada

11.

The trench war that Canada participates in is on the _________ of Europe.

a)

Eastern front

b)

Western front

c)

Northern Front

d)

Southern Front

12.

Compared to the 1800s, WW1 was more

a)

offensive

b)

defensive

13.

Uniforms were more colourful...

a)

in the 1800s

b)

During WW1

14.

Leaders were at the front of the battle...

a)

in the 1800s

b)

in WW1

15.

What was No Man's Land?

a)

The space behind the trenches

b)

The space between each side's trenches

c)

A mysterious forest

d)

The space where the artillery fired

16.

In WW1: Soldiers rode in on horses and left on:

a)

boats

b)

planes

c)

horses

d)

tanks

17.

What weapon was first used on Vimy Ridge?

a)

machine gun

b)

chlorine gas

c)

drones

d)

submarine

18.

Which technology was not developed in WW1

a)

machine gun

b)

chemical gas

c)

airplanes

d)

nuclear missles