QR Challenge: World War 1

Question	Answer
1. Examples of militarism	developing military resources
2.Names of two alliances	triple alliance & triple entente
3.Members of alliance	triple alliance = Germany, Austria-Hungry & Italy
4.Members of entente	Triple Entente = France, Britain & Russia
5.Define Nationalist	devotion to and support of one’s culture and nation, sometimes resulting in the promotion of independence
6. Which event sparked WW1	assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinana in Sarajevo
7.Where did the assassination take place	in Sarajevo
8. Event which led to WW1	(a)assassination (b)Austria-Hungry blamed Serbia for assassination (c)Serbia refuses to submit an ultimatum, Empire declares war.
9. Why did Canada go to War	Because Britain did, still controlled the foreign policy
10.Who was Canada’s minister of militia
11. Which province was not in favour of joining the war	French Canadian, Quebec
12. Which countries were enemy-aliens from	Austria-Hungry
13. What was the reaction of Canadians to WW1	most with enthusiasm but some not in favour
14. How did Canada’s army demonstrate autonomy	that the CEF could be an independent fighting force
15.Which P.M brought in the War Measures Act	Prime Minister Borden
16. What were the components of the War Measures Act	gave the government the authority to do everything necessary “for the security, defence, peace, order and welfare of Canada”. Intervene in the economy, manufacturing, trade, agriculture, censor mail , police could detain, imprison suspects of enemy aliens.
17.What did new war technologies cause	a war of attrition, made the elements of defence superior to the elements of attack
18. What were the main weapons of World War One	machine guns, airplanes, poison gas
19.What was trench warfare	soldiers fighting from their trenches
20.What were the conditions in the trenches	cold, damp, flooded in the heavy rains, muddy, cesspools, rats, infected with lice, trench foot
21. What new weapon did the Germans introduce in WW1	poison gas
22. Who introduced the tank in WW1	British
23. What were the results of the Battle of the Somme	British suffered catastrophic losses on the first day. Canadian distinguished themselves during this battle
24. Who first used Submarines in WW1	Germany
25. What was the convoy system	a group of ships travelling together protected by an armed force
26. What was the third battle Ypres	in 1917, ended in a sea of mud at Passchendaele
27. Describe the battle of Vimy Ridge	saw the Canadians corps capture a key German position, used the creeping barrage to protect advancing troops, Germans took control (1914). In 1916, Canadian troops chosen to lead a new assault
28. How did Vimy Ridge affect Canadian autonomy	Canadians had gained more ground taken more prisoners, and captured more artillery than any previous British offensive in the entire war
29. Late in the War what happened between March and June of 1918	Germans launched a series of attacks that almost won them the war
30. Who was General Haig	British general, responsible for the series of battles which killed million
31. Who commanded the CEF at Vimy Ridge	Sir Julian Byng
32.Who commanded the CEF until the end of the War	Sir Arthur Currie
33. Between August and November 1918 which country spearheaded attacks	the Canadians
34. How did the government pay for the war	income tax, selling victory bonds, corporate income tax on businesses
35. What was the Shell Committee	coordinating body for munitions production in the early part of the War
36. Who were the primary employees of the Imperial Munitions Board	women
37. Why did Borden impose conscription	not enough men volunteering
38.Who was not allowed to vote in the 1917 Canadian election	people who had immigrated from Germany or Austria-Hungry since 1902
39. Which groups opposed conscription	Francophone’s in Quebec, prairie farmers, labour union in BC
40. Who voted for the first time in 1917	women
41. How did Britain try to starve Germany out of the war	a naval blockade
42. Who was humiliated by the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles	Germany
43. What does the term Diktat mean
44. What were the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles	war guilt clause
45. Which nation did not join the League of Nations	USA
46. Which President was the advocate of the League of Nations	Woodrow Wilson
47. What benefits did the Veterans receive upon coming back to Canada
48. How many people did the Spanish Influenza kill	21 million people worldwide

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