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WW1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did WW1 start | 1914 |
| What two countries were the first to declare war | Austria-Hungary and Serbia |
| What caused Austria to declare war | The assassination of archduke |
| What was the Schieffen plan and who did it involve | The Schieffen plan was used by the Germans to try and take over France by going through Belgium (who was small). |
| How many Canadians died in WW1 | 60,000 |
| What countries were in triple alliance | Austria, Italy and Germany |
| What were the three types of gasses used | Chlorine, Phosgene and mustard gas |
| Give some information about the Lusitania | The Lusitania was a British boat which was shot down by the Germans. The Americans were angry with the Germans after the boat sank because there were many Americans aboard and they felt it was unfair for the Germans to target the boat. |
| When did WW1 end | 11:00 am on Nov 11 1918 |
| What are the 4 INDIRECT causes of WW1 | Nationalism , militarism, alliances and imperialism |
| What is imperialism (indirect cause) | Countries trying to collect colonies and become the biggest and strongest country. |
| What is alliances (indirect cause) | When countries come together in a time of war |
| What is nationalism (indirect cause) | When countries take pride in themselves |
| What is militarism (indirect cause) | When countries take pride in fighting and believe its right |
| What were the 4 major types of battles in WW1 | Ypres, somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele |
| When did the Battle of Ypres begin | April 22 1915 / Gas attacks were first used |
| When did the battle of Somme begin | July 1st, 1916 / tanks were first used |
| When did the battle of Vimy Ridge begin | April 9th 1917 / Canadian success |
| When did the battle of Passchendaele begin | July 31st 1917 / Mud; killing people and sinking the earth |
| The main cause of WW1 | Asssentaion; someone killing someone out of the blue. |
| What are the trenches | The trenches were long narrow ditches in the ground so that soilders could hide themselves. These were very bad living conditions for soilders as it caused them to developed medical continuous such as trench foot. |
| What events happened in the Halifax Explosion | Two ships collided and one ship had a bunch of explosives on board. Since they collided the explosives exploded which creates the largest human mass explosion. |
| How did new technologies influence the course of the war | New technologies such as position gas, tanks and machine guns influenced the war by making it harder for the soilders to defend themselves, but also made i5 easier for those who were using them. These new technologies forced soilders to use trenches |
| What is the treaty of Versailles | A peace treaty that brought WW1 to an end and Germany had a lot of dept to pay because they were blamed for much of the damage |
| Decsribe the women the war/ elections at home. How did they help over seas and at home | The war allowed women to do jobs that men could do, such as vote and helped develope equality. In early 1900s the women would raise children, cook, clean and grocery shop. |
| Describe conscription | Conscription is when someone is enlisted in the war. The conscription for WW1 started out as men aged 18-40 and then in 1916 also included married men. |
| Describe the League of Nations | The League of Nations was an organization headquartered in Switzerland that helped resolve international issues. |
| Describe War bonds and Victory Bonds | Countries would borrow money from the government during the war and have to return it as debt afterwards. |
| What countries were in the triple Entente | Russia, Britain and France |
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