World War I Terms

Terms - Column A

• Armistice means stop fighting.
• Amiens was a key battle.
• Beaumont-Hamel was a major battle site.
• Canal du Nord is a strategic waterway.
• Mons was the site of the first British battle.
• "Over the top" was an attack order.
• Dogfights were air battles.
• The Halifax Explosion was a 1917 event.
• The Schlieffen Plan was a German strategy.
• The War Measures Act granted emergency powers.

Terms - Column B

• Attrition means to wear down the enemy.
• Creeping Barrage refers to moving artillery fire.
• Flanks are the sides used for attacks.
• Mobilization means to prepare for war.
• Stalemate refers to a deadlock.
• Artillery refers to large guns.
• Knobkerrie is a wooden club.
• Bully beef is canned beef.
• Victoria Cross is a bravery medal.
• Zeppelin is an airship for bombing.

Terms - Column C

• Julian Byng was a British general.
• Fred Fisher was a Canadian soldier.
• James Richardson was a Canadian pilot.
• V.I. Lenin was a Bolshevik leader.
• Kaiser Wilhelm II was a German emperor.
• King George V was a British king.
• "No-man's land" is the area between trenches.
• Newfoundland Regiment was a Newfoundland unit.
• Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade was a mobile unit.
• "Flying Circus" was a German air squadron.

Matching Cases - Column A to Column B

• Poisonous gas was first used by Canadian troops in the Second Battle of Ypres.
• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of World War One.
• The Battle of Vimy Ridge gave "birth" to Canada.
• German Unification in 1871 upset the balance of power.
• Sir Robert Borden was Canada's Prime Minister during World War One.
• The alliance between France, Russia, and Britain was called the Triple Entente.
• The alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was called the Triple Alliance.
• Canada was a member of the British Empire.
• Sam Hughes was a father of Confederation.
• Aboriginal Canadians were valued as scouts & snipers.
• U-Boats were used to blockade a country's seaports.
• The Canadian Army in the field during the "Great War" was called the Canadian Corps.
• Sir Arthur Currie was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps.
• French Quebeckers did not feel that they had a reason to fight in the war.
• Women getting the vote in 1917 was thanks to Passchendaele
• Conscription was a "temporary measure" created in 1917
• A conscientious objector is a person who would not serve in the military on moral grounds.
• Tanks were first used in the Battle of Somme.
• Passchendaele is considered the most horrifying battle ever fought by Canadian soldiers.
• William Barker was Canada's most decorated war hero.
• Strategy is how you win a battle
• Tactics is how you win a war.
• Logistics is what the experts study, amateurs study tactics and strategy
• Canada’s flag in 1914 was the Red Ensign

Group A - World War One Causes and Canada's Involvement

• Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism were four causes of World War One.
• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the trigger event of WWI.
• Germany's invasion of Belgium to attack France angered Britain, leading to Canada's involvement as part of the British Empire.
• World War I battles were exceptionally bloody due to the widespread use of artillery and the creeping barrage tactic.
• Conscription means that people have to join the military. Without it, Canada could have lost the war and felt less like a united country.
• Many French Canadians were against conscription.

Group B - Impact and Consequences of World War One

• World War One changed life for Canadians a lot.
• Men went to fight, so women took on jobs in factories, helping their rights grow.
• WWI was a "total war" because it mobilized entire nations, affecting civilians and using all resources for the war effort.
• It was a "global war" since many countries from different continents participated, with battles fought across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
• The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI, imposing military limits, territorial losses, and reparations on Germany.