WWI

Arthur Currie

helped the Canadian soldiers achieve a great victory at Vimy Ridge.

William Avery Bishop

Canada's greatest flying ace. I was born in Owen Sound Ontario.

Robert Borden

Prime Minister of Canada during the First World War.

Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria-Hungary. My assassination sparked the war.

Gavrilo Princip

assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.

The Schlieffen Plan

I was the German plan of attack for invading France by going through Belgium.

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Second Battle of Ypres

battle where poison gas was used for the first time.

Vickers Gun

I am a famous British machine gun - I fired 500 rounds per minute!

Shrapnel

pieces of metal or metal balls that were propelled in all directions

Zeppelins

German airship

John McCrae

Canadian doctor who wrote 'In Flander's Fields'.

Halifax

city devastated by an accidental explosion when two ships collided.

Battle of Somme

terrible 5-month battle that saw the use of Tanks for the first time.

Battle of Vimy Ridge

Battle where Canada came of age - it was the first allied victory in 2 years.

Douglas Haig

Commander in Chief of the British military

Julian Byng

Commander of the Canadian Corps, later became Governor General of Canada.

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty signed at the end of the war

Triple Entente

Britain, France, Russia

4 MAIN causes of war

Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism

Conscription

Word is used to describe mandatory military service

Eagerly

How Canada responded to the call to war.

Stalemate

When the German armies met the French and British armies, no one could gain any ground.

Trench warfare

Type of warfare characterizes WWI?

Propaganda

Word used to describe the information that was put on the posters the government created to encourage people to join the war

No man's land

Name for the strip of land between the opposing trenches

66,000

How many Canadians died in WWI?

November 11, 1918 at 11:00am

When did the war end?

Germany

The Treaty of Versailles forced (a country) to take the blame for WWI.

U-boats

German submarines

Vimy ridge

Canadian victory in 1917

To defend Belgium from German invasion

Why did Britain join the war?

July 28, 1914

When did WWI Start?