TEAMS GAME TOURNAMENT – PART A

CANADA AND WORLD WAR I

  1. What were the causes of WWI?
  2. Name the 2 alliances and the key powers in each.
  3. What event triggered the start of the Great War.
  4. What was the significance of the ‘blank cheque’ sent by Germany to Austria-Hungary?
  5. In order, list the declarations of war in August 1914.
  6. How did Britain become involved in the war?
  7. How did Canada become involved in the war?
  8. Who was Canada’s Prime Minister during the Great War?
  9. Name the Minister of Militia at the start of the war and identify 2 problems with his leadership.
  10. What is the name of Canada’s military in the Great War?
  11. What powers does the War Measures Act give government?
  12. Identify 2 personal rights and freedoms that can be suspended under the War Measures Act.
  13. Identify 2 groups who were considered “enemy aliens” during WWI and identify 2 ways they were treated by the government.
  14. List 4 items Canada made for the Allied war effort on the home front.
  15. What was the goal of rationing?
  16. Identify 4 ways the government raised money to pay for the war effort.
  17. What were the 4 purposes of propaganda during WWI?
  18. Identify 3 types of jobs women held on the home front during WWI.
  19. What were 2 causes women had to fight for during WWI?
  20. Identify 2 ways children contributed to the war effort.
  21. What was the Halifax Explosion 1917?
  22. What does ‘conscription’ mean? Why was it brought into effect?
  23. The conscription crisis heightened tensions between what 2 groups? Why?
  24. What law brought conscription into effect?
  25. Who was given the right to vote to ensure conscription became law?
  26. What was the goal of the Schlieffen Plan? Why did it fail?

TEAMS GAME TOURNAMENT – PART B

CANADA AND WORLD WAR I

  1. What is the name for the area in Europe where Canadians fought?
  2. Explain why this was a war of attrition.
  3. Identify the 6 new weapons used in WW1.
  4. Which weapon contributed to a stalemate on the Western Front?
  5. Use 5 words/phrases to describe conditions on the Western Front.
  6. What is historically significant about the Battle of Ypres?
  7. What is historically significant about the Battle of the Somme?
  8. What is historically significant about the Battle of Vimy Ridge?
  9. What is historically significant about the Battle of Passchendaele?
  10. What is historically significant about the Battle of Hundred Days Campaign?
  11. Identify 2 ways Canada’s participation in these key battles contributed to a growing sense of nationalism/patriotism.
  12. What did the following groups do on the Western Front - Women, Aboriginals, Black Canadians, Japanese Canadians?
  13. What was Canada’s contributionto the war in the air?
  14. What was Canada’s contribution to the war at sea?
  15. What system was developed to protect Allied ships? How does it work?
  16. What country dropped out of the war in 1917 and what country joined the Allied effort that same year?
  17. What does armistice mean? When did it occur for WWI?
  18. What was the purpose of the Paris Peace Conference?
  19. How did Canada’s involvement in the Paris Peace Conference develop our autonomy (independence)?
  20. What was the name of the treaty that Germany was forced to sign and identify 3 conditions.
  21. What was the significance of Article 231?
  22. What is the name of the international body formed in 1919 to stop future wars? What principle was it based upon?
  23. Identify 2 reasons why this international body was a failure.
  24. Approximately how many Canadians died during WWI?
  25. Describe the life soldiers returned to in Canada.
  26. What worldwide epidemic caused many deaths immediately following WWI?

TEAMS GAME TOURNAMENT – ANSWERS PART A

CANADA AND WORLD WAR I

  1. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
  2. Triple Entente = Britain, France, Russia

Triple Alliance = Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

  1. Assassination of A-H Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrillo Principe of the Black Hand
  2. Germany’s vague respond allowed A-H to interpret/assume Germany would honour the alliance and caused A-H to act aggressively and invade Serbia.
  3. A-H declares war on Serbia, Russia declares war on A-H, Germany declares war on Russia, France declares war on Germany
  4. The neutrality of Belgium was compromised when Germans marched into the country as part of the Schlieffen Plan
  5. Britain declared war and Canada automatically went war b/c we are a colony and Britain decides our foreign policy at this time.
  6. Robert Borden
  7. Sir Sam Hughes; a) poor leadership b)inefficient in getting goods made c) troops were given poorly made equipment (guns/boots) d) he let profiteering occur
  8. Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
  9. Gives the federal government emergency powers to make decisions without going through the House of Commons
  10. A) censorship of mail B) suspend habeas corpusC) detain/imprison/deport perceived “enemies” of the state D) force people to carry identity cards
  11. People of German or Austro-Hungarian descent; they were a) imprisoned b) deported c) forced to carry ID cards d) forced to report to registration camps e) placed in internment camps
  12. A) ships B) planes c) shells/ammunition D) wheat E) dairy F) beef
  13. To limit the consumption of goods on the home front so resources could be devoted to Western Front
  14. A) personal income tax B) corporate tax C) Victory Bonds D) war loans
  15. A) To gain Canadian support for government, B) encourage enlistment, C) ration resources, D) buy Victory Bonds
  16. A) factory workers B) fishing boats C) farmers D)drove trams and buses E) police force F) banks G) sew clothes and create care packages H) raise money for the Canadian Patriotic Fund
  17. The right to work and the right to vote
  18. A) Raise money for the Canadian Patriotic Fund; B) work on the farm; C) sew clothes; D) create care packages
  19. 2 vessels in Halifax harbor collided; one was carrying explosives that were ignited, destroying the city and killing 2,000
  20. Forced/mandatory enlistment in the army; declining voluntary enlistments and suffering huge casualties on the Western Front
  21. French and English; English felt the French were not enlisting in large numbers and English Canada was bearing the brunt of casualties = not everyone is doing their fair share
  22. Military Service Act 1917
  23. All those serving overseas on the Western Front (Military Voters Act) and all women who had family in the service (Wartime Elections Act)
  24. Bring a decisive blow to France so Germany could turn its attention to Russia and fight a one front war

It failed because the number of troops in each position was changed, Britain came to the aid of Belgium, British and Belgian troops held up the German advance, Russia mobilized quickly

TEAMS GAME TOURNAMENT – ANSWERS B

CANADA AND WORLD WAR I

  1. Western Front
  2. Neither side was able to gain a decisive victory; front moved back and forth along the same area of land; trench warfare is a defensive style – only hope is to bomb enemy into submission
  3. Machine guns, artillery, chemical weapons, tanks, air planes, submarines (u-boats)
  4. Machine guns
  5. Wet, muddy, constant bombardment, cramped, trenches, lice, rats, stale food, “over the top”, “no man’s land”, death, destruction, shell shock, crater holes
  6. First time chemical weapons are used in warfare
  7. Bloodiest battle in WWI – highest casualty rate (over 1 million)
  8. Canadians won the ridge in 3 days; first time soldiers were informed of attack plans; highly developed strategy with models/scales; use of tanks to “glide” across no man’s land with protection
  9. Muddy, wet conditions and loses were predicted in advance yet the campaign continued
  10. Last major Allied offensive against Germany that led to victory
  11. Canadian soldiers persevered and stood their ground under fire; made large gains when others couldn’t (ie. Vimy, Hundred Days); first time fight together as an all Canadian regiment (Vimy, Passchendaele, Hundred Days); first time Canadians fight under a Canadian General (Passchendaele, Hundred Days)
  12. Women = nurses and ambulance drivers; Aboriginals = soldiers/snipers/messengers; Black Canadians = non combat roles (built infrastructure), Japanese Canadians = soldiers
  13. Air reconnaissance of enemy lines and battles with German aircraft
  14. Sent supplies across the Atlantic to Britain
  15. convoy system; supply ship is in the center and surrounded by armed destroyers for protection
  16. dropped out = Russia; country joined = USA
  17. Armistice means an agreement to end war/fighting; 11am November 11, 1918
  18. Allies decide the terms with Central Powers
  19. Canada had its own seat at the Conference – we sat as an independent country with an independent voice (not as a colony of Britain)
  20. Treaty of Versailles; conditions = a) loss of land b) demilitarization of army c) demilitarization of Rhineland d) war reparations e) war guilt f) Germany and Austria cannot unite
  21. War Guilt Clause – Germany was solely and wholly responsible for causing the war; wounded German pride and was utilized by Hitler to gain support
  22. League of Nations; principle of collective security (as a group/collective we will keep the world safe from future wars because any act against one member of the group means an act against the collective)
  23. Key countries did not participate; cannot use military force against aggressors
  24. 68,000
  25. No pension, not medical support, few jobs; Aboriginals and Black Canadians lost the right to vote and faced discrimination
  26. Spanish flu (influenza)