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| Battles that occurred during the last three months of World War 1; Arthur Currie led the Canadian troops to several victories that helped lead to Germany's surrender but at the cost of more Canadian casualties than any other WW1 battle |
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| Canadian nurses and female medical staff during World War 1 |
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-formed after WWI to try to prevent future agression and create collective security U.S. did not join -was not terribly effective |
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German U-boat sank British passenger liner killing 1200. Many American passengers. Prompted the US to join the war. [image] |
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act that gave overseas Canadian soldiers the vote |
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| Arthur Currie led Canada to victory in the muddy fields of Belgium at the cost of 15,000 Canadian |
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During the war canadians were bombarded with it. - designed to persuade people to support the war. - is selective and often distorts the truth. |
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| Canadian pilot who shot down the Red Baron (Germany's top flying ace) |
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[image] In Flanders Fields in Belgium, the Germans used Chlorine gas against the French and Canadian troops. 6000 Canadians were killed. |
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3 times the French had failed to capture the stategically important ridge. The Canadian attempt was a victory gaining more ground, taking more prisoners than any other British offensive. Canadians were led by British general Julian Byng and Canadian Arthur Currie |
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wave upon wave of troops were mowed down by machine guns. 80% of Newfoundland regiment killed. Over one million casualties on both sides. [image] |
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Canada's top flying ace with 72 kills Promoted war effort and sale of Victory bonds. [image] |
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-compulsary military service -issue that divided Canadians in WWI election |
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-city that was leveled by an explosion in its harbour when the Mont Blanc collided with the Imo. [image] |
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Quebec politician who spoke out against conscription |
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-supposed to be a temporary measure to help pay for the war |
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New name for Berlin, Ontario |
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Sailors who carried out the dangerous work of ferrying munitions and food to Britain. [image] |
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-location of Peace Conference after WWI where the Treaty of Versaille was negotiated and signed |
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30 billion dollar Payments Germany was obligated to make to France, Belgium and Britain to compensate for war damages. |
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| Canadian Prime Minister during WWI who brought in conscription |
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| minister of the militia during WW1 who did a very poor job of setting up the Shell Committee (hired friends and profiteers who made poor quality equipment). He was fired partway through the war. |
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| German plan to attack France with 10% of troops and use the rest to push through Belguim and then swing south to capture France. The goal was to knock out France quickly before Russia had time to fully mobilize |
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| Set up by Sam Hughes to organize Arms factories. They made shells, weapons, uniforms of very poor quallity and profiteering was a problem.The Shell Committee was replaced by the Imperial Munitions Board |
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-flu that killed thousands of Canadians and millions of people world-wide after the war [image] |
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| Treaty signed at the end of WWI |
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| In order to pay for the war Canadians were urged to buy these and cash them after the war was over. [image] |
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| part of the Treaty of Versailles that said Germany had to accept full blame for WWI |
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| Gave certain Canadian women directly related to soldiers the right to vote and took the vote away from people considered enemy aliens |
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| weapon that jammed in rapid fire and was disliked by Canadian soldiers in the trenches |
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| French ship that collided with the Imo in the Halifax harbour |
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| Military alliance between Germany,Austria-Hungary and Italy prior to WW1, but Italy did not keep this alliance and entered the war in 1915 on the Allied side |
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| Alliance between France, Britain and Russia |
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| the building up of armies and weapons in anticipation of war |
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| extreme patriotism or love for one's country |
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| heir to the Austrian throne whose assassination sparked WW1 |
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| When one country extends it's power over another country. Countries that build empires with other countries as colonies |
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| independence or control over one's affairs |
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| Serbian nationalist group that wanted to see Bosnia break away from Austria-Hungary and join Serbia instead |
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| member of the Black Hand who shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia |
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| Canadian aboriginal soldier who later became an Olympic runner |
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| system where food and fuel were issued in limited portions to civilians in order to help the military effort |
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| term given to the 1917 election that was fought over the conscription issue (won by Borden and the new Union Government |
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| war where each side tries to wear the other down by killing more of their soldiers and exhausting their supplies |
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| term given to recent Canadian immigrants from Germany, Austria-Hungary or other WW1 |
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| leader of Germany during WW1 |
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| a group of merchant ships that travelled in a group protected by naval vessels |
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