Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 1

Black Hand terrorist group in Serbia shoots and kills Austrian Archduke Ferdinand

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 1

Shot heard around the world

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 2

One of the causes of WWI – It means “…a close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes” or “…an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed.”

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 2

Alliances or Allies

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 3

Two ships, Mont Blanc and the Imo, collide. Carrying a lethal combination of explosives, the Mont Blanc blows up. An entire city is destroyed and nearly 9,000 people are killed in the largest man-made explosion to date.

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 3

Halifax Explosion

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 4

Canadian WWI battle called “Birth of a Nation.” Canadian troops capture the target in four days…an objective that had alluded British and French forces for nearly two years.

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 4

Vimy Ridge

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 5

During this 1916 battle, a regiment of 880+ Newfoundlanders attacked a highly defended enemy trench. The fighting lasted less than 30 minutes, and nearly all the Newfoundlanders were killed or wounded.

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 5

Beaumont Hamel

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Question 6

This is a cause of WWI. It means “…a significant increase in spending on military equipment, an expansion of military and naval forces, more influence of the military men upon the policies of the civilian government, and a preference for force as a solution to problems.”

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 6

Militarism

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Question 7

…wrote the poem “In Flanders’ Fields”

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Answer 7

John McCrae

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Question 8

Forced military service is….

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Answer 8

Conscription

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Question 9

Groups against conscription were….

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Answer 9

French-Canadians

Union leaders

Farmers

Pacifists

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 10

In 1917 to ensure a “Yes” majority vote during the Conscription Crisis, the Government of Canada let women who were mothers of Canadian soldiers or women married to Canadian soldiers vote. What was the act giving this permission called?

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 10

Military Voters Act

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Question 11

When WWI fighting stopped….the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Now, it is called Remembrance Day.

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 11

11 November 1918

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Question 12

Canada’s Chief of Military Sam Hughes wanted Canadian soldiers to use Canadian-made guns. He had a business friend design and build this rifle. Unfortunately, the rifle jammed and proved useless in the trench conditions. The rifle was a military disaster, but Hughes’ friend became rich. The rifle is….

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 12

Ross Rifle

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Question 13

Canada’s WWI fighter pilot ace. He is credited with 72 “kills”.

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 13

Billy Bishop

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Question 14

In this 1915 WWI Canadian battle, the attacking Germans used chlorine gas on the Canadian soldiers. Without gas masks, the Canadians urinated on the hankies and placed the soaked clothes over their faces. The Canadians held their trench and forced the Germans to retreat.

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Answer 14

Ypres

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Question 15

The 1919 treaty that officially ended WWI. Canada signed the treaty as an independent nation.

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Answer 15

Treaty of Versailles

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Question 16

Germany had to…•Pay war damages•Take sole responsibility for causing WWI•Reduce the size of its armed forces•Give up land and colonies

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 16

The requirements of the Treaty of Versailles

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Question 17

This is a cause of WWI. It means “…the practice of maintaining an empire or a collection of colonies.”

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 17

Imperialism

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Question 18

France-Russia and Great Britain made up this WWI alliance group

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Answer 18

Triple Entente

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Question 19

This 1917 Canadian WWI battle was a complete waste of human lives. The fighting occurred in a rain-covered, crater-filled bog. Many Canadians drowned in the craters. After fighting for many months and losing almost 16,000 soldiers, the Canadians won the village, but they subsequently left leaving the Germans to retake the site without firing a single shot.

Flip Cards – Grade 10 History World War I

Answer 19

Passchendaele