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Unit One: World War One

By B. HergottR.C.S.S.

1 What Alliance system did the Britain join?

A The Triple Alliance

C The Triple Entente D The Dynamic Duo

B The Dual alliance

2 Of which group was Gavrilo Princip a member?

A The Left Hand

C The Red Hand D The Black Hand

B The Right Hand

3 Which country did Germany invade in August 1914?

A Belgium

C Russia D Austria

B France

4 Who prepared the German war plan used in 1914?

A Von Schliemann

C Von Sciessen D Von Schlieffen

B Von Schliecher

5 Who was the Prime Minister in 1914?

A Robert Borden

C Wilfred Laurier D Wilhelm II

B Sam Hughes

6 The law which gave the Canadian government extra powers during the war was the…?

A Military Service Act

C Wartime Voters Act D Extraordinary Wartime Powers Act

B War Measures Act

7 Trench Foot was caused by …

A Food Poisoning

C Water D Poor quality boots

B Flies

8 Who commanded the Canadian Army in France for most of WW1?

A Arthur Currie

C Billy Bishop D Edmund Blackadder

B Douglas Haig

9 Women served at the battle front as…

A trench messengers

C ambulance drivers D pilots

B tank drivers

10 Where did Newfoundland Regiment attack on July 1 1916?

A Verdun

C Passchendaele D Vimy Ridge

B The Somme

11 Whale oil was used to try to prevent …?

A Trench foot

C Trench flatulence D Trench collapse

B Trench fever

12 Most casualties in WWI were caused by ...?

A Machine gun fire

C Gas D Shell fire

B Rifle fire

13 Which was NOT a type of poison gas used on the western front?

A Mustard

C Pepper D Phosgene

B Chlorine

14 Poison gas was usually …?

A Lighter than air

C Heavier than air D Undetectable

B Colourless

15 Which Canadian city suffered a massive explosion when two ships collided?

A Vancouver

C Montreal D Sarajevo

B Winnipeg

16 Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme, September 1916?

A Flame thrower

C Poison Gas D Tank

B Bomber aircraft

A Vimy RidgeA Vimy Ridge

17 Where did a Canadian attack sink into a sea of mud?

C Passchendaele D Amiens

B The Somme

18 Which weapon was used by Germany for ‘unrestricted’ warfare?

C Battle ships D Aircraft

B SubmarinesA Gas

19 Which was NOT used to overcome the threat of food shortages?

A Convoys

C Rationing

B Propaganda

D Executions

20. This vocal French Canadian spoke out against conscription?

A Pierre Trudeau

C Rene Levesque

B Henri Bourassa

D Pauline Johnson