Terms to Know:
Beginning and end of World War 1
Countries of the Triple Entente (Allied Powers)
Countries of the Triple Alliance(Central Powers)
War
Alliance
Nationalism
Arms Race
Black Hand
Balkans
Battalion
Strategic locations
Front line
No man’s land
Ace
Dogfight
U-boats
Convoy
Dr. John McCrae
Stalemate
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Robert Borden
Newfoundland Regiment
Francis Pegahmagabow
CEF
Van Doos
Georges P. Vanier
Duckboards
Jeremiah Jones
Trenches
Over the top
Ross Rifle
Artillery
Vickers Mark 1
Fokker
Sopwith Camel
Black Flight
Sopwith Triplane
Douglas Haig
Big Push
Infantry
Cavalry
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in your country.
Alliance
When nations agree to stick together if one member has problems or is attacked.
Allied Powers
The members of the Triple Entente which included Great Britain, France, and Russia.
Central Powers
The members of the Triple Alliance which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Arms Race
When two countries compete to see who can build up the biggest store of weapons.
Balkans
A southeastern region of Europe which is home to people of several different backgrounds.
Black Hand
A group formed in Serbia that wanted to do what it could to keep Austria-Hungary from taking
over Serbia.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated by a member of the Black Hand.
Gavrilo Princip
The 19 year-old student that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand.
Robert Borden
The Prime Minister of Canada during the First World War.
CEF
This stands for Canadian Expeditionary Force. The name of Canada's army during the First
World War.
Newfoundland Regiment
The name given to the volunteers from Newfoundland.
Battalion
A group of about 1000 soldiers and officers.
Van Doos
The well respected French-Canadian regiment in the First World War.
Francis Pegahmagabow
A member of the Parry Sound Ojibwa First Nation and one of Canada's "most decorated"
soldiers to survive the war.
Georges P. Vanier
A member of the Van Doos that went on to become Canada's 19th Governor General.
Duckboards
Floor sections in the trenches made of wooden slats.
Jeremiah Jones
He became famous for taking on an enemy machine-gun "nest" by himself during the First
World War.
Strategic location
These are areas that let you see what's going on and stop the other side from passing through.
Front line
The edge of the land taken by an army.
No man's land
The space between two front lines which was criss-crossed with barbed wire and land mines.
Trenches
An area dug at the front lines to protect the soldiers.
Over the top
When soldiers come out of the trenches and cross no man's land to attack the enemy.
Ross Rifle
A Canadian rifle that was known for jamming when mud got in them.
Artillery
Large guns such as mortars or howitzers.
Vickers Mark I
A machine gun used by the British army in the First World War.
Stalemate
A situation where neither side in a battle can easily advance on the other.
Fokker
A German fighter plane with a built-in machine gun.
Sopwith Camel
A fighter plane developed by the allies.
Dogfight
A fighter plane battle.
Ace pilot
A pilot that has shot down five enemy planes.
Black Flight
A group of Canadian fighter pilots that caused the war in the air to turn against the Germans.
Sopwith Triplane
An allied plane with three sets of wings flown by the Black Flight.
Unterseeboot
The first small submarines.
Convoy
A group of supply ships that were protected by many other ships.
Douglas Haig
The commander of the British and Canadian Forces during the Battle of the Somme.
Big Push
A straight-on attack.
Infantry
Foot Soldiers.
Cavalry
Soldiers on horseback.