Name: ___________
SS 11 WWI Test Study Guide
Date: _________
Test Format:
Multiple Choice: 47 Questions
Matching: 10 Questions
Paragraph Answers: 2 Questions
Review:
Be able to Define and explain the Significance of the following:
Militarism
Socialism
Imperialism
Chanak Affair
Armistice
Woodrow Wilson
Georges Clemenceau
Ross Rifle
Democracy
Military Services Act
Halibut Treaty
Treaty of Versailles
“No Man’s Land”
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Censorship
Nationalism
Wartime Elections Act
King-Byng Crisis
Pan-Slavism
Rationing
Communism
Self-Determination
Shell Shock
Hundred Days Campaign
Stalemate
Pacifist
Answer the following questions and be able to explain their significance (related to Canada):
Triple Entente:
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Triple Alliance :
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Describe the weapons that were introduced during WWI. Which had the greatest effect?
Which Canadian Regiment suffered 90% Casualties during the battle of the Somme
Which Canadian rifle was abandoned by soliders on the front lines because it was defective (and cheap!)
Describe Britain’s “Two-Power” Standard:
Which Prime-Minister was in charge of Canada during the war? ___________________________.
Britain joined the war when ____________________was invaded.
Describe the War Measures Act
Describe the effectiveness of Submarines during the war:
Describe the conscription crisis. What occurred? Why was it necessary? Who was on each side?
Describe the changes in home life for Canadians not involved in the military during the war:
-Women’s Role:
-Other Civilians (rationing, ect):
Where in Canada did soldiers train before heading to Europe?
In what ways were Canadians involved in the following battles:
- Ypres
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Passchendaele
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Somme
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Vimy Ridge
Which groups in Canada was opposed to Conscription?
Describe Trench Warfare:
Why was the Treaty of Versailles considered a failure? (what occurred < 20 years later?)
Which world superpower joined WWI in 1917?
Paragraph Questions (2 Questions, must answer both)
1) Discuss ways in which Canada, as a nation, matured as a result of the First World War:
2) Explain the factors which made the first World War different from previous wars, and as a result became the
first “modern” war (or “total” war)