Canada and World War One
Key Learning Statements:
1. Explain how the 4 main causes of war (NATIONALISM, IMPERIALISM, MILITARISM AND
ALLIANCES) contributed to the start of World War One.
2. Briefly describe the military significance and ultimate result of the following battles: Somme, Ypres,
Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Verdun and the 100 Day Campaign). Where relevant include an
assessment of Canadian involvement.
3. Describe the experience of war for a Canadian soldier, including training, in the trenches, on the
home front.
4. Define the term war of attrition. Provide 2 specific examples of how this term characterized World
War One.
5. Describe 5 military technological advancements used during World War One.
6. How did Canadian citizens at home support the war effort?
7. Define conscription. Explain the impact it had on Canada’s war effort, and the relationship of
English and French Canadians at home.
8. Describe how enemy aliens were treated at home during the war.
9. Define the War Measures Act and assess its impact and necessity.
10. Examine how the role of women in Canadian society was affected by the war.
11. Explain how Canada’s involvement in World War One contributed to the development of Canada’s
identity.
12. Explain how Canada’s involvement in the Paris Peace Conference and League of nations contributed
to the development of Canada’s autonomy.
Key Vocabulary:
Triple Alliance/Triple Entente
Balkan conflict
Black Hand
Ultimatum
Nationalism
imperialism
militarism
Schlieffen Plan
Belgian neutrality
Front (western & eastern)
Schlieffen Plan
“unrestricted submarine warfare”
“no man’s land”
“over the top”
“shell shock”
trench warfare
trench foot
poison gas
Ross Rifle
u-boat
Lusitania
convoy system
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
stalemate
total war
Treaty of Versailles
Article 231
Wilson’s 14 points
League of Nations
reparations
patriotism
Valcartier
victory bonds
rationing
income tax
union government
Wartime Elections Act
Dominion Elections Act
Halifax explosion
propaganda
Ross Rifle
Sam Hughes
Robert Borden
Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie
Woodrow Wilson
Billy Bishop
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Newfoundland Regiment