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World War 1; Grade 8 NL
World War 1; Grade 8 NL
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Grade 8 NL Social Studies
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1
Whose assassination caused thr war to be started?
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Sir Francis Pickmore
Francis Ferdinand
2
What was the WPA?
The Water Protection Association
The Women’s Patriotic Association
The Welder’s Protection Association
The Women’s Protection Association
3
What did Newfoundland soldiers do during Beaumont Hamel?
Went across No Man’s Land
Went across the ocean to Canada
Stayed in the trenches
Went into the air and flew army planes
4
What country did Newfoundland fight for?
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
France
5
What is conscription?
Volunteer military service
Lying about your age to join the army
Staying home from war
Forced military service
6
___ of Hebron’s population was dead in 9 days
1/4
1/3
2/3
3/4
7
What is the arms race?
Build up of weapons
Having the most money
Racing to get the most power
Loyalty to one’s country
8
The NPA was responsible for recruiting members to the Newfoundland Regiment
False
True
9
What is the most significant battle for Newfoundland?
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Atlantic
10
Who’s journals were used to follow the battles?
John McCrae
Adolf Hitler
John Shiwak
Owen Steele
11
What was one of the causes of the war?
Russia took over Newfoundland
Imperialism
Nationalism
Hitler rose to power
12
What was the VAD?
Volunteer tank drivers
Volunteer nurses
Volunteer soldiers
Volunteer pilots
13
What was the First Five Hundred?
The first 500 babies born after the war
The first 500 soldiers enlisted
The first 500 soldiers killed
The first 500 days of the war
14
A democratic government is when people vote for their own government
False
True
15
Who lied about their age to join the army?
John Shiwak
Donald Trump
Tommy Ricketts
John Croke
16
What was the NPA?
The Newfoundland Patriotic Association
The New Person Association
The Neat People Association
The New Political Association
17
When did the war end?
July 1, 1889
September 30, 1964
November 11, 1918
August 4, 1914
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Who was a part of the Double Alliance?
Italy and Canada
The United States and Mexico
Great Britain and Japan
Germany and Austria-Hungary
19
Who was the most powerful/wealthy country?
Great Britain
Russia
Austria
France
20
What country was most affected by the Treaty of Versailles?
Canada
Russia
Newfoundland
Germany
21
When was the Battle of the Somme?
July 31, 2007
July 2, 1916
July 1, 1916
July 1, 1943
22
When was the war declared?
November 11, 1918
August 4, 1914
July 1, 1943
September 6, 1889
23
What is nationalism?
Taking over a country
Having all the money in the world
Loyalty towards one’s country
Signing an armistice
24
Who recieved the first Victoria Cross?
John Bernard Croke
Carey Price
Tommy Ricketts
John Shiwak
25
What are the trenches?
The land between the two armies
Holes where soldiers hid from the enemy
Army planes
Submarines
26
What is patriotism?
Getting as many weapons as possible
Hating your country
Loving your country
Absolute power
27
How does a country aquire power?
Hold a meeting
Announce it
Increase their land
Improve their technology
28
When did women get the right to vote in Newfoundland?
1921
1914
1927
1945
29
The WPA made bandages, knitted scarves, socks, hats, etc.
False
True
30
What is women’s suffrage?
Women’s right to join the army
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to stay home
Women’s right to work
31
When did the soldiers think they would be home?
Halloween
Easter
Summer
Christmas
32
WCTU = Women’s Christian Temperance Union
True
False
33
Germany’s army was reduced to 100,000 men
True
False
34
Who was in the Triple Entente?
Great Britain, France and Italy
Canada, Mexico, the United States
Italy, Germany and France
Great Britain, France and Russia
35
Who was the best sniper in the British Army?
Owen Steele
Tommy Ricketts
John Shiwak
Winston Churchill
36
What is propaganda?
Commercials on TV
The government forcing men to go to war
Posters that promoted war as a bad thing
Posters that promoted was as a good thing
37
Who invented the gas mask?
John Shiwak
Winston Churchill
Cluny McPherson
John Croke
38
What is an armistice?
A document to recruit new soldiers
A temporary suspension of hostilities/a truce
A warning about a battle
A document to keep the war going
39
How did people prevent the Spanish Flu from spreading?
They burned the houses where people died
They couldn’t prevent it from spreading
Vaccines
Isolation
40
How old did men have to be to join the army?
18
22
19
30
41
What is imperialism?
The amount of money a country has
The practice of extending power or control
The amount of weapons a country has
Loyalty to one’s country
42
The alliance system did not cause tensions
True
False
43
What was the name of the war boats?
Canoe
Dory
Dreadnought
Kayak
44
__ Newfoundland soldiers advanced, __ were at roll call the next morning
3214 / 56
135000 / 5678
801 / 68
109 / 0
45
How did the Spanish flu get to Newfoundland?
Infected animals
Soldiers brought it back with them from Europe
Women gave it to their babies
Poisoned foods
46
Newfoundland was able to cope with the loss of all their men
True
False
47
Who joined the Double Alliance to make it the Triple Alliance?
Denmark
Canada
Finland
Italy
48
The Spanish Flu killed 232 people in Newfoundland
False
True
