history of world war 1 Flashcards

1

the German swift attack in through Belgium and into France was called the:

Blieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan
Trieffen Plan
Flieffen Plan

2

A dreadnought was/is:

a cool car
a warship
an evil video game character
a badly tied shoelace

3

In what year did world war 1 start?

1912
1914
1915
1913

4

This was a cause of world war 1:

All the answers
Nationalism
Alliances
Militarism

5

This was an example of a new technology introduced in world war 1:

Hand tools
Dog fights with airplanes
Guns
Cavalry

6

A machine gun could fire this many rounds per minute:

100
300
500
1000

7

Canada was fighitng under the:

Russian Empire
British empire
German empire
French empire

8

The no. 2 construction battalion was formed:

only after world war 1
after heavy losses of men in world war 1
mainly of native Canadians
at the beginning of world war 1

9

Artillery refers to:

Art created in the French town of Illery
Special guns mounted on airplanes
The one before Esstillery
Bombs, grenades, etc.

10

In this battle Canadians suffered many casualties because of the use of chlorine gas:

Sino-Soviet
Ypres
French attack
Somme

11

The stretch of land between opposing sides' trenches was called:

"ground zero"
the "dance floor"
the "bomb zone"
"no man's land"

12

The British would use this technology for the first time at the battle of the Somme:

airplane
flame thrower
cavalry
tank

13

The side Canada fought for was:

The triple alliance
The triple axel
The triple play
The triple entente

14

Life in the trenches was:

restful - comfy beds provided
easy work on the front lines
very difficult
good - lots of great food to eat

15

Who is the man on the title screen?

Prime Minister of Britain
Archduke of Austria-Hungary
Russian Czar
King of France

history of world war 1

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history of world war 1

Questions 15