history of world war 1 Flashcards

1

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

Blieffen Plan
Flieffen Plan
Trieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan

2

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

French attack
Ypres
Sino-Soviet
Somme

3

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

Cavalry
Dog fights with airplanes
Guns
Hand tools

4

Canada was fighitng under the:

French empire
Russian Empire
German empire
British empire

5

A dreadnought was/is:

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

6

A machine gun could fire this many rounds per minute:

1000
300
500
100

7

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

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

8

The no. 2 construction battalion was formed:

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

9

The side Canada fought for was:

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

10

Life in the trenches was:

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

11

In what year did world war 1 start?

1912
1915
1914
1913

12

Artillery refers to:

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

13

Who is the man on the title screen?

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

14

This was a cause of world war 1:

Militarism
Nationalism
All the answers
Alliances

15

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

cavalry
airplane
flame thrower
tank

history of world war 1

Questions 15

history of world war 1

Questions 15