3.22 The First World War

#1. What regrettable thing did Ottawa do to former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) between 1914-1920?

Ottawa did not let them enter Canada

Ottawa did not pay them for their services in World War I

Ottawa levied a head-tax on them

Ottawa interned them as “enemy aliens” in 24 labour camps across Canada

#2. When did the First World War end?

Nov 30, 1920

Nov 15, 1917

Nov 11, 1918

Nov 25, 1919

#3. Which front was Canada a part of during the First World War?

The Southern Front

The Northern Front

The Eastern Front

The Western Front

#4. When was Vimy Ridge captured by the Canadian Corps during the First World War?

April 1917

January 1915

September 1914

May 1916

#5. How many “bluebirds” served overseas in World War I?

3000

2000

1500

2500

#6. What is the significance of Vimy Memorial?

It honours the generals of the Western Front who were victorious in the Battle of Vimy Ridge

It honours those who survived the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, the first British victory of World War I

It honours those who served and died in the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, the first British victory of World War I

It is a popular tourist attraction in France, generating significant revenue for the French government

#7. What was the population of Canada during the First World War?

20 million

8 million

5 million

15 million

#8. What secured the Canadians’ reputation for valour in World War I?

Capture of Vimy Ridge

Capture of Hill 70

Capture of Somme

Capture of Ypres

#9. How many Canadians died in World War I?

10,000

45,000

60,000

25,000

#10. When did Canadian soldiers begin using the maple leaf symbol?

1730s

1930s

1850s

2000s

#11. Victory in the First World War strengthened both national and imperial pride, especially in:

English Canada

US

French Canada

Europe

#12. How many “bluebirds” served in World War I?

~ 100

~ 7000

~ 10000

~ 3000

#13. How many labour camps across Canada housed former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) who were regrettably regarded as enemy aliens by Ottawa between 1914-1920?

24

11

14

6

#14. Who said this: “It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade… In those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.”

Sir John A. MacDonald, at the birth of the Confederation in 1867

Prime Minister of Canada, when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was created

A Canadian Officer, when the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge during World War I

Queen Victoria, during a Canada Day parade

#15. How many Canadians served in the First World War?

Approx. 600,000

Approx. 50,000

Approx. 100,000

Approx. 1000

#16. What were the Canadian Corps popularly called after the capture of Vimy Ridge during World War I?

Shock troops of the British Empire

Knights of the British Empire

Ninjas of the British Empire

Mounties of The British Empire

#17. Who were the “bluebirds”?

Doctors who served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I

A popular Canadian band of musicians

Service pigeons deployed in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I

Nurses who served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I

#18. The majority of Canadians who served in the First World War were volunteers.

False

True

#19. Which decisive victories did the Canadian Corps participate in that contributed to the end of World War I in 1918?

Battles of Cambrai and Mons

Battles of Amiens, Arras, Canal du Nord, Cambrai and Mons

Battles of Amiens and Arras

Battle of Canal du Nord

#20. Britain was in favour of the policy of interning former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) in labour camps across Canada between 1914-1920.

True

False

#21. Victories in which battles in the Boer War strengthened the national pride in Canada?

Battles of Lillefontein and Paardeberg (“Horse Mountain”)

Battles of Vimy Ridge, Lillefontein and Horse Mountain

Battles of Lillefontein and Vimy Ridge

Battles of Paardeberg (“Horse Mountain”) and Vimy Ridge

#22. When is Vimy Day celebrated every year?

September 11

April 9

May 21

June 13

#23. How many Canadians volunteered to fight for the British Empire in the Boer War?

Over 10000

Over a million

Over 1000

Over 7000

#24. How many former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) were interned as “enemy aliens” in labour camps across Canada between 1914-1920?

~ 20,000

~ 8000

~ 1000

~ 50,000

#25. What did the Canadian Expeditionary Force created at the start of the World War I become known as later?

Canadian Corps

North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

Royal canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Paramilitary forces

#26. What ended the First World War?

Negotiations between the British and German commanders

Dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Armistice by surrender of Germany and Austria on Nov 11, 1918

Surender of British troops to German and Austrian forces

#27. How many Canadians died in the Boer War fighting for the British Empire?

Over 100000

Over 260

Over 20000

120

#28. Which armed force did Ottawa create when Britain entered the First World War in 1914?

Canadian Air Force

Royal canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Canadian Expeditionary Force

North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

#29. Most of the nurses in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (“bluebirds”) served overseas during World War I.

True

False

#30. The Victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 was the first British victory in World War I.

False

True

#31. What was the nickname of the nurses who served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I?

Butterflies

Seagulls

Bluebirds

Bluebells

#32. Who is regarded as Canada’s greatest soldier?

Sir Sam Steele

Sir Leonard Tilley

Gabriel Dumont

Sir Arthur Currie

#33. What is the South African War of 1899-1902 popularly known as?

The Boer War

The Bear War

The Battle of Lillefontein

The War on Horse Mountain

#34. When was the South African War fought?

1855-1858

1899-1902

1799-1800

1900-1910

#35. Which battle in World War I was called by Germans as “the Black day of the German army”?

Boer War of 1902

Battle of Lillefontein of 1900

Battle of Paardeberg (“Horse Mountain”) of 1900

Battle of Amiens on Aug 8, 1918

#36. Who Captured the Vimy Ridge during the First World War?

British Troops

German Forces

Canadian Corps

French Troops

#37. Where is the Vimy Memorial located?

Belgium

France

Canada

England

#38. How many Canadians were killed or wounded during the capture of Vimy Ridge in World War I?

17,000

7,000

26,000

10,000

#39. Under whose command did the Canadian Corps won decisive battles during the last hundred days of World War I?

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Gabriel Dumont

Sir Leonard Tilley

General Sir Arthur Currie

#40. How many Canadians were wounded in World War I?

200,000

115,000

170,000

90,000

#41. When did Britain enter the First World war?

1914, when Germany attacked Belgium and France

1915, when Germany attacked Poland

1916, when Germany attacked Spain

1917, when Germany attacked Britain

Results

#1. What regrettable thing did Ottawa do to former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) between 1914-1920?

#2. When did the First World War end?

#3. Which front was Canada a part of during the First World War?

#4. When was Vimy Ridge captured by the Canadian Corps during the First World War?

#5. How many “bluebirds” served overseas in World War I?

#6. What is the significance of Vimy Memorial?

#7. What was the population of Canada during the First World War?

#8. What secured the Canadians’ reputation for valour in World War I?

#9. How many Canadians died in World War I?

#10. When did Canadian soldiers begin using the maple leaf symbol?

#11. Victory in the First World War strengthened both national and imperial pride, especially in:

#12. How many “bluebirds” served in World War I?

#13. How many labour camps across Canada housed former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) who were regrettably regarded as enemy aliens by Ottawa between 1914-1920?

#14. Who said this: “It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade… In those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.”

#15. How many Canadians served in the First World War?

#16. What were the Canadian Corps popularly called after the capture of Vimy Ridge during World War I?

#17. Who were the “bluebirds”?

#18. The majority of Canadians who served in the First World War were volunteers.

#19. Which decisive victories did the Canadian Corps participate in that contributed to the end of World War I in 1918?

#20. Britain was in favour of the policy of interning former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) in labour camps across Canada between 1914-1920.

#21. Victories in which battles in the Boer War strengthened the national pride in Canada?

#22. When is Vimy Day celebrated every year?

#23. How many Canadians volunteered to fight for the British Empire in the Boer War?

#24. How many former Austro-Hungarian subjects (mainly Ukrainian men) were interned as “enemy aliens” in labour camps across Canada between 1914-1920?

#25. What did the Canadian Expeditionary Force created at the start of the World War I become known as later?

#26. What ended the First World War?

#27. How many Canadians died in the Boer War fighting for the British Empire?

#28. Which armed force did Ottawa create when Britain entered the First World War in 1914?

#29. Most of the nurses in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (“bluebirds”) served overseas during World War I.

#30. The Victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 was the first British victory in World War I.

#31. What was the nickname of the nurses who served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I?

#32. Who is regarded as Canada’s greatest soldier?

#33. What is the South African War of 1899-1902 popularly known as?

#34. When was the South African War fought?

#35. Which battle in World War I was called by Germans as “the Black day of the German army”?

#36. Who Captured the Vimy Ridge during the First World War?

#37. Where is the Vimy Memorial located?

#38. How many Canadians were killed or wounded during the capture of Vimy Ridge in World War I?

#39. Under whose command did the Canadian Corps won decisive battles during the last hundred days of World War I?

#40. How many Canadians were wounded in World War I?

#41. When did Britain enter the First World war?