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HISTORY TEST OF WORLD WAR 1
CANADIANS IN THE WAR
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10th Grade
03/03/2013

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when was the battle of the somme?
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july 1st 1916
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when was the battle of vimy ridge?
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april 9th 1917
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when was the battle of passchendaele?

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october 1917
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when was the 2nd battle of ypres?
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april 22nd 1915
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when did Canadas 100 days start
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august 8th 1918
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when did canadas 100 days end?
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november 11 1918
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what 2 german bases were captured in the battle of vimy ridge?
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the pimple and the hill 145
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when was the halifax explosion?
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december 6 1917
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describe the halifax explosion
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the explosion killed nearly 2000 people due to the massive collision of the IMO from Norway and the Mont Blanc from France, which was carrying 2400 tonnes of explosives!
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When did canada enter the war?
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On august 4th 1914 with britain
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How were the Canadian soldiers treated in the war?
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they were treated like supporters and amateurs as they had no field experience
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What was the war measures act?
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the war measures act of canada gave all power to the federal government during war times and reduced freedom for Canadians. Also, the strict authorities may suspect immigrants of treachery and can be deported if necessary.
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In the year 1914, how were Canadians viewed?
how were they viewed in 1918?
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they were viewed as unskilled soldiers in 1914. in 1918 they were now considered as ELITE STORM TROOPERS.
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who was winston churchill?
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he was the first lord to the admiralty
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who was julian bing
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he was the first in command in the battle of vimy ridge
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what was so special about Wudrow wilson
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he had 14 points that gained him respect in the paris peace conference, his 14th point was the most important one (the league of nations)
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who is edward the 8th
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he was the one who unveiled the canadian monument at vimy ridge
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who wrote "and we go on"
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will bird
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who is canon scott?
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he was a canadian priest and took part along the front lines in the war and survived
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who is agar adamson
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he was the leader of the princess patricias division in passchendaele and worte letters to his wife maybel, from the beginning to the end of the war
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who was arthur currie?
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he was the second in command at the battle of vimy ridge, then promoted to first in the battle of passchendaele
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who was georges clemenceau?
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he was the french prime minister after the war and was one of the four major leaders in the paris peace conference
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who was sam hughes
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he was the one who sold the ross rifle to canadian soldiers, ross rifles were terribly designed guns and broke easily when used. this product was cheap to the military therefore bought and given to the men.
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who was david loyd george?
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he was the british prime minister at the end of the war and was one of the four major leaders at the paris peace conference .
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who was will bird
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he wrote the great novel of "and we go on" which describes the terrible experiences of the great war physically and mentally. He lost his brother steven bird in world war one and lost his son in world war two!
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who was Vittorio Orlando?
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Italian representative in the paris peace conference as one of the four major leaders.
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Who was robert Borden?
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he was the canadian prime minister and he established the conscription, he also represented canada at the siging of the treaty of versailles.
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who was Ana durrie?
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she was the mother of Willm currie, canadian soldier, and she stole his body from the grave he was buried in france and re-buried it in Canadian soil "back home"
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who was Claude Choules?
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he was the last surviving combat veteran in the war.
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who was Vladimir Lenin?
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He was a russian communist who helped over throw the tsar of russia and took the side of the red scare. Canadians fought against the reds.
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