Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 8
World War I & Canada
Causes, battles and changes at home
What your child practises
The causes of WWI, Canada's part in it (including Vimy Ridge), the conscription crisis, the war's effect on women and on people who faced discrimination, and how Canada's role in the world changed.
BC Curriculum learning standard: World War I: causes, Canada's participation and the effects at home, including conscription and women's roles
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- 📰Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated (1914)
- 📜Treaty of Versailles is signed (1919)
- 🕊️Armistice ends the fighting (1918)
- 🪖Canadians capture Vimy Ridge (1917)
Show answer
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated (1914) → Canadians capture Vimy Ridge (1917) → Armistice ends the fighting (1918) → Treaty of Versailles is signed (1919)
Hint: Franz Ferdinand was killed in 1914, Vimy Ridge was 1917, the armistice was 1918, and the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919.
Question 2
Why do historians say WWI changed Canada's relationship with Britain?
- Nothing changed.
- Britain joined Canada.
- Canada became a British colony again.
- Canadians' sacrifices increased their desire for a separate voice in world affairs.
Show answer
Canadians' sacrifices increased their desire for a separate voice in world affairs.
Hint: Canada later signed the Treaty of Versailles on its own.
Question 3
Which battle in April 1917 became a symbol of Canadian achievement?
- Gettysburg
- Vimy Ridge
- Hastings
- Waterloo
Show answer
Vimy Ridge
Hint: Canadian troops fought together for the first time and captured the ridge, but many were killed.
Question 4
What was trench warfare?
- Fighting from long ditches with machine guns and barbed wire between the lines
- Cavalry charges
- Air raids
- Naval battles
Show answer
Fighting from long ditches with machine guns and barbed wire between the lines
Hint: Trench lines stretched across western Europe, and attacks cost huge numbers of lives.
Question 5
What did the Wartime Elections Act (1917) do?
- Gave the vote to some women with relatives in the military, but took it from some citizens born in enemy countries
- Gave every adult the vote
- Gave votes to children
- Banned all elections
Show answer
Gave the vote to some women with relatives in the military, but took it from some citizens born in enemy countries
Hint: The law was unfair and was later repealed.
Question 6
Many Indigenous men volunteered to fight in WWI. What often happened when they returned?
- They were welcomed with no change
- They became prime ministers
- They were given full rights and land
- They faced the same discrimination and restrictions as before.
Show answer
They faced the same discrimination and restrictions as before.
Hint: Despite their service, many veterans were denied the same benefits as other soldiers.