Why?
What was another name for World War I?
The Great War
The War to End All Wars
The European War
Germany: Triple Entente or Triple Alliance?
Triple Alliance
Who was killed?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What caused trench foot?
Poor foot hygiene and immersion in trenches full of water
What is a trench?
A long narrow ditch (zanja) where the war was fought.
What was the trigger that started WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
France: Triple Entente or Triple Alliance?
Triple Entente
Who killed the Archduke?
Gavrilo Princip
What caused trench mouth?
Bad hygiene, stress and clenching teeth together, poor diet
What is No Man's Land?
The part in between the trenches
Explain the "M" in the M-A-I-N causes of WW1.
Militarism...
Austria-Hungary: Triple Entente or Triple Alliance?
Triple Alliance
What country did Germany give an ultimatum to?
Belgium
How were limbs amputated?
They were chopped off
What is an ultimatum?
Final warning
Why did the USA enter the war?
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram
Germany: Central Powers or The Allies?
Central Powers
Who sinked the Lusitania?
A German U-boat submarine
Why was lice dangerous?
It could cause typhus
What is "entente"?
Agreement (acuerdo)
Why did Russia pull out of the war?
The Russian Revolution of 1917 started.
Italy: Central Powers or The Allies?
The Allies
What were 3 punishments given to Germany at the end of WW1?
- Accept blame for the whole war
- Pay war reparations
- Demilitarization: Army reduced to 100,000, no air force
- Return territories
What is shellshock?
What is now called PTSD
What is armistice?
Agreement to stop war, truce