Weapons of War
Reasons for War
Timeline to War
Dulce et Decorum Est
Life in the Trenches
Alliances
100
These were added to airplanes to make them into weapons of war.
Machine guns
100
This country was the first to industrialize
Great Britain or England
100
This was the name of Germany's plan to avoid fighting on two fronts.
Schlieffen Plan
100
The poem Dulce et Decorum Est is written about what specific event?
Poisonous gas attack
100
This is the name of the trenches where man are involved in active battle.
Front line
100
These three countries formed the Triple Alliance.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
200
These were used for the first time in history at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, however they were a huge failure.
Tanks
200
This is defined as the idea of identifying with one's nation including its cultures, traditions, values, and customs.
Nationalism
200
What is the name of the country Germany needed to go through to get to Paris?
Belgium
200
The author of Dulce et Decorum Est.
Wilfred Owen
200
The name of the field between the two opposing sides that is covered in barbed wire.
No Man's Land
200
These three countries formed the Triple Èntente.
France, Great Britain, and Russia
300
Airplanes were not used as weapons at the start of war WWI. Instead they were solely used for this.
Surveillance
300
Great Britain and Germany competed over the development of this.
Battleships
300
This term is used to describe the period of time between the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the start of war.
July Crisis
300
What types of words did Owen use to describe the man who was poisoned?
drowning, choking, writhing, hanging face, gargling
300
The name of the disease caused by moisture of the foot.
Trench foot
300
When war broke out in Europe, the Triple Éntente became known as the ______.
Allies or Allied Powers
400
These carried bombs and flew low and slow
Zepelins
400
This country had the largest population of people living within its boundaries in 1914.
Russia
400
Why did Germany's invasion of Belgium force Great Britain into the war?
Great Britain had promised to defend neutral countries
400
How did Wilfred Owen die?
In battle in 1918
400
The design of the trenches was based on what type of shape?
Zig zag
400
When war broke out in Europe in 1914, the Triple Alliance became known as __________.
The Central Powers
500
The best piece of artillery in WWI.
French 75
500
The Sarajevo Assassination was the murder of this man.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
500
This image is shows shows what reason for war?
Alliances
500
What does dulce et decorum est pro patria mori mean?
It is sweet to die for one's country
500
The name of the trenches where men waited to be called to the front lines.
Reserve trenches
500
This country did not fulfill the terms of their alliance when war broke out.
Italy
600
These weapons are meant to instill fear, not kill.
Weapons of terror
600
What is the name of the man who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?
Gravilo Princip
600
When Austria-Hungary issued the ultimatum to Serbia, the Serbs were forced to reject the terms for this reason.
Serbia would need to allow Austro-Hungarian forces to investigate the assassination and terrorists.
600
What is the date of the gas attack that Owen is describing?
January 12, 1917
600
On average, soldiers spent this percentage of their time on the front lines.
15%
600
Why did the alliances made prior to 1914 help lead to war?
Because once war began, the alliances were put to the test and countries were forced to defend their allies.