Causes of War
This word represented the economic competition between countries that helped cause WW1.
What is Industrialization/Imperialism?
What did Trench warfare lead to in terms of progress in the war.
What is a stalemate?
It was invented by Hiram Maxim.
What is the machine gun?
On Christmas eve in 1914 something amazing happened.
What is a Christmas Truce?
With tens of thousands of soldiers heading off to war, others entered the workforce.
What is "women in the workforce."
These type of agreements between countries helped them feel more secure about their chances if war broke out. Ironically, it ended up being one of the major causes of the war.
What is Alliances?
What was the area between the trenches called?
What is No Man's Land?
This was originally used in the 188s to keep livestock in their pens. In WW1 soldiers used it around their trenches to protect themselves.
What is barbed wire?
The soldiers shared items with each other.
What is chocolate and champagne?
Before the war only these jobs were available to women.
What is dressmakers, teachers, seamstresses, servants, housekeepers, and tailors?
This was the process of countries building up their militaries in preparation for war.
What is militarism?
Why did both sides began digging and fighting out of trenches?
What are new weapons and technologies that led to massive casualties
Tear gas, mustard gas, and chlorine are a few examples of a new weapon used in WW1.
What are chemical weapons?
The truce happened between the two major players in the war.
What are the Central Powers and the Allies?
In 1916 women in parts of Canada had reason to celebrate.
What is the vote?
This belief and pride in a country's majority ethnic group fueled competition between competing countries and helped lead to war.
What is nationalism?
This weapon was developed during WW1 in an attempt to force the enemy out of their trenches.
What is mustard gas?
Machine guns and cannons were mounted on these to deflect attacks from enemy soldiers.
What are tanks?
What are singing and bag pipes?
Amoung the many things that women made in the factories, they made something to keep their husbands safe at war.
What is a gas mask?
The assassination of this leader was the spark (Short - term cause) that started WW1.
Who is Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
The name of the movie clip that we watched where the Allies and Central Powers ceased fire on Christmas eve.
What is Joyeux Noel?
With the ability to fire between 450 and 600 rounds per minute, these weapons killed tens of thousands of soldiers daily.
What are machine guns?
The evening ended with sadness and remorse, and the men returned to their respective homes.
What are the trenches?
The dates of WW1 according to most books.
1914-1918