Random Trivia
A union formed between countries for shared benefit.
What is an Alliance?
France, Great Britain, Russia
Who were the Ally Powers?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary,
Who were the Central Powers?
The president of the U.S. during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
World Powers acquiring territories that were considered to be primitive.
What is Imperialism?
loyalty and pride in your nation or people and can be accompanied by feelings of superiority over other nations.
What is Nationalism?
A German soldier fighting in the trenches. (A specific person)
Who is Adolf Hitler?
The country that created the Schlieffen Plan to stage a 2-front attack with France on the West and Russia on the East?
Who is Germany?
This group took control of Russia in 1917 after the Czar gave up his throne and changed the government to a communist system.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
A military strategy that was used to try and reduce the number of casualties during the war.
What is Trench Warfare?
A substance killed thousands during the war and its use required soldiers to carry special equipment for protection.
What is Mustard Gas?
A British passenger ship that was sank by a German submarine with over 100 Americans dying as a result
What is the Lusitania?
Wanted the harshest punishment for Germany.
Who is France?
The result from the "Race to the Sea".
What is a continuous trench from Switzerland to the North Sea?
3 new weapons that were new to the world in this war. (Daily Double)
What are planes, tanks and machine guns and poison gas? (variations are accepted)
President Wilson’s postwar peace plan, which called for openness in matters of diplomacy, free trade, freedom of the seas, and an end to secret negotiations, among others.
What is the "14 Points"?
A telegram sent from Germany to Mexico which invited Mexico to fight alongside Germany should America enter the war on the side of the Allies.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
A belief that a strong military force should be kept and used aggressively to defend or promote national interests
What is Militarism?
One of the treaties that ended the First World War; it put harsh rules on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Wilson's plan to unite foreign countries under one organization to promote global peace after the Great War.
What is the League of Nations?
.A foreign policy that calls for not taking sides in any wars, but maintaining trade between warring countries.
What is "neutrality"?
The groups of people who benefitted from new opportunities, such as higher wages and solid industry jobs during the War.
Who were Women & African Americans?
The non-European nation who was "invited" to join the war.
What is Mexico? (Zimmerman Telegram)
The division of Africa by European nations.
What is the Scramble For Africa?
The responsibility of the Committee On Public Information to produce printed material produced by governments, presented in such a way as to inspire and spread certain beliefs or opinions.
What Propaganda?