Battles
Was the only large scale naval battle of WWI
What is the Battle of Jutland?
these weapons were originally used to spy on the enemy army but later were armed with machine guns and bombs for attacks. These weapons were engaged in fights that were sometimes referred to as "dog fights"
What are airplanes?
Germany's plan to avoid a two front war.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
1914-1918
(Hint - what occurred over this 4 year period)
What is World War I?
A peace organization created during the World War I peace negotiations
What is the League of Nations?
won the Battle of Tannenberg
Who is Germany?
This weapon was first used with limited success at the Battle of Somme. It was also used at the Battle of Cambrai with better results. It could cross No Man’s land and go over enemy trenches.
What is a tank?
the use of submarines to attack civilian ships as well as military ships
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
My assassination was the short term cause of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
It was signed on June 28, 1919 and marked the end of the Great War.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The Allies won this battle, but the French forces never recovered from their losses due to their participation in this conflict.
(Hint - Name of the battle and its impact)
What is Battle of Verdun and its impact on the French forces?
This country entered World War I mainly because of Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare.
Who is the United States?
When a group of ships prevents goods or people from entering or leaving a specific area
What is a blockade?
We were utterly defeated at the Battle of Tannenberg, had a communist revolution that toppled our government, and we left the fight in World War I.
(Hint- name the country)
What is Russia?
What clause of the Treaty of Versailles required Germany to accept total guilt for World War I, and to pay reparations (in this case, large sums of money) to the countries it damaged?
What is The War Guilt Clause?
The widespread use of tanks in this battle helps end trench warfare and puts the battles "back into motion"
(Hint- name the battle)
The Battle of Cambrai
After the German failure at The First Battle of the Marne, they begin to dig these on the European Plains to provide cover and protection from enemy fire
What are trenches?
armies dig a series of large ditches to use for cover on the flat plains and attack the enemy positions through raids and artillery. the space between the opposing forces is called "No Man's Land"
(Hint - name the type of warfare)
What is trench warfare?
No, we did not join the League of Nations, even though our President Woodrow Wilson wanted us to become a member.
What is the United States?
This country’s military was limited to 100,000 men? They were no longer allowed to have a navy or air force and their military had to be made up of volunteers only? (results of the Treaty of Versailles)
(Hint - Which country?)
Who is Germany?
The Americans and the French cut off the German advance and pushed the Germans back from the Marne River. This is also the United States' first large battle in World War I.
(Hint- Name the battle)
What is the Second Battle of the Marne?
Tanks, chemical weapons, submarines, and machine guns are examples
(Hint- think about the category)
What are new technologies/weapons used in World War I?
a long-drawn-out fight where you try to outlast your opponent's resources (examples - men, weapons, will to fight, supplies, etc,)
(Hint - A type of war)
What is a war of attrition?
In this telegram, German promised to help Mexico to win back the lands that they lost to the United States in the 19th Century.
What is the Zimmerman Telegraph?
Germany is saddled with war debt, loses 15% of its territory, and all of its African Colonies
(Hint - what war did they lose?)
What is World War I?