WWI
Tanks
Fighter Planes
Machine Guns
What was the purpose of the barbed wire around the trenches?
to stop attacks/as a trap
What is the successor of the League of Nations?
The UN
How many cars were sold in the 1950s?
3.5 million
What where trench soldiers armed with along with their rifles?
Bayonets
What pattern was used in trench halls to avoid straight fire from enemy guns?
Winding halls
Define BlitzKrieg
The use of Motorized Warfare by the Germans
Which elements of the post-war era did Cars represent?
- New Technology
- Progress
- Personal Freedom
In which battle were the first tanks used?
The Battle of Sommes 1916
What was the purpose of the duckboard?
To prevent trench foot
True or False, was the internet made because of World War 2?
If false correct statement
True
What does STOL airplane stand for
Short Take Off and Landing
True or false, 157,400 Canadian soldiers were gassed or wounded in the first world war
correct statement if false
False
It was173000 Canadian soldiers
Which birds were used to send messages?
Pigeons
Which two cities were nuked in WW2?
Hiroshima
Nagazaki
The invention of cars increased a dependency on
and thus what was increased?
Oil
smog and pollution
What were airplanes originally used for and why:
Reconnaissance since they could not mount weapons on them yet
What was the main goal of trench miners?
To dig under the enemy and blow them up
What was the Eiffel Tower used for during the war?
A wireless telegraph communicator.
What does pitchblende produce when refined
Radium/uranium