The Road to War
Who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination sparked WWI?
What was the stretch of land between opposing trench lines called?
No Man's Land
On what exact day and month in 1918 did the armistice halting the fighting take effect?
November 11
What year did the United States officially declare war on Germany?
1917
What peace treaty officially ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers?
The Treaty of Versailles
Which three major powers made up the original Triple Entente?
Great Britain, France, and Russia
What type of military combat, characterized by parallel defensive systems, dominated the Western Front?
Trench Warfare
Which 1916 battle was one of the bloodiest in human history, resulting in over 1 million total casualties?
The Battle of the Somme
What were German submarines, which disrupted allied shipping lanes, commonly called?
U-boats (Unterseeboot)
Which international peacekeeping organization was created after the war, though the U.S. famously refused to join?
The League of Nations
What term describes the intense competitive buildup of navies and armies prior to 1914?
Militarism
Which country first introduced the armored tank to the battlefield during the Battle of the Somme?
Great Britain (United Kingdom)
What city did the French successfully defend in a massive, grueling 10-month battle in 1916?
Verdun (The Battle of Verdun)
What British ocean liner was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans?
The RMS Lusitania
What nickname was given to fighter pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft?
Flying Aces
Which secret Serbian nationalist society was responsible for planning the assassination of the Archduke?
The Black Hand
What deadly chemical weapon was first used on a large scale by Germany at the Second Battle of Ypres?
Chlorine Gas
Which major nation withdrew from WWI in 1917 after a socialist revolution overthrew its government?
Russia
What secret telegram from Germany to Mexico proposed a military alliance against the United States?
The Zimmermann Telegram
What canvas-and-wood aircraft type was primarily used for scouting before being armed with synchronized machine guns?
Biplanes
What was the name of the German military strategy designed to quickly defeat France by invading through Belgium?
The Schlieffen Plan
What term describes the systematic mobilization of a nation's entire resources, economy, and citizens for war?
Total War
In which 1914 battle did Russian forces suffer a catastrophic defeat against the German Empire on the Eastern Front?
The Battle of Tannenberg
What was the name of President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for a just and lasting peace?
The Fourteen Points
Which major empire was completely dissolved into smaller nations, including Turkey, following its defeat?
The Ottoman Empire