Struggles of WWI
What did the soldiers create that created a stalemate?
Trenches
Name one gun that was developed or modified for WWI
Rapid-fire machine guns, long-range artillery guns
Who won WWI?
Allied Powers
How many waves were there of the Spanish Flu?
2
Who was the tsar before the Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II
What was the Arab Revolution?
Arab Nationalists declared war against the Ottoman Empire
Name 2 types of machinery that was weaponized in WWI?
zeppelins, u-boats/submarines, planes, tanks,
What country lost its influence and was forced to withdraw from the war due to a revolution?
Russia
What was the age group most affected by the Spanish Flu?
Young adults, 20's-40's
Who was the was the Proletariat
Why was WWI a total war?
Countries put all of their resources into fighting the war
What weapon was that failed to break the stalemate at the trenches.
The Tank
What was the Armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting in 1918
Where did the Spanish Flu potentially begin?
United States/Kansas, Austria, China, East Asia
How did Nicholas II try to keep the people under his control?
Through the Secret Police
What new weapon was introduced and used in 1915 that became one of the most dreaded hazards of the war?
Poison Gas
What was the list of terms for resolving WWI that was violated by President Wilson
Fourteen Points
Because Spain had uncensored media, so it looked as though they were hit the hardest out of all countries
Who was Gregor Rasputin?
An illiterate peasant "holy man" who the tsarina believed had magic powers
Why was the United States joining so detrimental for the Central Powers?
Germany was already exhausted of resources and had low moral.
The Allies, on the contrary, had a boost in moral as they had an additional member
How were submarines used in WWI?
They were used by the Central Powers to sink merchant ships carrying supplies to the Allies.
Why was the Treaty of Versailles so detrimental for Germany?
It forced Germany to accept full responsibility for starting the war, drove the country in debt, severely limited the size of Germany,and compelled German citizens to leave the country.
What was another name given to the Spanish Flu?
The Greatest Enemy of Them All
Where did the workers go on strike shouting "Bread! Bread!"
St. Petersburg or Petrograd