Big Wigs
Who was the prime minister of the UK during WWI?
David Lloyd George
Which front did fighting between Germany and Russia take place?
Eastern Front
Which British colonial holding sent the most soldiers?
India (over 1 million)
Longest battle of WWI
Battle of Verdun
What was the internal struggle for nationalism called in the Ottoman Empire?
Arab Revolt
Which British commander planned and commanded the Battle of the Somme?
Sir Douglass Haig
Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Rats, disease (trench foot, cholera, dysentery), weather, boredom, shell shock
Amphibious attack of the Ottoman Empire
Gallipoli Campaign
Which 2 events led the USA declaring war on Germany?
Sinking of Lusitania & Zimmerman Telegram
Which German general led the final Spring Offensive?
Erich Von Ludendorff
Germany's planned invasion of France, that involves going through Belgium.
Schlieffen Plan
Name 2 new weapons soldiers had to contend with in WWI?
Machine Guns, Tanks (British Mark V), barbed wire, grenades, planes, mines, mortars, flamethrowers, gas
Only major naval battle of WWI
Battle of Jutland
What is the Skyes-Picot agreement?
An agreement between France and the UK to split the Middle East after the Ottoman Empire was defeated
A German general remembered for adopting trench warfare and beginning the war of attrition. After his failure at Verdun, he is removed.
Erich Von Falkenhayn
What was the strong defensive line the Germans built along the French border?
Hindenburg Line
How were civillians impacted by the war? (name 2)
Introduction of rationing, more women in the workforce, victims of bombing, implementation of draft
Name one of the major defeats Russia suffered before pulling out of the war.
Battle of Tannenberg
First Battle of Masurian Lakes
What was the Kiel Mutiny?
German naval soldiers mutiny (refuse to obey orders) against orders to go into battle despite the war being loss. Sparks the German Revolution (transition to democratic, Reichstag government)
Which British official was sent to help the Arab Revolt?
Captain TE Lawrence (& Gertrude Bell)
What colonial port did Germany have in China?
Port of Tsingtao
During the Russian Revolution of 1917, which group gained power and forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne?
Bolsheviks
What was the first battle in the 100 days offensive?
Battle of Amiens
When was the armistice signed?
Nov 11, 1918 (@11am)