WW1
This 1914 event in Sarajevo is widely credited with sparking the start of World War I.
What is the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo.
Name one major economic consequences of the 1929 stock market crash that affected countries worldwide during the 1930s.
What is Massive unemployment, bank failures, collapse of international trade, deflation, prolonged depression (Great Depression).
This 1939 event, involving two countries, is commonly marked as the beginning of World War II in Europe.
Germany’s invasion of Poland (and/or the Soviet invasion of Poland following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (non-aggression pact)) on September 1, 1939
Where does Miss. Tiffen go to college?
What is Villanova University?
What are the names of the main 3 Minions in despicable me?
Bob, Stuart, Kevin
The name given to the prolonged, fortified fighting on the Western Front characterized by trenches and little territorial gain.
What is Trench warfare (or "the trenches"/"trench warfare on the Western Front").
This 1920s and 1930s Italian leader established a fascist dictatorship and invaded Ethiopia in 1935.
Who is Benito Mussolini.
This strategy involved capturing key islands to move closer to Japan.
What is island hopping?
What State did Miss. Tiffen go to twice in 2 weeks. Bonus points if you can say where exactly. Extra Bonus points if you can say what I was doing/why I was at each place
Tennessee!
Nashville and Memphis
Spring Break and Sorority Business
What are the names of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s kids?
North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm
A secret diplomatic proposal to Mexico, pushed the U.S. toward entering the war.
Zimmermann Telegram (Zimmermann Note).
This 1938 agreement allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland.
What is the Munich Agreement?
This country fell quickly to Germany using blitzkrieg in 1940.
What is France?
Miss Tiffen's favorite food
Extra points for specificity
Pasta (extra points if you guess gnoochi or chicken parm)
How many Harry Potter books and movies are there?
Seven books and eight movies
The alliance system divided Europe into two main camps before WWI. Name the two alliance groups and at least one major country in each.
Who are the Allies (e.g., Britain, France, Russia) and Central Powers/Triple Entente (e.g., Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire).
This declaration supported a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
What is the Balfour Declaration?
This act allowed the U.S. to supply Allies without entering the war.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
What famous Basketball player went to Miss.Tiffen's high school.
(hint. he also won a tv competition)
Who is Iman Shumpert
What is the origin of the name WAWA
Bonus points for what its derived from
its name from the site of its original dairy farm and corporate headquarters in Wawa, Pennsylvania. The town’s name is derived from the Ojibwe word for the wild goose ("we'we")
The Treaty of Versailles imposed heavy penalties on Germany. Name two specific terms or consequences it placed on Germany.
What is Territorial losses (Alsace-Lorraine returned to France), military restrictions (limits on army size, no tanks/air force/submarines), reparations payments, and acceptance of war guilt clause (Article 231)
How did the Treaty of Versailles and the global economic crisis help create conditions for the rise of authoritarian leaders in Europe.
What is heavy reparations and humiliation on Germany, fostering widespread resentment. The global economic crisis increased unemployment and social unrest, making radical parties' promises of stability and national revival more attractive.
This branch of Germany’s military focused on air power.
What is the Luftwaffe?
DAILY DOUBLE
Who did Miss. Tiffen manifest last year and how?
The pope, because I sang at the vatican.
What is Miss. Tiffen's Fav Set
What is all of them!