1914
What month did WWI start?
July
What did Germany declare in 1915?
It would use submarines to attack any ships going near Britain or France
How long did the battle of the Somme last?
5 months
Who entered WWI in April 1917?
The United States.
What was the date of the armistice between Germany and the Allies?
November 11, 1918
What group sent Gavrilo Princip to kill the Archduke, and what country's government started it?
The Black Hand, from Serbia.
What is the Lusitania?
The name of the Brisith ocean liner that german U boats torpedoed and sank in 1915.
How many soldiers (on both sides) were killed or wounded in the battle of the Somme?
1 million
Which country did Germany try to convince to join an alliance against the United States?
Mexico
Where was the armistice signed?
In a train carriage
What country did Russia declare war on after the declaration on Serbia?
Austria-Hungary
How many Americans died when the Lusitania sank?
120
In what month did the battle of the Somme begin?
July
Who was president of the United States in 1917?
Woodrow Wilson
What four empires collapsed at the end of the war?
Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian
What country declared war on Russia, and France three days later?
Germany
In May 1915, what warning did several New Yok newspapers publish?
A warning from the German embassy about how Americans traveling on British or allied ships in war zones were at risk of being sunk.
How many British soldiers were killed on the first day of the battle of the Somme?
19,240
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
Germany promised the Mexican Government that Germany would help Mexico recover the territory it had ceded to the United States following the Mexican-American War. In return for this assistance, Germany asked for Mexican support in the war
Name at least three countries that emerged as independent nations at the end of the war.
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
Why did Great Britain declare war on Germany?
Because Germany invaded Belgium
May
Who won the battle of the Somme?
Allied forces
Who did the US declare war on in December 1917?
Austria-Hungary
The League of Nations