Weapons of War
Road to the Great War
Motivations
Who is Who?
The Road Home
100
This type of warfare characterized much of the Western Front, involving soldiers fighting from deep ditches.
Trench Warefare
100
This 1915 event involved a German U-boat sinking a British passenger ship, turning public opinion against Germany.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
100
The Assassin that caused WWI
Gavrilo Princip
100
He was the President of the United States during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
100
The Pandemic consumed battered nation at the end of the war. Unlike COVID-19, it preyed on the strongest members of society, turning their healthy immune system back onto them.
The Spanish Flu
200
Name of the 'blimps' used by Germany to bomb London?
Zeppelins
200
The United States entered World War I in this year.
1917
200
This policy involves extending a country's power through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
What is imperialism?
200
The armistice ending WWI was signed this year and is now commemorated as Veterans Day in the U.S.
1918
200
This treaty ended the First World War
The Treaty of Versailles
300
This weapon was the most influential in the war and directly caused the men fighting to take cover in trenches
The Machine Gun
300
WWI begins in Europe in ____, but the U.S. doesn't enter the conflict until _____.
1914, 1917
300
This term refers to intense pride in one's nation or ethnic group, contributing to tensions in Europe.
Nationalism
300
Name 3 countries fighting as apart of the Allies
The Allies included Serbia, Russia, France, Britain, Italy and the United States
300
Woodrow Wilson's laid out his 14 points that he hoped would lead to a better tomorrow. Tell me what one of the points said.
400
Originally used to scout the enemy positions until a key innovation allowed them to serve in combat roles too
Aircraft/Bi-Planes
400
In 1917, this secret message proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
400
This term describes the buildup of armed forces and stockpiling of weapons among European nations before WWI.
What is militarism?
400
Name 2 countries fighting as apart of the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
400
WWI directly leads to WWII.... How?
Treaty of Versailles is a punishment and sets the stage for Adolf Hitler to promise to correct all of it.
500
There were 4 different types of gas used in the First World War, name one of them?
Tear Gas, Chlorine Gas, Phosgene Gas, Mustard Gas
500
The assassination that sparked this war occurred in this city, sparking the beginning of WWI.
What is Sarajevo?
500
Many of these were agreed to in secret, this led to a much bigger war than anyone could have expected.
Alliances
500
American soldiers in WWI were commonly referred to by this nickname.
Who are doughboys?
500
At the close of WWI, the Middle-East is broken apart and placed under the control of France and England. This was referred to as the '____________ System'
Mandate