Causes of WWI
Whose assassination is known as the beginning of WWI?
What treaty left Germany devastated after WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the land in-between two trenches where there is little to no protection from enemy fire?
No Man's Land
Name all of the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
Name one of the largest artillery pieces ever fielded that was used during WWI?
Big Bertha
Name three of the major global empires that existed before WWI.
Ottoman, Austro-Hugarian, German, British, French, Russian...
How many soldiers was Germany allowed to have directed by the Treaty of Versailles?
100,000
What is the First Battle of Marne known for?
Featured the first use of radio intercepts and automotive transport of troops in wartime
France, British Empire, Russia, Japan, Italy, United States.
What was the name of the German Airforce?
Luftwaffe
Serbia
What strategy did Neville Chamberlain enact when dealing with Hitler in order to prevent another war?
Appeasement
Which battle in WWI is known for the Germans’ first use of poison gas as a weapon?
Second Battle of Ypres
Who rose to power in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution?
Vladamir Lenin
Why weren't tanks successful in the beginning WWI?
They were prototypes! They had to work out all the kinks.
What was the name of the alliance between France, Britain, and Russia that threatened Germany and Austria-Hungary into a the Blank Check Assurance?
Triple Entente
Czechoslovakia, Austria, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Poland
Which battle in WWII dashed Japan’s hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
Who did Hitler lose the presidency to?
Hindenburg
Which infantry had all those swords that we looked at?
Russian!
Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
Who did the Germans blame for their economic downfall?
Which battle consisted of the "London Blitz?"
Battle of Britain
Which president dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Harry Truman
What types of planes dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
B-29 Bomber