Causes of the War
This man shot the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This was the first important German defeat.
These German generals were the "heroes of Tannenberg."
Who are Paul von Hindenberg and Erich von Ludendorrf?
This was technically the site of the first use of chemical weapons.
What is Bolimov, Poland? (teargas)
This poet saw his beloved Europe turned into a wasteland.
Who is T.S. Eliot?
In this phenomenon, each country placed itself as the primary force to lead the world.
What is nationalism?
This was the first important German victory on the Eastern Front.
What is the Battle of Tannenberg?
This was France's "Daddy."
Who is Papa Joffre?
This town was the site of the first deadly attack using chemical weapons.
What is Ypres, France?
This poet said wherever he was buried "there’s some corner of a foreign field / That is for ever England."
Who is Rupert Brooke?
This initiative meant that Western European countries competed for colonies.
What is imperialism?
This battle caused the worst British losses in history.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This reformer hoped to offer Serbians full citizenship in Austria-Hungary.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
These machines were developed to cross treacherous terrain and trenches.
What are tanks?
What is "Channel Firing"?
These schools trained young men in the ways of war without regard to current events.
What are war colleges, or military schools?
This battle for a medieval French fort went on for eight months, and brought the highest casualties of the war.
What is Verdun?
This general was "the architect of the Somme."
Who is Douglas Haig?
The Germans attacking the Suez Canal forgot about this machine.
What are airplanes?
This is the translation of the Latin, "dulce et decorum est pro patria mori".
What is "it is sweet and beautiful to die for your country"?
This alliance between three countries virtually insured that Russia would aid Serbia, and France and Great Britain would follow suit.
What is the Triple Entente?
This offensive destroyed a British Navy leader's reputation and made a name for the leader of the Turkish defense.
What is Gallipoli?
This Russian general shot himself in shame over his loss at Tannenberg.
Who is Alexandr Samsonov? (RIP)
This was the most powerful gun in the world at the time, named for its developer's daughter.
What is Big Bertha?
This poet wrote about the war's aftermath:
"If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone."
Who is Sara Teasdale?