The beginning
How did the war between France and Germany end?
A stalement
The British were not forced to do what?
Surrender
What did pilots originally use to shoot at each other
Handguns
What happened to women that didn't loose their jobs when the men came back?
Their wages were lowered
What empire no longer existed after the war was settled?
Austro-Hungarian empire
How long did most people believe the war would last at first?
A couple of weeks
What did the entry of the united states give to its allies?
A psychological boost
What year were trenches dug and later were crucial for war?
1914
In 1918 when their husbands returned how many unemployed women were there in Great Britain?
650,000
When did Germany realize they could no longer win the war?
September 1918
Who assassinated Archduke Francis Fernand?
Gavrilo Princip
Who did German officers convince that the warfare would starve the British into submission in 6 months?
Emperor William II
What was used to send the enemies into a state of shock so they could attack.
Artillery Barrage
What struck in 1918 that added horrors to the war?
Deadly influenza outbreak
How many american troops filled into France in 1918
Over 1 million
Who were the first countries to be at war?
Germany and Russia
What happened on May 7th 1915
German forces sank the British ship Lusitania
What year were airplanes introduced to to the battlefront?
1915
What did women do when their husbands went to war?
Took their places at their jobs to keep businesses running
Where was the war finally settled?
Paris
Who was assassinated for WWI to be sparked?
Archduke Francis Fernand
What war did the United States enter that made them apart of WWI?
The war between Germany and Great Britain
Why did trench attacks rarely work?
Men advancing in open fields would be shot at by enemy machine guns
What did upper and middle class women gain from the war?
Getting new jobs, Living on their own, new independence
On November 11th 1918 the new German government signed what?
an armistice to stop the fighting