M.A.I.N.
What countries made up the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Honorable mention: Ottoman Empire
In total, how many people (civilian as well as military) died in World War I?
20 million
Country A often lived in water-logged, muddy ditches as their trenches. Country B often had wooden flooring, wooden walls, better drainage and even electrical heating and ventilation in their trenches
What was country A and country B?
Country A was France or Britain
Country B was Germany
Before gas masks were invented what did soldiers hold to their mouths to escape from chemical gas warfare
Socks or rags soaked in urine
According to the militarism chart Germany spent ______ in military in 1890 and _________ 25 years later:
30 million
110 million
What country lost the most lives in World War I?
Germany
What is the name of the condition given to soldiers who suffer from shivering violently, screaming or moaning and twitching whenever guns were fired?
Shell shock
A pigeon named Cher Ami saved how many soldiers despite losing an eye and a leg (later given a wooden one)
500 soldiers
What did Germany call Britain in regards to Britain having the most colonies out of all European countries
Bloodsucker of the world
Which two countries experienced the most fighting on their land with the most damage?
France and Belgium
There was a temporary truce on Christmas day in 1914. What happened during the truce?
British and German soldiers met in the middle land above the trenches and sang carols, exchanged gifts, and played soccer games against each other
What popular workout was created during wwi to rehabilitate wwi soldiers
Pilates
Finish this nationalist quote: “ “Whoever challenges my rights to my German fatherland challenges my ideas, my feelings, the language which I speak, the air that I breathe; therefore I have to defend myself against those people as if they were____________
Murders!!
When creating the League of Nations, this country proposed an amendment for racial equality in all countries but it was denied despite receiving majority support
Japan
Name 4 inventions created and used during world war I
Tanks, submarines, poison gas, military aircrafts, trench coats, modern plastic surgery, prosthetics, drones
How old was the youngest British soldiers known on record
12 years old