Leaders Column 1
What leader renounced his rights to the throne in March of 1917 after a revolution swept Russia? This leader and his family were murdered.
Chlorine and mustard gas were two types of these that injured and killed soldiers.
This leader was the emperor of Germany during World War One. His cousins were Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and George V of Great Britain.
These needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface, but had the fire-power of 100 guns. Were able to fire up to 500 rounds per minute!
As a member of the Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand, this leader shot and killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo. This has been known as the "trigger" or the "last straw" as to why WWI began.
The majority of the casualties during World War I were inflicted by this innovation.
The Germans helped smuggle this leader into Russia where he successfully led the Bolshevik Revolution. He became the leader of Russia after the murder of Tsar Nicholas II.
This weapon was used to stop enemy advances directly onto one’s own trench, in close proximity.
What new weapon was used to observe enemy movements from up in the air and out of the range of enemy fire?
This technological innovation was deemed a failure for its lack of reliability and for the fact that it often malfunctioned. In fact, it could actually be fatal to those operating it. Their intended use was to spurt pressurized gas and burning oil or gasoline up to 40 meters.
This leader was the Emperor of the Ottoman Empire at the start of World War I.
What is Sultan Mehmed V.
Invented by the British, improved by the French, and made best by the Germans during World War I, they moved slowly, but provided a way to travel across “no man’s land.” These could absorb most of the damage taken on by enemy machine guns. They were useful only on the offensive side of battle during the war.