This new invention could fire 600-1200 bullets per minute.
What is the machine gun?
100
The nickname European soldiers gave to the American troops fighting in Europe.
What are the doughboys?
100
System of ditches dug by soldiers to stay below ground during battle.
What are trenches?
100
A condition many soldiers suffered from standing for too long in wet trenches.
What is trench foot?
100
When two countries are fighting back and forth but neither one gains much ground.
What is a stalemate?
200
A new invention that sprayed jellied gasoline at enemies on the battlefield.
What is a flame thrower?
200
This man was the president of the U.S. during WWI, and tried to keep the United States out of the war for as long as he could.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
This was a German naval strategy in which they sank all vessels headed for Great Britain.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
200
This condition resulted from the stress of battle. Symptoms included slower reaction times, indecision, and an overall dazed look.
What is shell shock?
200
This officially ended WWI. Germans were treated very harshly, creating a lot of resentment in Germany after WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
*Bonus question
300
This new invention could case blisters, burns,blindness and death. It could linger in trenches and foxholes for days after it was released,making it even more deadly.
What is poison gas?
300
This member of the Serbian Black Hand was responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Who is Gavrillo Princip?
300
When governments would restrict the amount of food each family could have to make sure everyone got some of the food supply. It usually was not enough to satisfy most people.
What is food rationing?
300
This man served in the German Army in WWI, and enjoyed the excitement and brotherhood that came along with serving in the war. He later became the dictator of Germany during WWII.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
300
A promise made by Germany not to sink non-combat vessels. They broke this pledge in 1917.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
400
These metal darts when dropped from an airplane, were capable of piercing a man from head to toe.
What are flechettes?
400
This man led the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during WWI.
Who is General Pershing?
400
Governments used this form of communication during WWI to try to influence the public to support their position regarding the war effort.
What is propaganda?
400
People planted these to help the war effort by growing their own food.
What are victory gardens?
400
When doctors would order Spanish Flu victims to stay in their houses so they would not infect anyone else. They would post signs on their doors that said this word.
What is quarantine?
500
The Germans invented this new weapon during WWI, which was nearly silent and typically went on bombing missions at night once it was dark.
What is a zeppelin?
500
This man was the president of France during WWI.
Who is President Poincare?
500
A tactic that began in WWI whereby the entire enemy including soldiers, citizens, and national property were to be attacked and destroyed. This was considered uncivilized by many military leaders
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
What is Total War.
500
This word means to pay for all of the damage. Germany was expected to pay these to pay for all the damages to Europe as a condition of the Treaty of Versailles.
What are reparations?
500
The belief that your country should be free and independent of colonial control by a major foreign power.