CAUSES of WWI
WWI NOTES
WAR CONDITIONS
WAR TECHNOLOGY
MIXED BAG
100
This man and his wife were assassinated on June 28,1914. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was killed by a teenage boy named Gavrillo Princip from Serbia. This was the spark that put WWI into motion.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
100
Germany, Austria, Turkey
What is the Central Powers?
100
Condition where soldiers developed bacteria due to exposure to ground water for long periods of time in the trenches.
What is trench foot?
100
These were first used in WWI and could take off from carriers in the sea in order to "dog fight" with aviators from other opposing nations.
What are fighter planes.
100
The President of the United States during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
This term refers to European nations building up their armed forces and competing with other nations to have the best weapons at their disposal.
What is Militarism?
200
Great Britain, France, Russia, The United States, Italy
What are the Allied Powers?
200
This was used for protection against enemy fire in the trenches or from soldiers coming "over the top" to make an assault on the enemy.
What is barbwire or sandbags?
200
These were originally called "land sharks" and the French and the British had the most in use during WWI. Germany and the United States had 100 or less in operation.
What is the tank?
200
The three Allied Powers (3 countries) that entered the war immediately.
What is Great Britain, France and Russia.
300
A pact or agreement between two nations to protect one another in case of an attack or declaration of war.
What is an Alliance?
300
The two events that finally brought the United States into WWI after staying neutral and only financially supporting the Allied Powers.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram?
300
These were made in the trenches during WWI and soldiers could move underground in order to plant explosives under the enemy trench or for a place to rest and store war materials.
What is a tunnel/tunnel system?
300
These were used after a gas attack in trench warfare and usually when soldiers were going over the top to the opposing trench. They could clear out a trench in a deadly wave and also made soldiers more vulnerable as a target.
What is a flame thrower?
300
The Big Four.
What is Wilson, George, Clemenceau and Orlando?
400
When a stronger nation takes control of a weaker nation in order to gain a political and economic advantage. Adding on to territory in order to expand an empire.
What is Imperialism?
400
Explain the sinking of the Lusitania in great detail including what happened, what countries were involved and what impact it had on those nations.
German submarine sank British cruiser with 128 American citizens on board off the coast of N. Ireland. Caused Americans to change their stance on the war and partly led the United States to join in WWI.
400
Soldiers wore gas masks in order to prevent the inhalation of this type of nerve agent gas.
What is mustard gas?
400
this would take place if a soldier was wounded and doctors could not stop bacteria from spreading throughout the body.
What is an amputation?
400
The two large nations to first declare war on each other.(Hint: think about the spark of WWI and what nations were first drawn in through alliance system)
What is Germany and Russia?
500
What does imperialism have to do with the fact that most European nations during WWI were tied together in an alliance system?
European nations were expanding their empires and territory years before World War I began. Alliances were established between nations so that they could protect one another from invasion and secure added territories around the world. Weaker nations felt that they could increase power and resources by teaming up with stronger nations that had a chance to dominate Europe and other regions.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!
devil=Germany, man in sombrero=Mexico holding money offering and land that Mexico lost to the United States. Offer for Mexico to join Germany and Central Powers.
500
These were used by WWI soldiers to move on land that had significant ground water and were also used in the trenches to level out land and avoid water and mud.
What are duckboards?
500
These were used by the Germans during WWI and are shaped like giant blimps. They would bomb enemy targets including areas in Great Britain.
What are Zeppelins?
500
Explain the Treaty of Versailles, who was punished and how did it lead to the start of WWII.
The Treaty of Versailles marked the end of WWI. The Allied Powers are victorious and are able to decide what takes place in post war Europe. The Treaty of Versailles is a meeting in France that decided the fate of Germany after the war. Germany was forced to pay billions of dollars in war reparations and accept responsibility for starting WWI. They lost territory and their military was stripped down as well. This caused the German economy to sink to an all time low. Germany was bitter about the way they were treated and Adolf Hitler seized the opportunity to take power because the economy and people of Germany were desperate.
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