These ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause were used by governments in Europe to rally support for the war.
What is propaganda
100
WWI is best known for this type of warfare in which elaborate, open tunnel systems were built all across Europe.
What is trench warfare
100
21,000 British soldiers died on the first day of a four month battle named after this French river
What is the Somme
100
The United States protested Germany's naval control of good reaching Britain. To keep the goods from reaching England, Germany set up this using battleships and submarines.
What is a blockade
100
This country withdrew from the war in 1918 because of revolution at home.
What is Russia
200
Germany planned to surround this French capital at the beginning of the war.
What is Paris
200
Another word for the heavy guns and weapons used to soften enemy lines before attack.
What is artillery
200
In ten months of fighting, 700,000 men lost their lives in this famous WWI battle in France in 1916.
What is the Battle of Verdun
200
On May 7, 1915, this British passenger ship, containing at least 100 American passengers, was destroyed by German forces. Its sinking was strongly protested by the American government.
What is the Lusitania
200
On November 3, 1918 Germans in this norther town mutinied and put public pressure on William II to leave the country. He did on November 9th.
What is Kiel
300
The German advance towards France was halted at this battle.
What is The First Battle of the Marne
300
The year 1915 saw the advent of this new type of war machine.
What are airplanes
300
Aided by Bulgaria's entrance into the war, the Central Powers delivered a disastrous defeat to the Allies in this town southwest of Constantinople in April 1915.
What is Gallipoli
300
In January 1917, British code breakers decode this telegram from Germany to Mexico which asked Mexico to declare war on the United States in exchange for land taken by America from Mexico in the previous century.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram
300
During the Paris Peace Conference, the United States wanted to create the League of Nations to prevent future wars, while the leaders of France and Britain wanted to punish the Germans by making them pay these repayments.
What are reparations
400
Russia intended to invade the eastern portion of this central European country at the beginning of the war.
What is Germany
400
These German blimps dropped bombs on London before it was discovered that they were susceptible to explosions.
What are zeppelins
400
This famous British officer led an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1918.
Who is Lawrence of Arabia (T.E. Lawrence)
400
Many believe that the United States backed the Allied Powers because the United States derived much of its political heritage from this country.
What is Britain
400
This treaty made Germany reduce its army, give back territory gained in the war, and make repayments to Allied Powers for expenses caused by the war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles
500
The Russian advance was denied by their opposition in these two decisive battles.
What are the Battle of Tannenberg and the Battle of Masurian Lakes
500
This refers to a war based on constant attacks and heavy losses in an attempt to wear down the enemy.
What is a war of attrition
500
The last great German offensive of WWI was halted by French, Moroccan, and American troops in this battle.
What is the Secoond Battle of the Marne
500
Because of continued illegal submarine warfare by Germany, the United States entered the war in April of this year.
What is 1917
500
Though Germany lost much of its territory, this empire disappeared entirely after the war.