WWI People
Who was the president of the United States during World War I?
Bonus: What caused the U.S. to finally join the war in 1917?
Woodrow Wilson
Bonus: The Zimmerman Telegram AND/OR the sinking of American merchant ships by German U-boats.
Which of these countries was NOT part of the Axis powers? Italy, Japan, the USSR, Germany
The USSR
The organized killing of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II.
The Holocaust
Which country acted first in World War I and what country did they attack?
What event caused the United States to get involved in World War II?
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941
Name the countries in the Central Powers.
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Germany
List the 4 major Allied countries that were a part of WWII
France, Britain, the USSR, the US
What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I? And what country was punished in the treaty?
BONUS: What country did not sign the treaty?
The Treaty of Versailles - Germany
The United States
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary and Serbia
What was the official start of World War II, and when did this occur?
The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939
Name 3 of the main countries in the Allied powers during World War I
France, Russia, Britain (also Japan, Italy, Belgium)
Who was the president of the United States during World War II?
Bonus: Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bonus: Winston Churchill
What was the name of the organization that formed after World War I - their goal was to talk through issues to avoid war? (Hint: it FAILED!)
BONUS: What is the new organization that formed in 1945?
The League of Nations
It became the United Nations
Name one new military technology used during World War I.
Bonus: What made WWI fighting unique?
Aircraft carriers, U-boats (submarines), Zeppelins, Tracer bullets, battleships/dreadnoughts, artillery field guns, tanks, airplanes, poisonous gases, and machine guns
Bonus: Trench Warfare
Which was the last country to surrender?
Japan
Name the people that were massacred, forced into concentration camps, or fled the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
Armenians
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) during World War II?
Bonus: What type of government did the U.S.S.R. have?
Stalin
Bonus: Communist government
Name one of the causes of World War I (Think MAIN)?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What years did World War I take place?
1939-1945
How were the Czar of Russia, the King of England, and the Kaiser of Germany related?
They were cousins.
Name the leader of Italy during World War II?
Bonus: What type of government did Italy (and German) have?
Benito Mussolini
Bonus: Fascist Government
This is the tactic countries used with Hitler to try and "satisfy" him in order to avoid war.
What caused the Russians to leave World War I?
They had a revolution - they overthrew their government and had a civil war.
What is the name of the famous invasion that allowed the Allies to take back France?
D-Day (Operation Overlord)