Causes of WWI
This event is considered the immediate cause of WWI.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The U.S. was this at the start of WWI.
What is neutral?
The main front where trench warfare caused a stalemate in France and Belgium:
What is the Western Front?
This red flower became a symbol of remembrance for fallen soldiers:
What is the poppy?
The 1914 event where soldiers stopped fighting and shared food or sang carols:
What is the Christmas Truce?
Countries building armies and weapons before WWI is called:
What is militarism?
The U.S. entered WWI in this year.
What is 1917?
A deadlock in fighting, where neither side can advance:
What is a stalemate?
The official treaty that ended World War I and punished Germany:
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
During the Christmas Truce, soldiers sometimes played this on No Man’s Land
What is soccer / football?
Pride in your country and desire for independence is called:
What is nationalism?
This British ship sunk by Germany angered Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
This area between opposing trenches was extremely dangerous:
What is No Man’s Land?
The fighting in World War I officially ended with this event:
What is the Armistice of 1918?
The Christmas Truce took place during which war?
What is World War I?
An agreement between countries to defend each other in case of attack is called
What is an alliance?
This secret message from Germany to Mexico encouraged an attack on the U.S.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
The type of warfare used in long dug-out trenches:
What is trench warfare?
The poem “In Flanders Fields” made this symbol famous:
What is the red poppy?
The Christmas Truce showed soldiers practicing this Christian value:
What is love for your enemy / forgiveness / compassion?
Name two causes of WWI.
What are any two of militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism?
The president of the U.S. during WWI, who proposed the Fourteen Points:
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Name three mental or physical hardship soldiers faced in the trenches.
What is shell shock, rats, mud, lice, disease, hunger, exhaustion?
The Fourteen Points were proposed by the U.S. president to promote:
What is lasting peace / preventing future wars?
During WWI, soldiers often shared their rations with the enemy during brief truces. One surprising food item that sometimes appeared in these exchanges was this sweet treat, which boosted morale on both sides.
What is chocolate?