Facts
When did WW1 start/end
1914-1918
How long was WW1
4 years
What did Adolf hitler do
He created the Nazis party and kinda made WW2
What weapons were new in WW1
Poison gas,tanks,submarines, and warplanes
Define militarism
Policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war
How many were killed and wounded
Killed 9 million
wounded over 21 million
When did the US join the war
1917
(bonus points April 6th)
Who was assassinated that caused the war
Archduke
(bonus points for Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
What are two vehicles that are also weapons in WW1
Tanks and airplane
Define alliances
Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
How did WW1 start WW2
When Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles it made the Nazis party which let to WW2
what happened on July 28th 1914
Austria-Hungarian declared war on Serbia
True or False
Thomas R. Marshall was president at this time
False
(bonus point Woodrow Wilson was.)
True or False in WW1 a certain car was called bullet
True
Define nationalism
Pride in or devotion to one’s country
Who was in the Allied powers
US,Russia,France, and Great Britain
when did Germany began the naval Blockade on Great Britain
February 18 1915
Who was the leader of Russia during WW1
Czar Nicholas ll
What was the WW1 car called
Amored vehicle
Define imperialism
When one country takes over another country economically and politically
Who was in the central powers during WW1
Germany,Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungarian Empire
(bonus points Bulgarian)
What is the significance of may 7, 1915
Germany sunk the Lusitania killing 128 Americans
Who was the first lord of the admiralty in WW1
Winston Churchill
What was the most feared plane in WW1
The Fokker Eindecker
Define Assassination
Murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand