Causes
What country would unify in 1871, causing a lot of nationalism and putting military pressure on the rest of Europe?
What is Germany?
What animal existed in the trenches that would spread diseases? They would not go away, no matter what the soldiers did, they wouldn't die off.
What are rats?
Germany was the first nation to perfect the submarine and use it effectively in war. What is the nickname for the German WWI submarines?
What are U-Boats?
Originally, the Triple Alliance in Europe was made up of Germany, Italy and ________?
What is Austria-Hungary?
Sharks, Panthers, Bruins, Kraken, Rangers and Penguins all belong to a professional sports league. What sport do these teams belong to?
What is Hockey?
There was tension between European countries because of overseas colonies, natural resources and economics. What was the tension caused from?
What is Imperialism?
What was the strip of land that existed between the trenches? There were mines, shrapnel and barbed wire in this area?
What is No Man's Land?
From the technology chart, one operating machine gun could take the place of how many regular rifles? (what range?)
What is 60-100?
A set of demands from one country to another. If they don't comply, a relationship is broken, or war often happens. It was one of your vocab words.
What is an Ultimatum?
Which American pop singer, and former Disney actress, won the 2021 Grammy award for "Best New Artist"?
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
The belief that countries should have a strong military, should be able to use it for offense or defense, and have leverage over other countries with it.
What is Militarism?
Since it rained and snowed in Europe, the trenches filled up with water. These were wooden boards that were placed in the trenches to ensure that the soldiers' feet stayed dry. They didn't always work
What were Duckboards?
What country was the first to effectively use a depth charge, the Type D, in 1916?
What is Great Britain?
The ______ were known as the "Powder keg of Europe." In fact, this was true, because WWI would officially start in this region of Europe.
What are the Balkans?
What American special forces group took out Osama bin Laden in 2011 in Pakistan?
What are Navy Seals?
In the political cartoon "Crime of the Ages", what was written on the dead body of Europe? Everyone blamed everyone else for this.
What is "The Peace of Europe"?
What was the primary bacterial (or fungal) infection that many soldiers in the trenches had to deal with?
What is Trench Foot?
In the Interrupter Gear, what was the name of the part that ensured that fired bullets did not hit the plane's propeller blades?
What is the synchronizer?
Vocab term that means to get your military ready for war. After war broke out, Russia ______ their military.
What is mobilized?
Which black American actor played in "Remember the Titans," the "Equalizer" movies, "The Book of Eli," "Gladiator II," "2Guns" and "Training Day"?
Who is Denzel Washington?
World War One would officially start in June of 1914, when the Austrian Archduke was assassinated by Serbian extremists. What country did the assassination take place in?
What is Bosnia?
Shell Shock is a condition that affected most soldiers in World War One, especially in the trenches. What is that condition called to this day, full name?
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
What chemical element would ensure that a fired bullet would have a colored trail that followed it (to the human eye)?
What is Phosphorus?
The ______ Plan was Germany's plan to take out Belgium, then march easily down to conquer France.
What is the Schlieffen plan?
In what year did Apple come out with the very first iPhone?
What is the year 2007?