Persons of Influence
Who, upon being assassinated, prompted the start of the "Great War"?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The "Western Front" and "Eastern Front" are both from the perspective of what country?
Germany
RMS Lusitania
What is a word for payment (by the losing side) for damages after a war?
Reparations
Who shot the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary in 1914?
Gavrilo Princip
Who was the leader of the German Empire from 1888 to 1918?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What two countries experienced a conflict that escalated to the "Great War"?
Austro-Hungary and Serbia
What event drew the British into WWI?
The invasion of Belgium, a neutral country.
What is the term for: Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Nationalism
What side was victorious in the British Gallipoli campaign from February 19th, 1915 to January 9th, 1916 ?
Central Powers; Ottoman Empire
Who was overthrown by the Bolsheviks during WWI?
Tsar Nicholas II
What neutral country was invaded by the Germans and, upon invasion, drew support from the British Empire into the Allied effort of WWI?
Belgium
What year did the United States enter the war?
1918
What was the message from Germany to Mexico prompting the Mexican government to declare war on the United States?
The Zimmerman Note
What color were French uniforms at the start of WWI?
Blue (coats) and Red (pants)
Who was known for his roles in mobilizing British resources in the First World War, and then for leading Britain to victory over Germany.
David Lloyd George
What country switched sides in the war from the Central Powers to the Allies?
Italy
This battle was one of the bloodiest in the entire war, it went on from July 1st to November 18th, 1916, resulting in a million men dead. It is also the worst day in the history of the British Army, which suffered 57,470 casualties on the first day, including 19,240 killed in action. Only minor territorial gains were made by the Allies at the end of it. What was it?
The Battle of the Somme
What was the name given to the German plans for war against the Allies in the First World War and specifically the invasion of France and Belgium which began on 4 August 1914?
The Schlieffen Plan
Who was the British King that was also a cousin to Nicholas II and Wilhelm II?
George V
Who was the French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles?
George Clemenceau
Who were the Big Four and what did they do?
Italy, France, Britain, and the United States; they discussed the terms of peace in Versailles, France.
What genocide was perpetrated by the Ottomans after their defeat by the Russians?
The Armenian Genocide
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk?
The treaty signed by Russia and the Central Powers.
What was the bloodiest battle in World War I, from June 4 to September 20, 1916, resulting in 2,317,800 casualties.
The Brusilov Offensive