Key Figures
He was the president of the United States that provided the "14 points" - which were the 14 terms for lasting peace after the war.
Who is Wilson?
This was the name of the signed at the end of WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles
This is the name for the new German submarine in WWI
What is a U-boat?
This was a new technology of sorts in WWI that deals with digging into the ground - although they had been around for a long time, this technology became a new (and brutal) style of warfare
What is a trench or trench warfare?
This was the name for the German battle plan at the beginning of WWI
What is the Schlieffen plan?
He was the archduke of Serbia and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne prior to his death in 1914
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
This is the treaty that ended Russia's involvement with the war
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
This is the name of the new British battleship in WWI
What is a dreadnought?
This was the new vehicle at the front in WWI - primarily used to smash through barbed wire and siege attacks - it also functioned as a defensive weapon for troops to advance behind
What are tanks?
This was the name of the French battle plan at the beginning of WWI
What is Plan XVII?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Name the main members of each the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente at the outbreak of war
In addition, name the main members of the Central Powers and the Allied powers at the end of the war
Who are: TA - Germany, A-H, and Italy, TE - France, Britain, and Russia
Who are: CP - Germany, A-H, AP: Britain, France, Russia, and Italy
This is the name of the meeting that was held in France to discuss the terms of peace at the end of WWI
What is the Paris Peace Conference (or I will also accept the Versailles Conference)?
This is the term for the payments that Germany had to repay France and Belgium after WWI
What are reparations?
This new technology added a new element to reconnaissance missions - they became more effective when strapped with guns - leading to what are referred to as "dogfights"
What are airplanes?
At this event, a crowd of peaceful Russian demonstrators were slaughtered - an event that hastened the abdication of the czar and increased the popularity of the Bolsheviks
What is Bloody Sunday?
They were the leaders of the nations involved in the Triple Alliance
Who are Kaiser Wilhelm II, Franz Joseph, and Victor Emmanuel III
Name 3 key battles of WWI
What are Vimy Ridge, the Somme, Ypres, Passchendaele?
This is the name given to an area that is prohibited from military activity
What is a demilitarized zone?
DAILY DOUBLE:
This technology was primitive and barbaric in nature - as it could end up blowing back in your face if not used tactfully. In addition, it led to the creation of these, a technology that directly combated the effects of the first technology.
What are poison gas and gas masks?
This is the new key concept put forth by president Wilson, in which countries would band together in order to protect each other from militant countries - it would eventually lead to the creation of the League of Nations
What is collective security?
They were the leaders of the Allied powers during WWI
Who are Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Czar Nicholas II
This was the event that brought the USA into WWI
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
This is the term for a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations
What is an ultimatum?
This was the name for the model of machine gun that was most popular at the front - was also known as the meat-grinder
What is the Vickers Mark I?
DAILY DOUBLE:Identify and define the 4 causes of WWI
What are: a) Nationalism - pride for your country; b) Militarism - competition between countries for the largest army; c) Imperialism - the right to colonize other countries by peaceful/violent means; and d) Alliances - a pact between countries to come to each other's aid in the event of war.