Outbreak of War
France, Russia, and Britain formed this military agreement before 1914.
What is the Triple Entente?
1. Conditions in the trenches often led to this painful condition of the feet.
2.At the Somme and Passchendaele, soldiers went “over the top” into this exposed area between trenches.
1. What is trench foot?
2. What is No Man’s Land?
This chemical weapon caused blindness and suffocation.
What is poison gas (mustard or chlorine gas)?
Women in Britain filled jobs in factories known as this industry.
What is munitions/ammunitions ?
This country’s entry in 1917 boosted Allied manpower and resources.
What is the United States?
The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne assassinated in Sarajevo in June 1914.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A term used during World War I to describe the symptoms experienced by soldiers, such as tremors, confusion, and panic.
What is shell shock (PTSD)?
1. This term describes the mobilisation of all society and resources for war.
2. This type of machine was first used for reconnaissance, and much later for bombing and combat.
1. What is total war?
2.What is the airplane?
Food shortages often led to this government measure of controlling supply.
What is rationing?
Germany faced strikes and mutinies in this military branch in late 1918.
What is the navy (Kiel mutiny)?
1.Germany’s invasion of this neutral country brought Britain into the war.
2.This German military plan aimed to quickly defeat France before turning to Russia.
1. What is Belgium?
2.What is the Schlieffen Plan?
On the first day of this 1916 battle, Britain suffered nearly 60,000 casualties.
What is the Somme?
This new weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
What is the tank?
In Germany, this blockade caused hunger and deprivation.
What is the British naval blockade?
This 1918 German offensive failed, exhausting their forces.
What is the Spring Offensive
M.A.I.N. is the acronym for the start of WWI.
What is Militarism, Alliances ,Imperialism and Nationalism?
This 1917 battle in Palestine was famous for the Australian Light Horse charge.
What is Beersheba?
This type of naval weapon sunk ships like the Lusitania.
What is the submarine (U-boat)?
1. News and letters from the front were censored to protect this.
2.Many civilians faced restrictions on speech and press under this kind of government power.
1. What is morale/security?
2.What is wartime censorship?
Germany’s reliance on this gamble of submarine warfare backfired.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
Fighting in this region involved trench warfare and stalemate.
What is the Western Front?
This 1914 Eastern Front battle saw Germany defeat Russia with massive losses.
What is Tannenberg?
Tanks were introduced to overcome this stalemated form of warfare.
What is trench warfare?
The war accelerated discontent because of this massive issue in the Russian economy.
What is food/fuel shortages (economic collapse)?
1. The League of Nations was created from this peace settlement.
2. This U.S. president’s “Fourteen Points” called for national self-determination.
1. What is the Treaty of Versailles?
2.Who is Woodrow Wilson?