In the beginning
And then we met
Just the facts
Underway
The END
100
What years did WWI start and end?
What is 1914-1918?
100
Identify the following: A) Pride in one's country B)The glorification of war
A) What is nationalism? B) Militarism
100
Explain what the following words mean A)draft/mobilization B)ultimatum C) attrition
What is A) calling troops into active service B) a final set of demands C) who can wear down the other side first
100
Briefly discuss at least 3 new weapons used during WWI and their impact on the war. BONUS EXTRA 100 POINTS: Who was The Red Baron and what is No Man's Land?
What is the machine gun, poison gas, airplane, submarine, tank? Answers will vary. BONUS: Germany's most famous pilot, the area between the trenches.
100
List the Central Powers and the order in which they fell/what happened to them.
What is 1st Austria Hungary-broken up into two, Austria & Hungary, 2nd Bulgaria-had to give money to the Allies, 3rd Ottoman Empire-no longer an empire, becomes Turkey, Last Germany- Treaty of Versailles
200
This area was known as the "Powder Keg of Europe" and it is where WWI started.
What is the Balkans?
200
This neutral nation was run through by Germany in 1914 to invade France, which brought Britain into WWI. BONUS EXTRA 100 points: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THIS GERMAN PLAN?
What is Belgium? BONUS: What is the Schlieffen PLan?
200
This was a 2 front war. The Western Front was located in ___________ and the Eastern Front in ___________.
What is France, Russia?
200
Describe the incident of The Lusitania in 1915. BONUS EXTRA 100 POINTS: What was the submarine called and what did u-boat stand for?
What is a British Luxury liner that was sunk by German U-boat off the coast of Britain because the Germans thought it was carrying contraband. An example of unrestricted submarine warfare. BONUS: German U-boat 20, unterseeboot.
200
When (time and date) and where did Germany sign the Armistice with the Allies to end WWI?
What is November 11, 1918 at 11 a.m. (the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month) on a railway car in Compiegne, France?
300
World War I is also known as The _________ War and the War to ______ ______ ______.
What is The Great War and The War to End All Wars?
300
What are the 4 MAIN reasons for WWI happening?
What are Militarism, Alliance/Assassinations, Imperialism, Nationalism?
300
Which country was known as the "sick man of Europe" and why? BONUS EXTRA 100 POINTS - Who gave it this name?
What is What is the Ottoman Empire because it was expected to collapse and did (became Turkey). BONUS -NAPOLEON
300
What was the name of a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany? What was its effect and what year did his happen? What role did Britain play in this situation?
The Zimmerman Telegram. It brought the U.S. into the war in 1917. The British had modified the telegram to trick the U.S. into entering the war.
300
Who created the League of Nations? What was its purpose and did it work? BONUS EXTRA 100 POINTS- What were the 14 Points?
Who is President Wilson? What is to prevent future wars? No, it failed to stop the rise of Hitler and WWII. BONUS: a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
400
The heir to the the throne of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
400
Before WWI, there was an alliance between France, Britain and Russia. This alliance was known as____________. There was another alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy which was known as __________.
What is the Triple Entente? What is the Triple Alliance?
400
Explain what the term "blank Check" means in relation to Austria-Hungary and Germany.
What is Germany would back any action taken by Austria-Hungary when they want support to go after Serbia.
400
What leader returned to Russia to take over in 1917 when The Russian Revolution began? What were his followers called? What famous family did he order to be executed? BONUS EXTRA 100 POINTS: WHat are the 2 other names the Russian Revolution is known by?
Who is Lenin? Who are the Bolsheviks? Who are the Romanovs (Czar Nicholas and family)? BONUS: The Bolshevik Revolution or The Communist Revolution.
400
Name the Big 4, the victorious Allied leaders and their countries.
What is 1. President Woodrow Wilson-President of USA 2. David Lloyd George- Prime Minister of Britain 3. George Clemenceau - Premier of France 4. Vittorio Orlando - Premier of Italy
500
The name of the Serbian Nationalist group who assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, starting WWI.
What is The Black Hand?
500
The system of alliances when WWI started included one between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, called the __________. The alliance between France, Britain, Russia, and Serbia was called the ___________. Two countries joined this alliance later _______ in 1915 and _______ in 1917.
What is Central Powers, The Allies, Italy and USA
500
Discuss what the following terms mean: A) propaganda B) Two Power Standard
What is A) the spreading of ideas to further your cause and to damage your enemy's. B) naval policy followed by Britain before and during WWI.
500
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
A treaty signed by Soviet Russia and Germany which forces Russia out of the war.
500
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed? Discuss the impacts on Germany (4 main points)
What is 1919? 1. Alsace-Lorraine went back to France. 2. Germany had to give up its overseas colonies. 3. Germany's army limited to 100,000 and gives up its navy 4. Germany is forced to sign the WAR GUILT CLAUSE and pay reparations ($33 billion)