Battles & Fronts
This battle in 1916 is considered the longest of World War I.
What is Verdun?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-battle-of-verdun
He was the U.S. President during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This was the first war where tanks were used.
His assassination in 1914 triggered the war.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
https://aspectsofhistory.com/parallel-lives-franz-ferdinand-gavrilo-princip-2/
This treaty officially ended World War I in 1919.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This 1916 battle saw the first major use of tanks.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-somme
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-tanks-on-the-somme (Voices of the First World War: Tanks on the Somme)
He was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-II-emperor-of-Germany
This informal event occurred between enemy soldiers on Christmas 1914.
This term for pride in one's nation contributed to tensions.
This international organization was created after the Great War to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-we-made-the-peace-0
https://www.ungeneva.org/en/about/league-of-nations/overview
This campaign was an attempt to capture the Ottoman capital and open a new front.
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
He led the Russian Empire at the start of World War I.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-II-tsar-of-Russia
This animal often served as mascots and messengers in the trenches.
This region was considered the "powder keg" of Europe before WWI.
This clause in the Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the war.
What is the War Guilt Clause?
This Belgian town was the site of multiple major battles, known for its mud and gas attacks.
What is Ypres?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-second-battle-of-ypres
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-gas-attack-at-ypres (Voices of the First World War: Gas Attack at Ypres)
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-third-battle-of-ypres-passchendaele
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/who-won-the-battle-of-passchendaele
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-passchendaele (Voices of the First World War: Passchendaele)
He served as the Supreme Allied Commander in 1918.
Who is Ferdinand Foch?
This chemical weapon was first used in large-scale warfare at Ypres in 1915.
This series of events in July 1914 escalated into a world war.
What is the July Crisis?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-changed-europe-forever
This empire lost territories in the Middle East and Europe after WWI.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-Empire/Dissolution-of-the-empire#ref44423
This was the largest naval battle of World War I.
This "General of the Armies of the United States" is one of only two men to hold the rank, and commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe.
Who is John J. Pershing?
This British military organization was established in 1918 as a result of aerial combat developments during the Great War.
What is the Royal Air Force?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-war-in-the-air
This was the name for the interconnected defense agreements between countries.
What is the Alliance System?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-pre-first-world-war-alliances
This is how the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the rise of World War II.
What are harsh terms on Germany that fueled resentment?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-europe-went-to-war-in-1939