This tiny Balkan state was backed by Russia, a nation with a large Slav population, when Austria-Hungary declared war.
What is Serbia?
100
He was the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne when he was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia in June 1914.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
It was the most feared of the new weapons that could suffocate soldiers in seconds.
What is poison gas?
100
Pride or loyalty to one's country.
What is nationalism?
100
It is the number of casualties suffered by both sides at the longest battle of the war, Verdun.
What is 1,000,000?
200
France, Britain and Russia
Who were the Allied Powers?
200
He was the standing U.S. President at the start of The Great War in Europe.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
It was the territory between barbed wire and land mines.
What is no-man's land?
200
It is the glorification of strength on the battlefield and development of more powerful weapons
What is militarism?
200
It was the year that a German U-boat (submarine) sunk a British passenger ship, the Lusitainia with torpedos.
What is 1915?
300
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulagaria
Who were the Central Powers?
300
It is the number of years the Ottomans ruled the Balkans.
What is 400?
300
It was a military maneuver that started with artillery fire and was followed by troops on the group advancing towards the enemy, taking tremendous casualties as they progressed.
What is trench warfare?
300
The connection or bond between families, people, businesses and nations.
What are alliances?
300
German weapon that enabled the Central Powers to wreak havoc in the seas.
What is the torpedo?
400
It gained control of the Balkans region in the 1400's.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
400
He is the Serbian nationalist that shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
400
The Allied Offensive along this French River Bank cost the Brits 60,000 men in one day and turned into the costliest battle of the war.
What is The Battle of the Somne?
400
One striving to get an advantage over another.
What are rivals?
400
It is the number of nations that eventually participated in the World War.
What is 30?
500
Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
What nations remained neutral during the war?
500
He is the German leader that told his troops they would be "home before the leaves have fallen from the trees."
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
500
The engaging of pilots in battle in the skies above Europe.
What are dogfights?
500
Self governing, not affiliated with a larger controlling body.
What is independence?
500
It is the number of Montclair High School students that sacrificed their lives for freedom in the World War