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What is it called when two or more countries agree to help each other?
An alliance
100
The Schlieffen Plan was for Germany to quickly attack and capture what country?
France
100
A deadlock occurs when what happens?
Neither side can gain ground
100
Walls made of dirt, sandbags, and barbed wire were called what?
Parapets
100
Another name for World War I is what?
The War to End All Wars, or, The Great War
200
Great Britain was on which side of the war?
The Allies.
200
What happened on November 11th, 1918?
World War I officially ended at 11:00am.
200
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia because a Serbian did what?
He assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife.
200
The line of trenches that ran from Switzerland to Belgium was called what?
The Western Front.
200
During the Race to the Sea, both sides wanted to control the ports where?
The English Channel.
300
This country does not take sides in a war.
A neutral country.
300
What happened at the Battle of Jutland?
Both sides fought for 30-minutes, but neither side declared a victory.
300
German U-boats sank what famous passenger ship?
The Lusitania
300
What is 'no man's land?'
The land between the front trench of opposing armies.
300
This man was given the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Alvin York
400
Russia was on which side of the war?
The Allies
400
This was the longest and bloodiest battle.
The Battle of Verdun
400
This is a temporary halt to fighting.
A truce.
400
The atomic bomb was a weapon useful in the first World War. -True or False
False
400
German Leaders met with General Foch to do what?
Sign an armistice.
500
Austria-Hungary was on which side of the war?
The Central Powers
500
In this battle the French defeated the Germans.
The Battle of Marne
500
What do we call a situation in which relations are so tense that it would take only a spark to cause them to explode?
A Powder Keg.
500
A long ditch used for protection and shelter is called what?
A trench.
500
Who said he wanted to make the world "safe for democracy?"
President Woodrow Wilson