Cause of the War
What event sparked the beginning of World War 1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What was the first major battle of World War 1?
The Battle of the Marne
Who was the President of the United States during World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
Which type of warfare was characterized by soldiers fighting from deep ditches to defend their position?
Trench warfare
What was the name of the US government agency created to produce propaganda to support the War effort?
The committee on Public Information
Which two major alliances were formed prior to the War?
The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
Which battle is known for its tank warfare and marked the end of trench warfare?
The Battle of Cambrai
Who was the German Kaiser at the start of World War 1?
Kaiser Wilhelm ll.
What new weapon, first used by the Germans, caused servere blistering and blindness?
Mustard Gas
What was the movement called where African Americans moved from the rural South to the industrial North during World War 1?
The Great Migration
What was the main cause of tension between European countries leading to World War 1?
MAIN
Which battle saw the first use of chemical weapons?
The second Battle of Ypres.
Which French general become the Supreme Allied Commander in 1918?
Ferdinand Foch.
The biplane
What term describes the conservation and rationing efforts that were encouraged on the home front?
Which country was the first to declare war in World War 1?
Austria-Hungary
What was the longest battle of World War 1?
The Battle of Verdun.
Who was the British Prime Minister at the end of World War 1?
Which British-developed tank was first used in combat during the Battle of the Somme?
The Mark l tank
Which act passed by the US Congress in 1917 required men to register for military service?
The Selective Service Act
What was the name of the German plan to avoid a two-front war?
The Schlieffen Plan.
Which battle was one of the largest and bloodiest battles fought on the Western front, resisting over one million casualties?
The Battle of the Somme
Which Russian leader was overthrown during the Russian withdrawal from World War 1?
Tsar Nicholas 11
What type of naval warfare involved the use of submarines, notably by the Germans?
U-boat warfare
What was the na,e of the British campaign to encourage women to work in munitions factories?
The "Munitionettes" or "Canary Girls."