Alliances
Name at least three of the Allied Powers
Russia, UK, France, United States, Italy, Japan, Serbia, Portugal, Greece, Panama, Cuba, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Siam, China
What technology is described here:
I turned from this extraordinary spectacle in midair to witness another which in all my life at the front I have never seen equaled in horror and awfulness. The picture of it has haunted my dreams during many nights since . . . I saw that a general fight was on between the remaining ten Fokkers and the eight Spads . . .
Airplanes
What year did the War begin?
1914
What does the M in MANIA stand for?
Militarism
Why was the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire known as the Central Powers?
They were in the middle of Europe
Name at least two of the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
What technology is being described below:
We heard strange throbbing noises, and lumbering [moving] slowly towards us came three huge mechanical monsters such as we had never seen before . . .
Tanks
What year did the fighting end?
1918
What does the I in MANIA stand for?
Imperialism
Which Allied nation left the War in 1917?
Russia
What was the name of the original alliance between Russia, France, and the UK?
Triple Entente
Beginning in October of 1914, soldiers in the Western Front began creating what to take cover from artillery?
Trenches
What year did America join the war?
1917
A term meaning:
One sided information designed to persuade (think Posters)
Propaganda
What group of people won more rights by working on the Home Front during the war?
Women
What was the name of the original Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?
Which technology would leave chemical burns on the inside and outside of the body
Gas
What date did the fighting stop? (Month, day, hour, and year)
November 11th, 11:00 AM, 1918
11:00 AM 11/11/1918
Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month
This was signed by Germany in 1918 and means Cease-Fire
Armistice
Which Allied Nation had the highest number of casualties?
Russia
What Nation left their original alliance and joined the Allies in 1915?
Italy
Name the two new technologies used on the Seas
Battleships and Submarines
What started the war?
A driver took a wrong turn
A Serbian killed an Austrian in Bosnia
Name at least one other name that World War 1 went by
Great War or War to End All Wars
Which Central Powers nation had the highest percentage of casualties?
Austria-Hungary