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This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist on June 28, 1914 beginning a series of events which led to World War I.

Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

U.S. President who proposed his 14 Points at the Paris Peace Conference in January of 1919.

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

100
This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute
What is a machine gun
100

German battle plan for fighting on two different fronts at the same time.  Named after the general that devised the plan.

What  is the Schlieffen Plan?

100
The name of the treaty that officially ended World War 1
What is the Treaty of Versailles
200

Germany had an alliance with this dual empire.

What is Austria-Hungary?

200

Nineteen year old member of the Black Hand Society who shot and killed the Archduke of Austria-Hungary in June of 1914.

Who is Gavrilo Princip?

200
This kind of battle tactic almost directly resulted in a stalemate.
What is Trench Warfare.
200

The United States entered the war in 1917 because of this German war tactic.

What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?

200
An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War by Woodrow Wilson
What is the League of Nations
300

The intense pride in one's country and national interest

What is Nationalism?

300

Revolution that took place in Russia in November of 1917.

What is the Bolshevik revolution

300
Chemical Warfare resulted in the mass production of these defense mechanisms.
What are gas masks
300

The war officially ended at this time and date (which was on every newspaper in the world!)

What is 11-11-11-1918?

300
According to the treaty that ended the war, Germany was going to make serious territorial concessions and pay war _________.
What are reparations
400
First name for the alliance between France, Britain and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente
400

This battle on the western front in 1916 resulted in over 1 million casualties.

What is the Battle of Somme?

400

Reason why the British navy was concerned that their mastery over the seas was coming to an end.

What are German submarines (U-Boats)?

400

This man emerged at the leader of Russia following the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.

Who is Vladimir Ilyich Lenin?

400

These two empires were completely dismantled after the war.  Name one of them.

What is the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

500

The future king of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in this volatile region of SE Europe, affectionately known as the "powder keg" of Europe.

What are the Balkans?

500

The invasion of this neutral country by Germany in the summer of 1914 is the official reason Great Britain declares war on the Germans.

Who is Belgium?

500

This French Premier, known as "The Tiger" was guided by the desire for national security and punishment for Germany.

Who is Georges Clemenceau?

500

This treaty, signed by Germany and Russia in 1917 officially took Russia out of the war ending the Eastern Front.

What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

500

One part of the Treaty of Versailles that was especially hard for the German people to accept was Article 231, also known as this...

What is the war guilt clause?