General Info
This is the name of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated just before WWI began
Who is Franz (or Francis) Ferdinand?
This island nation, one of the largest empires in the world at the time, declared war on Germany when the Germans invaded Belgium
What is Great Britain?
This nation's Archduke and future Emperor was assassinated in late June 1914, leading to WWI
What is Austria-Hungary?
This new technology, first developed by Americans in 1903, was used first for spying then for attacking enemies from the air
What is the Airplane?
This is the name of the Czar of Russia, who abdicated (gave up) his throne and was eventually executed by the Soviets during the Russian Revolution
Who is Nicholas II?
This is the year that WWI started
What is 1914?
This massive eastern European empire declared war on Austria-Hungary, in order to defend another Slavic country - Serbia
What is Russia?
This nation was forced to fight on two-fronts, against France in the West, and Russia in the East
What is Germany?
This new weapon allowed thousands of rounds (bullets) to be shot from a single weapon in just a few minutes
What is the Machine Gun?
Over 500 miles of these were dug on the Western Front, alone
What are Trenches?
This is the year that WWI ended
What is 1918?
What is France?
This empire, comprised mostly of Muslim Turks, joined the Central Powers and fought against the Allies
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This new weapon, first used by the German Army on the Western front, was greatly feared by soldiers on all sides, but was difficult to use effectively
What is Poison Gas?
This infamous historical figure, a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, lost his sight for a short time during WWI after a gas shell exploded in his unit's trench
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This nation left the war early, in 1917
What is Russia?
This nation joined the war late, in 1917, after many submarine attacks on passenger ships carrying its citizens
This man, the Emperor of Germany, was also cousins with George V, King of Great Britain and Nicholas II, Czar of Russia
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
This new weapon was first deployed by Germany to destroy boats and ships around the Great Britain and starve its population
What are U-boats (submarines)?
This nation that borders France and Germany was Neutral throughout WWI - they didn't fight on either side
What is Switzerland?
A ceasefire or "Armistice" was declared on this day - "the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
What is November 11th
This country was Allied with Germany and Austria-Hungary before the war, but ended up fighting against them
What is Italy?
This nation was the smallest of the four major Central Powers and joined in 1915
What is Bulgaria?
This new weapon, developed for safely crossing "no-man's land" and first deployed by the British, was quickly copied by Germany
What is the Tank?
This is the name of the plan that Germany wanted to use to quickly defeat France and avoid a two-front war
What is the Schlieffen Plan?