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What year did World War I officially begin?
1914
Whose assassination ignited World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What massive airship operated as the world's first commercial airline?
The Zeppelin
What peace settlement solidified the end of World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
What did soldiers usually do during their spare time?
Write letters to loved one
What year did Germany surrender, bringing the war to an end?
1918
Who was the young Siberian nationalist who killed the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary?
Gavrilo Princip
The "first modern war".
Due to the conflict and trade blockades, what essential necessity faced severe shortages across Europe?
Food
What was the morning routine called where soldiers shot a single shot into the mist ensure safety?
"Stand-To-Arms"
What major global organization was officially formed in 1919 after the war concluded?
The League of Nations
Who is credited as the inventor of the machine gun?
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
What highly flammable gas was originally used to generate lift in Zeppelins?
Hydrogen
How many total deaths are estimated occurred at the end of World War I?
15 to 22 million deaths
What two items were soldiers required to clean and prepare for morning military inspections?
Rifle/weapon and uniform inspections
Which two major battles occurred in 1916 during the war?
Battles of Verdun and Somme
Which two individuals collaborated to invent the tank?
Sir William Tritton and Major Walter Wilson
What gas was later used to generate lift in Zepplins?
Helium
The Spanish Flu
What did around 80,00 soldiers experience during World War I?
Shell shock from lasting trauma due to physical and mental exertion
What major turning point occurred in 1917?
The USA joined the war and Russia exited
Who was the wife that was also assassinated along with her husband?
Sophie
Alongside machine guns and tanks, what invisible communication technology was introduced on a massive scale?
Radio communications
World War I permanently changed the map of Europe by causing the fall of which four major global empires?
The Russian, German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires
What are the 3 things soldiers had to do to strengthen the trenches?
Repair duckboards, refill sandbags, pump out water that flooded the trenches