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World War I
Alliances
World War II
The U.S.
Short Answer
100
Which countries declared war first in World War I? 
Austria declared war on Serbia.
100
In World War I, what countries were part of the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)? 
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
100
What invasion caught the Germans by surprise in World War II? 
D-Day -"Operation Overlord" 
100
Who was the president of the United States during World War I? 
Woodrow Wilson
100
Name 2 new technologies using in World War I
poisonous gas, tanks, airplanes, machine guns, U-boats (submarines), zeppelin, trench warfare
200
What country did Germany invade at the beginning of World War I? 
France
200
In World War I, what countries were part of the Triple Entente (Allied Powers)? 
France, Russia, Great Britain, and the U.S. (eventually) 
200
Which country was the last to surrender in World War II? 
Japan
200
What event brought the United States into World War I? 
A German U-boat (submarine) sunk the Lusitania (which had Americans on it) 
200
What is the organization that began in October 1945 and what was its purpose? 
The United Nations - to keep peace, solve/help with social or environmental issues
300
What event "sparked" World War I? 
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria - Franz Ferdinand
300
What countries were part of the Axis Powers during World War II? 
Germany, Italy, and Japan
300
Which event set off World War II? 
Germany invaded Poland
300
What country did not sign the Treaty of Versailles? 
the United States
300
What is one of the "isms" of World War I? What does it mean?
militarism - building up your army 

imperialism - taking over territories or countries

nationalism - pride in one's country

400
What years was World War I?  
1914-1918
400
What countries were part of the Allies during World War II? 
Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union (eventually) and the United States (eventually) 
400
What years was World War II? 
1939-1945
400
What event brought the United States into World War II? 
Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor
400
Name one cause of World War II.
Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's Actions, Failure of the Leaque of Nations,