What was the longest and bloodiest battle of World War I?
The Battle of Verdun.
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What year did World War I start?
1914
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Who first declared war on Germany and why?
Great Britain because Germany attacked Belgium
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Who were the Allied Powers?
They were Great Britain, Russia, and France
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What 3 things did Austria-Hungary demand from Serbia?
land, opposition, independence
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What are U-boats and what were they used for?
German submarines.
Used to sink ships and prevent supplies and food from reaching enemy ports.
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What year did the U.S. join the war?
1916.
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What faced Germany after the war?
Revolution from within their own country.
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Who was in the Triple Alliance?
It was Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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Russia pledged their support to whom?
Allied Powers
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What were the names of two ships that the Germans torpedoed that killed many Americans?
The Sussex and the Lusitania.
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What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
A telegram to Mexico from Germany persuading Mexico to join the Central Powers and the Central Powers would win Mexico back Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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American soldiers who fought alone.(Alone being without any other army's and soldier's help.)What were "doughboys"?
American soldiers who fought alone.(Alone being without any other army's and soldier's help.)
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Who left the Allied Powers?
It was Russia.
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Germany pledged their support to whom?
The Central Powers
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What was the last battle of World War I?
The Battle of Argonne Forest.
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What was the Sussex Pledge?
It was Germany's promise to warn all neutral ships entering British ports before attack.
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Why did Italy and Japan join the Allied Powers?
Italy was promised Austria's territory, and Japan was Germany's rival.
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Who joined the Allied Powers during the war?
Italy, Japan, the U.S.
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What country did Archduke Franz Ferdinand rule?
He ruled Austria-Hungary.
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In what year did the Germans first use poison gas?
In the year 1915.
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Who did Germany first declare war on and when?
Germany first declared war on France on August the third, 1914.
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What did President Wilson claim after joining the war?