The general in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces to victory over Germany in World War I, 1917–18.
Who is John J. Pershing?
100
German underwater vessel or submarine.
What is a u-boat?
100
This gas was the most deadly weapon used. It was fired into the trenches in shells. It is colourless and takes 12 hours to take effect. Effects include: blistering skin, vomiting, sore eyes, internal and external bleeding. Death can take up to 5 weeks.
What is Mustard Gas?
100
Had the largest army and was the primary leader of the Central Powers.
What is Germany?
100
The belief in building up a strong armed forces to prepare your country for war.
What is Militarism?
200
Asked congress for a declaration of war against Germany on April 6, 1917. The declaration was passed by congress and he signed it.
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
200
The main weapon used by British soldiers in the trenches was the bolt-action ____ . 15 rounds could be fired in a minute and a person 1,400 metres away could be killed.
What is a rifle?
200
Used for the first time in the First World War at the Battle of the Somme. They were developed to cope with the conditions on the Western Front. The first was called 'Little Willie' and needed a crew of 3. Its maximum speed was 3mph and it could not cross trenches.
What is a tank?
200
World War I essentially began when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated. ___________ blamed the assassination on Serbia and subsequently invaded Serbia setting off a chain of events that resulted in the war.
What is Austria-Hungary?
200
Pride or devotion to one's country.
What is Nationalism?
300
Leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Russian leader who signed Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany to pull away from WW1.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
These guns needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire-power of 100 guns.
What is a machine gun?
300
At first they were used to deliver bombs and for spying work but became fighter _____ armed with machine guns, bombs and some times cannons.
What are planes?
300
Had strong economic ties to Germany and signed a military alliance with Germany in 1914. The entrance into the war led to the eventual downfall of the ____________ and the formation of the country of Turkey in 1923.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
300
Killed by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand. This was the IMMEDIATE cause of World War 1.
What is Assassination?
400
On 28 June 1914, _________ of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.
Who is Archduke Fraz Ferdinand?
400
The German army were the first to use this at the battle of Ypres in 1915. Death is painful - you suffocate! If the wind is in the wrong direction it could end up killing your own troops rather than the enemy.
What is Chlorine Gas?
400
Fights between two planes in the sky became known as __________.
What were "dogfights"?
400
The majority of the fighting along the Western Front took place inside of _________.
What is France?
400
Germany
Austria - Hungary
Italy
What is Central Powers?
500
In January of 1917, British cryptographers intercepted a telegram from German Foreign Minister ___________ to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. This message helped draw the United States into the war.
Who is Arthur Zimmermann?
500
The Zeppelin, also known as _______, was an airship that was used during the early part of the war in bombing raids by the Germans. They carried machine guns and bombs. However, they were abandoned because they were easy to shoot out of the sky.
What is a blimp?
500
Used by submarines. The Germans used _______ to blow up ships carrying supplies from America to Britain.
What are torpedoes?
500
Tried to remain neutral during the war. However, it entered the war on the side of the Allied Powers on April 6, 1917 when it declared war on Germany.
What is United States?
500
France
Russia
Great Britain
* United States would eventually join this side*