WWI: Nature and Cost of War

Trench Warfare

100

Which of the following does NOT describe the soldiers’ lives in the trenches? 

it was very relaxing and quiet

200

No man's land is

The area between two trenches

300

Which of the following best describes life in the trenches for soldiers? 

Soldiers had to face death on a regular basis and live in filthy and cramped conditions.

400

During the early stages of the World War I, the British and French troops dug in, and the German offensive stalled. This situation created: 

A stalemate

500

What does the term No Man’s Land refer to? 

It was the place between the trenches that soldiers had to charge across when attacking the enemy.

WWI Weapons

100

Military strategists could not understand why the new technologies introduced in World War I were not producing a faster paced war, as instead, infantrymen by the hundreds of thousands died slowly in which type of war?

Attrition

200

In 1914, the Germans introduced a new form of warfare carried out by which of the following to damage the shipping of arms, resources, and even troops?

Submarine

300

During World War I, which of the following weapons was effective at clearing out large groupings of men, killing half of those exposed to it who were not protected in a short period of time, although the effects were often not seen for days?

Poison Gas

400

During World War I, which of the following could be driven over trenches and enemy lines and was used to maneuver troops and firepower to the combat zone?

Tank

500

All of the following are important technological advances that affected the outcome and course of World War I except: 

The helicopter

Economic Impacts

100

Which of the following was a primary means of effectively allocating resources by the government, particularly on the home front, during World War I?

rationing goods

200

By the time the United States entered World War I, many countries had lost entire generations of men to fighting, since the war had been occurring for how many years?

three

300

As a result of army personnel travelling from home to other parts of the world and back home again, the spring of 1918 gave rise to which flu that took more lives than all the combat during World War I?

Spanish

400

What is the term for a war in which a country dedicates all or most of its resources as well as its people to a war?

total war

500

The constant fear of death caused by enemy bombardment sometimes led to a mental condition known as: 

Shell shock

Colonies in WWI

100

Many colonial subjects had hope that by volunteering help to their rulers they would gain which of the following?

national independence

200

The British and French armies recruited soldiers from their colonies in Asia and which other continent to help with war efforts?

Africa

300

Which country seized German colonies in the Pacific Islands after declaring war on Germany in World War I?

Japan

400

One contribution of overseas colonies to the Allied effort during WWI was that they provided: 

large number of soldiers to reinforce the Allied armies

500

At the time, it was the hope of leader Mahatma Gandhi that which nation would win its independence by helping serve alongside the British forces in World War I?

India

Wild Card

100

Which of these was NOT an Allied Power in WWI

Germany

200

What country truly started WWI by declaring war?

Austria Hungary

300

What document ended WWI?

Treaty of Versailles

400

What country had the most taken from them due to the Treaty of Versailles?

Germany

500

What country was reinstated thanks to the Treaty of Versailles?

Poland