M.A.I.N.
Changing Borders
Treaty of Versailles
Random War Facts
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
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What does the M in M.A.I.N. stand for?

Militarism

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What is one new country that's formed after WWI?

Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Soviet Union, Ireland

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What did the Treaty of Versailles do?

Ended WWI, punished Germany for the war, and redrew borders in Europe

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What is the condition called where people's feet rot during WWI?

Trench Foot

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How many adjectives are in this sentence: The small cat ran across the narrow street into a fat trash can and was stuck in the stinky trash. 

4 - small, narrow, fat, and stinky

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What does the full M.A.I.N. acronym stand for?

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

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What is one country that shrinks after WWI?

Germany, Great Britain

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What part of the treaty forced Germany to pay for the war?

Reparations

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There were 1 billion ____________ used in WWI

Artillery shells

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What type of trees grow out of acorns?

Oak Trees

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What are two alliances that were formed in the build up to WWI?

Germany and Austria Hungary

Serbia and Russia

Russia and France

Great Britain and Serbia

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What's one country that grows after WWI?

Romania, France

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Which part of the treaty blamed Germany for the war?

War guilt

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When did the war start and end?

1914-1918

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How many bones are in the human body?

206

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Which of the M.A.I.N. causes is most closely related to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?

Nationalism

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What's one event that leads to the independence for a country after WWI?

Treaty of Versailles for Poland

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Where was the treaty signed?

Palace of Versailles in France

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Approximately how many people died during WWI?

15-22 million

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What's the longest river in the United States?

The Missouri
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Which of the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI happened first in history?

Imperialism

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What broader historical theme can we deduce from the changing borders after WWI?

The end of Empires

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Which part of the treaty do you think was most damaging for Germany and why?

Answers vary

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How many miles of trenches were dug in WWI?

35,000 miles - enough to go around the world a time and a half
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Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson