Someone who is against getting involved in the war.
What is an isolationist or neutral?
100
This revolution toppled the Czar and took Russia out of WWI.
What is the Russian Revolution?
100
This tracked vehicle was first used during WWI.
What is a tank?
100
The US entered the war this year.
What is 1917?
200
This man was assassinated to begin WWI?
Who is Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
200
This type of boat destroyed the Lusitania.
What is a u-boat/submarine?
200
This German attack was supposed to win the war for Germany, but it ended up losing it for them. This was the bloodiest battle of WWI.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
200
This dangerous gas was created by something you might also find on your hot dog.
What is mustard gas?
200
The year WWI started.
What is 1914?
300
He did not get into art school so he joined the German army and fought in WWI. He was injured during the war and there is even an urban legend that his life was saved by a British soldier. Germany's surrender greatly angered him.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
300
This was used to whip-up support for the war effort on all sides. It is defined as exaggerated one sided views to persuade people to take your side.
What is propaganda?
300
This treaty was imposed upon Germany at the conclusion of the war.
What is the treaty of Versailles?
300
The nations of the Central Powers.
Who is Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire?
300
The sinking of this ship happened in 1915 and was one reason the U.S. entered WWI?
What was the Lusitania?
400
He was the Tzar of Russia during the Russian Revolution. He and his family were removed from power and executed (legend has it that Anastasia escaped).
Who is Tzar Nicholas II?
400
This was the dreaded order that sent soldiers into "no man's land".
What was going "over the top"?
400
This organization was formed after the war to help prevent future world wars.
What is the League of Nations?
400
We are the Triple Entente'/Allies.
Who are Great Britain, France, Russia, (later US)
400
This was intercepted in 1917 and was the final push the U.S. needed to join the fight in WWI.
What was the Zimmerman Note or ZimmermanTelegram?
500
He would go on to become Prime Minister of Great Britain years after WWI. During the war he involved in the development of the tank.
Who is Winston Churchill?
500
This was the first tank used in WWI.
What is the Mark I?
500
He was the assassin that started WWI.
What is Gavrilo Princip?
500
He became the leader of the Soviet Union (formerly Russia) after the Russian Revolution. He was the same last name as one of The Beatles (not Paul, George, or Ringo).
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
500
In 1916 he was finally assassinated after manipulating his was to power and influencing the Tzar Nicholas II's family.