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Trenches
Sea/Air
Battles
Miscellanious
100
When countries decided to join together to make themselves stronger and more intimidating.
What is forming alliances?
100
You better make sure your feet are dry or you might get this!
What is trenchfoot?
100
He was Canada's most famous flying ace.
Who is Billy Bishop?
100
The "Creeping Barrage" was invented by General Currie (a Canadian) to win this battle for the allies.
What is Vimy Ridge?
100
This weapon was the reason that the trenches existed in WWI.
What is the machine gun?
200
Countries started building up their armies and manufacturing more weapons.
What is militarism?
200
Lice could give you this disease.
What is trench fever?
200
These were invented by the Germans to take out British naval ships.
What are unterseaboots (U-boats)?
200
Many men,horses and equiptment dround in the mud during this battle.
What is Passchendale?
200
If you didn't have a gas mask you could always do this during a gas attack to save your life.
What is pee on a rag and hold it over your nose and mouth.
300
When people in a country feel very patriotic and are willing to give their lives to fight.
What is nationalism?
300
The most famous "runner" in WWI history.
Who is Adolph Hitler?
300
They used this system to protect ships going across the Atlantic ocean.
What is the convoy system?
300
The allies suffered 57 000 casualties in one day during this battle.
What is the Somme?
300
The United States entered the war after this ship was sunk.
What is the Lusitania?
400
When countries want to gain and annex more land.
What is imperialism?
400
These were used to try and keep the soldiers from wading through mud and urine all day.
What are duckboards?
400
It is called this, when planes are battling each other in the air.
What is a dogfight?
400
This was the first battle that Canadian troops saw action.
What is Ypres?
400
These were used to communicate if the telephone lines were cut or destroyed.
What are homing pigeons?
500
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot by this man in Sarajevo to start WWI.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
500
If you are going "over the top" into no mans land you would be travelling over the ___________.
What is the Parapet?
500
The nickname of the most famous German ace.
What is the Red Baron?
500
This General's strategies were based on devine intervention.
Who is General Douglas Haig?
500
The name of the terrorist group that assassinated the Archduke and his wife to start WWI.
What is The Black Hand?