Vocabulary
What is militarism?
A fascination with war and a buildup of arms (weapons)
What event sparked WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife, Sophie.
WWI was fought on _____, _____, and _____.
Land, air, and sea.
How many countries were involved in WWI?
More than 30
How long did WWI last?
4 year, 3 months, and 14 days- 1,567 days.
What is an alliance?
A partnership- or an agreement between two or more countries to support each other during war.
DAILY DOUBLE: Who committed the assassination that sparked WWI? Which terrorist group was this person a member of?
Gavrilo Princip, The Black Hand
Which poisonous gas with strongly irritating and especially blistering effects was used in WWI?
Mustard gas
Who were the Central Powers?
Austria Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Which country was the first to use chemical warfare?
Germany
What is artillery?
Large, heavy guns used on land warfare
On which continent was WWI fought?
Europe
DAILY DOUBLE: What is a U-boat? What is “U-boat” an abbreviation for?
A German submarine. U-boat is short for “Unterseeboot”, meaning “undersea boat” in German.
Who were the Allies?
Serbia, Russia, France, Belgium, Britain, and the United States
How many people died in WWI?
Over 16 million people- soldiers and civilians.
What is a duckboard?
A board placed on the bottom of trenches to keep the soldier’s feet dry and out of water and/or mud
What was the Lusitania?
A British ship- the largest and fastest in the world at the time- sunk by the Germans in 1915.
How were trenches in WWI protected?
By barbed wire and concrete machine-gun nests
Where was the Western Front?
In France, near the German border.
What were three infectious diseases that killed many soldiers in the trenches?
Dysentery, cholera, and typhoid fever.
What was no man’s land?
Strips of land that separated Allied trenches from the trenches of the Central Powers
Who was the US President during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What were 8 weapons used in the trenches throughout WWI?
Rifles, bayonets, grenades, mortars, machine guns, knives, clubs, catapults.
Where was the Eastern Front?
Along the Russian and German border.
What are three nicknames for WWI?
The Great War, First World War, The War to End All Wars