WWI History
From what years did WWI take place?
1914-1918
Because countries started using chemicals in combat, this technology was made to protect against these weapons.
Gas Masks
What year did WWII end?
1945
This weapon was invented during WWII by the US and is considered to be the most destructive weapon in the world.
This war happened from 1954-1975 somewhere in Asia. It was part of the book "Inside Out and Back Again" (the V1 Eagle book).
The Vietnam War
WWI started because this man was killed.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (from Austria)
These are vehicles made for fighting. They have tracks instead of wheels and armor. They were first used by the British.
Tanks
Name one city in Japan that was hit by an atomic bomb.
Hiroshima / Nagasaki
The "cavity magnetron" was an invention made for radars, but the technology later found a use for heating up food. What is the food machine that uses the technology?
Microwave
This war happened from 1950-1953 somewhere in Asia. It happened in a country that had been under Japanese rule prior to the war.
The Korean War
The Triple-Alliance was one side of the war. It consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungry, and:
Italy
This type of weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute.
Machine Gun
World War II officially began when Germany invaded this country.
Poland
This secret code was made to send messages without the Germans knowing.
Morse Code
This "war" happened between the US and the Soviet Union (Russia). It was more of a rivalry instead of a war. There was not a lot of direct fighting, but instead led to other wars.
(Bonus points if you can name the political ideology that separated these two countries)
The Cold War
Bonus: Communism
After WWI, countries met to discuss peace. They decided to make this organization in 1920 for the purpose of keeping world peace. It had 4 permanent members, the UK, France, Italy, and Japan.
This weapon had wheels and could move around, but was only shot when it was stationary. It existed before WWI, but it was now used on the front line.
Cannons
What were the two sides in WWII?
The Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allies (UK, China, US, Soviet Union, France)
This was the codename for the research project that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
Manhattan Project
This war started in 2014, but is still ongoing today. It was initially about a region of land, but then one country invaded the other and the war escalated.
The Russia-Ukraine War
What is the name of the person who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand (archduke of Austria)?
Gavrilo Princip
The British navy was very successful because of this vehicle.
Submarines
These were the places Germany would send their prisoners.
Concentration Camps
Discovered by Alexander Fleming, this antibiotic (medicine) was first created to help soldiers, but later on became a common medicine.
Penicillin
This war happened from 1979-1989 in the Middle East. One side was the Soviet Union (Russia) and the other contained support from the US, UK, China, and Iran.
The Soviet-Afghan War