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WW1 #222497
Basic Review for WWI
Question | Answer |
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What day was set for the armistice of WWI? | Novemeber 11, 1918 |
What was the battle destroyed land between the opposoning forces nicknamed? | No Man's Land |
What type of gas had a pineapple/pepper smell and was first used at Ypres by the Germans? | Chlorine |
What is the name for large-caliber weapons? | Artilery |
What is the state of taking neither side in a dispute? | Neutrality |
In the end, what country was forced to admit guilt for starting WWI? | Germany |
What was the final peace treaty of WWI? | Treaty of Versailles |
What is an agreement to cease fighting called? | Armistice |
What are payments for damages done in war? | Reparations |
What passenger liner was sunk by Germany u-boats that eventually brought the US into the war? | Lusitania |
What new German vehicle was able to attack under the seas? | U-boat |
What was the German plan for a quick win over France? | Schliffen Plan |
What was Woodrow Wilson's proposal for peace at the end of the war? | Fourteen Points |
What is the sense of pride and loyalty to a nation? | Nationalism |
What was the battleground area between France and Germany called? | Western Front |
Who was the US president during WWI? | Woodrow Wilson |
Who was the Serbian assassin that shot the archduke of Austria | Gavrilo Princip |
Whose assassination sparked the start of WWI | Franz Ferdinand |
Who was the leader of Germany during WWI? | Kaiser Wilhelm |
What treaty pulled Russia from WWI? | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
What was the name for the prominent countries that met at Versailles? | Big Four |
What nation led the Pan-Slavic movement? | Russia |
What is a policy based on military strength and glorifying war? | Militarism |
What is domination of one nation over weaker nations? | Imperialism |
What is a defensive agreement involving two or more nations? | Alliance |
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks established what kind of government in Russia | Communist |
What crazy Russian monk was killed due to anger with the monarchy? | Rasputin |
What document tried to encourage Mexico to attack the US? | Zimmerman Telegram |
Another name for a ditch | Trench |
What are ideas or rumors used to harm an opposing cause or help a supporting cause? | Propaganda |
What is the gathering and transport of military troops | Mobilization |
Before the war began France, Russia, and Great Britain formed what alliance? | Triple Entente |
Who was the largest and most powerful member of the Central Powers? | Germany |