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WW1 Vargo
WW1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine. | Lusitania |
| A major Russian defeat by German forces in Poland | Tannenberg |
| Serbian nationalist who assassinated the archduke and archduchess of Austria on June 28, 1914 | Gavrilo Princip |
| Nickname between the trenches during WW1 | "no man's-land" |
| French General who was commander of the Allied armies | Ferdinand Foch |
| Location of the assassination of the archduke and archduchess of Austria | Sarajevo |
| British King during WW1 | George V |
| US President during WW1 | Woodrow Wilson |
| Nickname for a German cannon | "Big Bertha" |
| Popular American song during WW1 | "Over There" |
| Nickname for ariel battles | "Dogfights" |
| British representative at the peace treaty that ended WW1 | David Lloyd George |
| Nickname for US infantryman during WW1 | "Doughboy" |
| Site where the treaty was signed between Germany and Russia to end the war between them | The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
| Gas filled airships used by the Germans | Zeppelins |
| Russian revolutionary leader who took control of the government in 1917 | Vladimir Lenin |
| British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1917 | Falaba |
| French palace where the leaders of the Allied Powers met in 1919 to sign the peace treaties | Versailles |
| Italian representative at the peace treaty that ended WW1 | Vlttorio Orlando |
| Commander in Chief of the German army during WW1 | Eric von Ludendorff |
| Name given to the battle line between Russia and Germany during WW1 | Eastern Front |
| Nickname for German submarines | U Boats |
| Independent countries formed after WW1 | Finland; Lithuania; Poland; Yugoslavia; Latvia; Czechoslovakia; Estonia |
| Commander of the French army WW1 Nickmame "papa" | Jacques Joffre |
| Series of proposals drawn up by US President Wilson that outlined goals for world democracy | 14 Points |
| Town in northern France and the site of the armistices between the Allies and Germany in 1918 | Campiegne |
| Russian revolutionaries who took control of Russian in 1917 | Bolsheviks |
| Site of the treaty between Germany and Russian in 1918 | Brestlitovsk |
| Name given to G.B., France, and Russia | Allied Powers |
| Emperor of Germany during WW1 | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| Archduke of Austria whose assassination on June 28th, 1914 led to the outbreak of WW1 | Franz Ferdinand |
| US naval leader during WW1 and devised the convoy system to protect merchant ships | William Simms |
| African American soldier who was awarded the Croix de Guerre from the French Government | Needham Roberts |
| French passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German Submarine | Sussex |
| River in northeastern France, scene of a decisive battle where the French army stopped the German Advance toward Paris | Marne |
| Russian Ruler during WW1 | Czar Nicholas II |
| Germany's foreign secretary who attempted to persuade Mexico to join the war on the German side to get back Mexico's lost land in Texas and Arizona | Arthur Zimmerman |
| Name given to the battle lines between France and Germany | Western Front |
| Name given to Germany and Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire | Central Powers |
| Town in northeastern France on the Meuse River | Verdun |
| German Ace fighter pilot | Manfred von Richtofen (The Red Baron) |
| US Ace fighter pilot | Eddie Rickenbacker |
| Known as the "ballon buster" | Frank Luke |
| Major Naval battle between G.B and Germany | Battle of Jutland (1916) |
| American men over 18 must register for the draft | Selective Service Act |
| This played a major role in bringing the US into WW1 | German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare |
| The bloodiest battle in the world with 700,000 plus casualties | Verdun |
| French General who said "They shall not pass" | Nivelle |
| Battle with over 1,000,000 casualties | Somme Offensive |
| American Expeditionary Force was lead by | John J. Pershing |
| Nickname "Blackjack" | John J. Pershing |
| French called American soldiers at the Battle of the Marne | "Rock of the Marne |
| German soldiers were called | Tommies |
| Major US battles during WW1 | Chateau (1917) and Belleau Wood (1918) Argonne Forest (1918) |
| Leader of the US Forces at Belleau Wood | Harry Truman "Cussing Captain" |
| Killed 36 Germans and captured 132 single handed | Alvin York |
| Main reason Germany lost the WW1 | Industry could not produce quick enough |
| Wilsons nickname | "The Saint |
| Georges nickname | "Welsh Wizard" |
| Clemenceau nickname | "The Tiger" |
| The US did not join this organization after WW1 | League of Nations |
| After WW1, a territory that was administered by a western power to add to their existing overseas empires. Britain & France gained German colonies in Africa and Ottoman lands in the Middle East. | Mandate |
| The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause. | Propaganda |
| A demand whose fulfillment is requested in a specific period of time and which is backed up by a threat to be followed through in case of noncompliance. | Ultimatum |
| To avoid a two front war he wanted to attach France and then attach Russia. | Schlieffen Plan |
| US senate failed to ratified this point | League of Nations |
| Germany had to pay 33 billion in war dept. | Reparations |
| Headquarters for the League of Nations | Geneva |
| Site of the World Court | The Hague |
| 8 sticks of dynamite | Torpedo |
| Created many new countries after WW1 | Self Determination |
| Created 60 new millionaires | Freedom of the Seas |
| Willy Nicky letters | 1914 |
| No more secret agreements | Open Covenants |
| Germany loses it empire territory in | Africa and Pacific Islands |
| America must make the world safe for Democracy and Author of the 14 points | Woodrow Wilson |
| Agreement to stop fighting in the city of Compiegne Nov. 11, 1919 | Armistice |
| Main cause for Germany losing WW1 | Industry could not produce quick enough |
| Weapon of choice for the Marines at Belleau Wood | Brass Knuckle Knife |
| Britain lost 60,000 in one day during this battle | Somme Offensive |
| Poison gases used during WW1 | Chlorine, Phosgene and Mustard |
| Flammable weapon | Phosphorus |
| A.E.F | American Expeditionary Force |
| Kaiser complained to Wilson for the use of this weapon | Sawed off Shotgun |
| Taxi Army of France | Gallieni |
| Final Battle of WW1 | Argon Forest |
| US Factories blowing up | Black Tomb Explosions |
| President of Princeton | Woodrow Wilson |
| Crossing over no man's land | Wave Assault |
| Getting an army ready for war | Mobilization |
| US Warplanes at the Battle of Chateau Thierry | Dehaviland |
| Only Major Naval Battle of WW1 | Jutland |
| Huge Battleships with steam turbines and large guns | Dreadnoughts |
| One sided news used to discredit an enemy | Propaganda |
| City bombarded in August 1914 to begin WWI | Sarajevo |
| War debts for Germany | Reparations |
| German Submarines | U-boats |
| List of demands issued by Serbia in 1914 | Ultimatum |
| Russia, France & Great Britain | Triple Entente |
| Germany, Italy, & Austria-Hungary | Triple Alliance |
| Secret Organization of Serbian Nationalist | Black Hand |
| Headquarters for the World Court | The Hague |
| Headquarters for the League of Nations | Geneva |
| The power keg of Europe | Balkans |
| International agreement which set the rules for warfare | Geneva Convention |
| Final Battle of WWI | Argonne Froest |
| US Marines defeated the Germans in a thick forest | Belleau Wood |
| Head of the War Industries Board | Bernard Baruch |
| Head of the Food Administration | Herbert Hoover |
| German Kaiser who gave a "blank check" to Austrian emperor | Wilhelm II |
| German how invented the Dirigible | Ferdinand von Zeppelin |
| Led the French forces at Verdun | Henri Putain |
| His taxi cab army saved France | Joseph Gallieni |
| Mexican Bandit who the AEF pursued | Poncho Villa |
| Leading German general in WWI | Erich Ludendorff |
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