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Start of WWI

These three countries formed the Central Powers Category 1 10

Who are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans Category 1 10

These three countries formed the Allied Powers Category 1 20

Who are Britain, France, and Russia Category 1 20

This area was called the “Powder Keg of Europe” due to the problems associated with nationalism in the region Category 1 30

What are the Balkan States Category 1 30

The assassination of this man and his wife was the spark that started World War I Category 1 40

Who is Franz Ferdinand Category 1 40

The declaration of war on this country by Austria-Hungary led Russia to declare war on Austria-Hungary Category 1 50

What is Serbia Category 1 50

Weapons of World War I

This weapon was a major firearm advancement that dramatically increased casualties Category 2 10

What is the machine gun Category 2 10

This was first used in World War I and was said to smell like pepper and pineapple, at least until you died 20

What is chlorine gas Category 2 20

This style of fighting led to long battles with very little territory changing hands Category 2 30

What is trench warfare Category 2 30

The use of these allowed large caliber shells to be fired from as far away as 6 miles Category 2 40

What are mounted artillery/mortars Category 2 40

Another first for World War I, these were used for reconnaissance missions and dogfights Category 2 50

What were airplanes Category 2 50

Trench Warfare

These creatures could often be found nibbling on corpses and food supplies, sometimes reaching the size of a small dog Category 3 10

What are rats Category 3 10

This occurred due to prolonged exposure to moisture, bacteria, and cold Category 3 20

What is trench foot Category 3 20

The area between the trenches, usually shelled out and open to machine gun fire, was known as this Category 3 30

What is “No Man’s Land” Category 3 30

One of the most common cures for this ailment was taking a bath, not something frequently done in the trenches Category 3 40

What are body lice Category 3 40

This mental affliction affected huge numbers of soldiers and was due to long periods of extreme stress, now referred to as PTSD Category 3 50

What is Shell Shock Category 3 50

Fighting the War

This was the plan by the Germans to quickly attack and defeat France, then turn their attention to Russia Category 4 10

What is the Schleiffen Plan Category 4 10

This battle was a perfect example of the problems with trench warfare and forced people to realize that the war was not going to be as quick as they thought-the second of this battle had 140,000 Americans push Germany back Category 4 20

What was the Battle of the Marne Category 4 20

Along with unrestricted submarine warfare, this letter basically forced the United States to enter the war when it encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S. with the aide of Germany Category 4 30

What is the Zimmerman Letter Category 4 30

This treaty officially ended the war between the Germans and the Russians, giving a brief boost of confidence to the Central Powers Category 4 40

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litosvk Category 4 40

The control of this strait was important to the Central and Allied Powers as it affected the ability to ship supplies to the troops Category 4 50

What was the Dardanelle Strait Category 4 50

World War I Grab Bag

Forcing Germany to pay these to the Allied countries caused massive debt and inflation to occur in Germany after World War I Category 5 10

What are Reparations Category 5 10

This slogan helped Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks gain support and eventual control of Russia Category 5 20

What is “Peace, Land, and Bread” Category 5 20

This was the biggest problem associated with the League of Nations, preventing it from enforcing their policies and decisions Category 5 30

30 I’ll take either: The United States did not join The lack of a military Category 5 30

The League of Nations was created by Woodrow Wilson throughout what document? Category 5 40

14 Points Category 5 40

The German people were angry with their post-war government (the Weimar Republic) and the Allied Powers when the Treaty of Versailles forced them to admit this Category 5 50

What is guilt for causing the war Category 5 50