WORLD WAR I

RULES OF THE GAME:  YOU WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS OF 4.  PLEASE ASSIGN EACH MEMBER A LETTER FROM A-D.  EACH MEMBER HAS OWN SHEET OF PAPER.  WHEN THE QUESTION IS POSED, EACH MEMBER MUST WRITE DOWN AN ANSWER.  I WILL RANDOMLY CALL ON ONE PERSON FROM EACH GROUP—IF THEY GOT THE ANSWER RIGHT…  1. They get 1 point.  THEN MAY OPT TO SHOOT THE BALL FROM 1 of the 3 spots for extra points (up to 3).

QUESTION 1  What three countries made up the Triple Entente ?

ANSWER:  Britain, France, and Russia

QUESTION 2:  What was the “Great Migration”?

ANSWER:  African Americans moving from the South to the North to fill jobs during WWI.

QUESTION 3:  What was the name of the government agency created to prevent strikes?

ANSWER:  National War Labor Board

QUESTION 4:  How were airplanes first used in World War I?

ANSWER:  Scout the enemy

QUESTION 5:  Why did the Russians support the Slavic people against Austria-Hungary?

ANSWER:  Because they were from the same ethnic group.

Question 6:  What event caused the British to enter the war?

ANSWER:  When Germany crossed into Belgium.

QUESTION 7:  What was the Sussex Pledge?

ANSWER:  Agreement that Germany would not sink anymore merchant ships without warning.

QUESTION 8:  What did the Four- Minute Men do?

ANSWER:  Went around the country giving patriotic speeches.

QUESTION 9:  What is propaganda?

ANSWER:  Information designed to influence opinion.

QUESTION 10:  What was President Wilson’s peace plan called?

ANSWER:  Fourteen Points

QUESTION 11:  What did the Supreme Court rule in Schenck v. the United States ?

 Freedom of speech can be curbed during wartime.

QUESTION 12:  What was one of the major conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?

ANSWER:  Germany had to admit guilt in causing the War.  Germany lost land.  Germany not allowed to build military  Germany has to pay 33 billion in reparations.

QUESTION 13:  What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?

ANSWER:  Selling the War to the American public.

QUESTION 14:  What party was Lenin a part of (Russia)?

ANSWER:  Bolshevik Party

QUESTION 15:  What was the name of the Serbian Nationalist group that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand ?

ANSWER:  BLACK HAND

QUESTION 16:  What is the term for spying against your country?

ANSWER:  ESPIONAGE

QUESTION 17:  Who were the “Big Four” at the Peace Conference?

ANSWER:  U.S., Great Britain, France, Italy

QUESTION 18:  Who made up the Triple Alliance?

ANSWER:  Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy

QUESTION 19:  Which group of women in the military were the ONLY ones to be sent overseas?

ANSWER:  Army Nurses

QUESTION 20:  What did the Fuel Administration to conserve energy?

ANSWER:  Daylight savings