1. Start of WWI
Weapons
Trenches
Fighting the War
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2. Start of WWI

3. These three countries formed the Central Powers
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4. Who are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans
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5. These three countries formed the Allied Powers
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6. Who are Britain, France, and Russia
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7. This area was called the “Powder Keg of Europe” due to the problems associated with nationalism in the region
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8. What are the Balkan States
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9. The assassination of this man and his wife was the spark that started World War I
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10. Who is Franz Ferdinand
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11. The declaration of war on this country by Austria-Hungary led Russia to declare war on Austria-Hungary
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12. What is Serbia
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13. Weapons of World War I

14. This weapon was a major firearm advancement that dramatically increased casualties
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15. What is the machine gun
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16. This was first used in World War I and was said to smell like pepper and pineapple, at least until you died 20

17. What is chlorine gas
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18. This style of fighting led to long battles with very little territory changing hands
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19. What is trench warfare
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20. The use of these allowed large caliber shells to be fired from as far away as 6 miles
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21. What are mounted artillery/mortars
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22. Another first for World War I, these were used for reconnaissance missions and dogfights
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23. What were airplanes
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24. Trench Warfare

25. These creatures could often be found nibbling on corpses and food supplies, sometimes reaching the size of a small dog
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26. What are rats
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27. This occurred due to prolonged exposure to moisture, bacteria, and cold
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28. What is trench foot
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29. The area between the trenches, usually shelled out and open to machine gun fire, was known as this
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30. What is “No Man’s Land”
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31. One of the most common cures for this ailment was taking a bath, not something frequently done in the trenches
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32. What are body lice
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33. This mental affliction affected huge numbers of soldiers and was due to long periods of extreme stress, now referred to as PTSD
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34. What is Shell Shock
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35. Fighting the War

36. This was the plan by the Germans to quickly attack and defeat France, then turn their attention to Russia
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37. What is the Schleiffen Plan
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38. 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
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39. What was the Battle of the Marne
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40. 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
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41. What is the Zimmerman Letter
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42. This treaty officially ended the war between the Germans and the Russians, giving a brief boost of confidence to the Central Powers
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43. What was the Treaty of Brest-Litosvk
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44. The control of this strait was important to the Central and Allied Powers as it affected the ability to ship supplies to the troops
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45. What was the Dardanelle Strait
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46. World War I Grab Bag

47. Forcing Germany to pay these to the Allied countries caused massive debt and inflation to occur in Germany after World War I
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48. What are Reparations
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49. This slogan helped Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks gain support and eventual control of Russia
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50. What is “Peace, Land, and Bread”
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51. This was the biggest problem associated with the League of Nations, preventing it from enforcing their policies and decisions
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52. 30 I’ll take either: The United States did not join
The lack of a military
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53. The League of Nations was created by Woodrow Wilson throughout what document?
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54. 14 Points
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55. 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
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56. What is guilt for causing the war
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