World War 1 Flashcards
1
Q
WWI’ original name before WW 2
A
The Great War
2
Q
His assassination started the war
A
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
3
Q
City where Francis Ferdinand was assassinated
A
Sarajevo
4
Q
Germany, Austria-Hungary Alliance
A
Central Powers
5
Q
Britain, France, and Russia Alliance
A
Triple Entente
6
Q
General of US Armies, 1918
A
Gen John “Blackjack” Pershing
7
Q
French Leader
A
Georges Clemenceau
8
Q
German Leader
A
Kaiser Wilhelm II
9
Q
German Flying Ace
A
Baron Manfred Von Richtofen (The Red Baron, 80 Kills)
10
Q
Maker of Richtofen’s airplane type
A
Fokker
11
Q
American Flying Ace
A
Eddie Rickenbacker
12
Q
Battle that stopped German Advance, 1914
A
First Battle of the Marne
13
Q
British Passenger Liner Sank, May 1915
A
Lusitania
14
Q
British-German Naval Battle for the North Sea, 1916
A
Battle of Jutland
15
Q
Major French/German Battle 1916
A
Battle of Verdun
