WWI War

Question 1

M.A.I.N

Answer 1

Acronym used to express the cause of WWI : Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

Question 2

Triple Entente

Answer 2

Alliance before WWI including Great Britain, France, and Russia

Question 3

Statlemate

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A situation where neither side is winning. After the failure of the Schliemann Plan at the Battle of the Marne the western front was in a stalemate for almost four years

Question 4

Schlieffen Plan

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Germany’s strategy to avoid a two front war- it failed

Question 5

“Over The Top” in trench warfare

Answer 5

Command to leave your trench and do a direct assault on the opposing trench line

Question 6

No Man’s Land

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An area between the trenches

Question 7

Balkans

Answer 7

Area in Europe where nationalist tensions led to the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

Question 8

Assassination

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Murder with a political motive

Question 9

Ultimatum

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Austro-Hungary gave Serbia one two days before declaring war

Question 10

ANZAC

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Allied troops from British colonies who fought at Gallipoli

Question 11

Militarism

Answer 11

Example - Germany, this nation increased defense spending by more than 70% in the four years prior to the war

Question 12

Poison Gas (mustard gas)

Answer 12

This weapon was used by the Germans in WWI but later declared to be illegal by the Geneva Convention

Question 13

Dogfight

Answer 13

Aerial combat was referred to as this

Question 14

Red Barron

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Top flying ace of WWI

Question 15

Gallipoli campaign 1915

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The name of the disastrous Allied campaign the relied heavily on ANZAC troops, this was a yearlong campaign that attempted to gain control of the opening to the Black Sea to better resupply and work with Russia

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Total War

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Situation where a country devotes all resources towards the war effort

Question 17

Propaganda

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Used by governments to sway the public into supporting the war

Question 18

Allied Powers

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Alliance including Russia, France, and Great Britain during WWI

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Central Powers

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Alliance including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during WWI

Question 20

Biplane

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Initially used for surveillance later in the war they were used for combat

Question 21

Tank

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This began to replace the Cavalry in WWI it was slow and would be bogged down in the mud

Question 22

Artillery

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This weapon caused 70% of the deaths and injuries in the war

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Princip

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Teenage member of the Black Hand who assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand on June 29, 1914

Question 24

U-Boat

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Name given to German submarines during the WWI

Question 25

“Big Bertha” Cannon

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Nick and of the German cannon that hurls an 1800 pound shell a distance of nine miles, named after the wife of Gustav Krupp the German munitions manufacturer