JEOPARDY World War I Belgian troops carrying their FN Mauser Model 1889 rifles. Looks as if one man is getting a haircut with the others either waiting.

JEOPARDY

World War I

Belgian troops carrying their FN Mauser Model 1889 rifles.

Looks as if one man is getting a haircut with the others either waiting for theirs or are simply looking on.

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Alliances

War

Tensions

End of the War

Geography

Hodge Podge

Final Jeopardy

What are Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?

These were the four Central Powers countries.

Belgium and Switzerland.

These countries were neutral in the buildup to war?

What are the Allies?

Russia was part of this alliance during the

beginning of the war.

What is Italy?This country was originally part of the Triple Alliance, then switched sides to be part of the Allies during

the war.

What is Belgium?

Germany’s invasion of this country brought Britain into the war.

Austria-Hungary was part of this side during

the war.

What are the Central Powers?

This man, the leader of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated, causing WWI to break out in

Europe.

Who was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

This secret group assassinated the leader

of Austria-Hungary.

Who was the Black

Hand?

The land between two trenches of conflicting

armies was called what?

What is no man’s land?

When this ship was torpedoed off the coast of England, Americans

were outraged.

What is the Lusitania?

What German weapon changed the course of

the war?

What is the German U- Boat submarine?

This cause of the war occurred when rival

countries built up weapons and armies to prepare for

war.

What is a militarism?

Daily Double

“Don’t Choke!”

What is nationalism?

This source of tension was when a people with of common ethnic

group wanted to throw off foreign rule because of pride in

their country.

Nations who competed for power in the same region while seeking new markets were

involved in this source of tension.

What is imperialism?

Countries who agreed to support one another in

case of attack were involved in this.

What is the alliance system?

Of all the causes of the war, the one which most fueled the assassination

of Austria-Hungary’s leader was this.

What is nationalism?

This country was involved in a naval race

against Germany.

What is Great Britain?

This battle involved the first use of the tank in military

warfare.

What is the Battle of Somme?

Which unlikely country joined the Allies

because they were a rival of Germany?

What is Japan?

In this country, most of the major battles of the Western

front were fought.

What is France?

Daily Double

“Don’t Choke!”

Russia decided to help this ally, and entered

the war.

What is Serbia?

This weapon was the most dramatic new

weapon used in WWI

What is the airplane?

This agreement forced Germany to pay

reparations for the war.

What is the Versailles Treaty?

Americans did not want to be part of Wilson’s League of

Nations for this reason.

What is they did not want to be involved in future wars?

True or False? The United States joined the League of Nations after

WWI.

What is false?

After the war, this man was the new leader of the communist Soviet

Union.

Who was VIadimir Lenin?

This battle featured the introductionof the tank.

What is the Battle of the Somme?

World War I ended on this date

(at least provide the month and year).

What is November 11, 1918?

What is trenchfoot?

This disease affected many of the soldiers

fighting in the trenches.

What are The Battle of Belleau Wood and the Battle of the Argonne Forest?

Two of the fiercest battles fought at the end of WWI

involved American soldiers. Name one.

What is Russia?

The peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk allowed Germany to move its

troops out of this country.