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
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.