The Great War

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1. Which of these four countries were NOT part of the Triple Alliance? Germany Russia Austria-Hungary Italy

2. Which country wasn't in the Triple Entente? Russia France United States Britain

3. The Archduke of Austria ______________________ was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This was the "spark" that started the war. Franz Ferdinand Adolf Hitler Sergei Hunera Samuel Lemar

4. Who assassinated the duke? Gavrilo Princip Soltim Vladimir Herdinad Grintec Yzechal Rustavia

5. What year did the United States join WW1? 1917 1915 1914 1920

6. What was the name of the war plan Germany had developed in 1905? The Kaiser Plan The Hindenburg Plan The Schlieffen Plan The Moltke Plan

7. In January of 1917, General Plumer ordered his men to dig 20 tunnels, he got a whole lot more than 20 tunnels. How many where actually dug? 999 270 6,000 3,500

8. What was the name of the ultra long range that was developed by the Germans and was used in WW1? Italy gun Paris gun Gatling gun Machine gun

9. What was the deadliest type of poison gas used in WW1? chlorine gas mustard gas tear gas laughing gas

10. What was the name of the first tank developed in the war? Small Sally Big Bertha Little Willie Large Tom

11. Who was the most famous German fighter pilot of WW1? Blue Pigeon Purple Crow Green Iguana Red Baron

12. Who was the most famous American pilot? Samuel Thompson Eddie Rickenbacker George Yates Erick Wellington

13. What British passenger liner was sunk in 1915? The Lusitania The Coal The Titanic The Sydney

14. Which French ship was torpedoed and nearly sunk in March 1916? The Sussex The Pinto The Lusitania The Normandie

15. Who was the Republican candidate in the election of 1916 trying to beat Wilson? Phillips Redman Downy Hughes

16. Who was the German foreign minister in 1916-17? Walter Zimmermann Jakob Zimmermann Artur Zimmermann Edmund Zimmermann

17. What act created the draft? No Choice Act Unvoluntary Conscription Act Draft Act Selective Service Act

18. What word did Americans use during WW1 to replace anything German to show their dislike of the Germans? For example German measles became ___________ measles. victory honor freedom liberty

19. Who was the head of the food administration? Grover Cleveland Jimmy Carter Franklin Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

20. What was the turning point of the war? Maginot Offensive Tet Offensive Argonne Offensive Wilson Offensive

21. What was the date of Armistice Day? September 12, 1918 November 11, 1918 November 11, 1919 September 12, 1919

22. What man involved in the Big Four was from Britain? Lloyd George Wilson Orlando Clemenceau

23. What were American soldiers called during WW1? breadboys doughboys milkmen mailmen

24. If you wanted to be a WW1 fighter pilot and have the distinction of being an ace just how many planes would you have to shoot down? 10 5 15 20

25. Who was the US president at the start of WW1? Coolidge Truman Wilson F. Roosevelt