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WWI Magazine Questions
1
Three reasons why
European nations
competed against one
another.
• Economic advantage,
colonial possessions,
and military superiority
2
How long after the
assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand did
Austria-Hungary declare
war on Serbia?
• 1 month
3
Explain how alliances
played a role in the Great
War
• Many countries entered the
war because of alliances made
previous to the war.
• Germany attacked Russia
because of their alliance with
Austria-Hungary
• France Declared war on
Germany because of it’s
alliance with Russia, so
Germany attacked France
• Germany went through
Belgium to get to France so
the U.K. entered the war
because they had an alliance
with Belgium.
4
Why do you think citizens
on both sides of the war
thought it would be “over
by Christmas?
• Citizens on both sides
were very patriotic and
confident they would
win quickly.
• http://www.history.com
/topics/world-wari/outbreak-of-worldwar-i
5
Explain why only
two African nations
were neutral.
• Only two African
nations were neutral
because the others
were colonies of
European countries;
therefore, they were
part of the war.
Describe trench
warfare.
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• Trenches were ditches
dug into the earth about
6 ft deep used as a line of
defense. Soldiers did
everything in the
trenches including eating,
sleeping, and using the
restroom. The unsanitary
conditions led to
infestations of lice, rats
and flies. Trench warfare
seemed useless because
neither side could
advance.
• http://www.history.com/t
opics/world-war-i/worldwar-i-history/videos/lifein-a-trench
7
What was “no
man’s land”?
• No man’s land was the
area between the
opposing armies’
trenches.
8
Explain why
attacking the enemy
from the trenches
was considered
“suicidal.”
• Crossing no man’s land
was almost certain
death. Men got caught
in barbed wire, were
killed by enemy gunfire
and even land mines.
Name five
weapons used for
the first time
during WWI.
9
• Poison gas, machine
guns, tanks,
submarines, and
airplanes
• http://www.history.com
/topics/world-wari/world-war-i-history
10
What advancement
helped soldiers to
cross no man’s land?
In what year was
this used?
• Tanks, 1916
11
Who was the Red
Baron and why was
he infamous?
• The Red Baron was the
top German ace
because he shot down
at least 80 enemy
aircraft
What country ruled
the Ottoman
Empire?
12
• Turkey
What is a
“front?”
13
• The place where
fighting takes place
14
What were the
names of the two
major fronts in the
Great War and
where were they
located?
• Western ,
Eastern
15
Who was Lawrence
of Arabia? What
side was he fighting
for?
• Lawrence of Arabia
helped lead a daring
attack against the Turks.
He was fighting for the
Allies
16
In 1917, Russia
• Lenin
withdrew from the
WWI due to the
Russian Revolution.
Who came to power
as a result of the
revolution?
18.
Who was the
president of the
United States
during WWI?
• Woodrow Wilson
19.
List three reasons why
the U.S. joined the war
• • American
businesses had loaned
billions of dollars to the
Allies
• • Germany sank U.S.
merchant ships
• • Germany asked
Mexico to declare war
on the U.S.
20.
How were African
American soldiers
treated during
WWI?
• They were placed in
segregated units and
often given menial
jobs, such as driving
trucks and cooking
21.
Explain why
hamburgers were
renamed “liberty
sausage.”
• After the war there
was a widespread
hatred for Germany
in the U.S. and
hamburgers were
renamed because
they were originally
named after the city
Hamburg Germany.
22.
What role did
women play in the
war effort?
• Many women joined
the workforce.
Some jobs included
working in the fields,
clerical workers,
conductors and
working in the
factories.
23.
When did the war • November 11,
1918
end?
24.
What were the
terms of the Treaty
of Versailles?
• Germany had to accept
blame for the war
• It required Germany to
pay the Allies $33
billion, to give territory
to France and Poland,
give up it’s overseas
colonies, and to limit
the size of its army
25.
What did Adolf
Hitler promise
Germans to help
him get elected?
• Hitler promised to
overturn the
Treaty of Versailles
Speech made by Hitler on April 17,
1923
So long as this Treaty stands there can be no
resurrection of the German people; no social reform
of any kind is possible! The Treaty was made in order
to bring 20 million Germans to their deaths and to
ruin the German nation. But those who made the
Treaty cannot set it aside. As its foundation our
Movement formulated three demands:
1.Setting aside of the Peace Treaty.
2.Unification of all Germans.
3.Land and soil [Grund und Boden] to feed our nation