Transcript WW1 Review Game 09

World War One
FINAL JEOPARDY (Review Game)
American
Neutrality
The War
Begins
The Home Reshaping the Legacy of the
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The War Begins
(200)
What was the main style of
warfare during World War One?
ANSWER: Trench Warfare
The War Begins
(400)
Whose assassination in Serbia, 1914
prompted the beginning of World
War One?
ANSWER: Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The War Begins
(600)
Name FOUR of the five new
and deadly weapons that
were developed and used
during World War One.
ANSWER: Machine Guns, Heavy
Artillery, Poison Gas, Planes, and Tanks
The War Begins
(800)
1. Which three countries made up the
Triple Entente (The Allies) besides
the U.S.A.?
2. Which three countries made up the
Triple Alliance (Central Powers)?
ANSWER: 1. Britain, France, and Russia
2. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey
(Ottoman Empire)
The War Begins
(1000)
Explain, IN DETAIL, how the
assassination of one man led all the
powerful nations of Europe into war?
ANSWER: Prior to the assassination European nations had
allied with one another for mutual security. But then when
A-H declared war on Serbia and Russia stepped in to defend
Serbia these alliances kicked in. So now France and Britain
backed up Russia and Germany and the Ottoman Empire
stepped in to back up A-H.
The Home Front
(200)
Name the two acts that prevented
people from making profane or
disloyal comments about the
government or the war effort.
ANSWER: The Espionage
and Sedition Acts
The Home Front
(400)
What organization encouraged mass
production in the U.S. by enforcing the
standardization of products and putting
all American factories under one single
management.
ANSWER: The War Industries Board
The Home Front
(600)
Name the two ways that the American
government financed the war effort.
ANSWER: By raising taxes
and selling war bonds
The Home Front
(800)
What was the function
of the Committee of
Public Information?
ANSWER: To ‘sell’ the war to Americans,
produce propaganda supporting the war,
and generally promoting the war.
The Home Front
(1000)
Explain what the Great Migration
was AND why this migration
took place when it did.?
ANSWER: This was a movement of hundreds of
thousands of African-Americans from the south to
the north. They moved in search of new and higher
paying jobs that were now open because so many
men had entered the military during this time
American Neutrality
(200)
Name ONE reason for
America’s early neutrality
during World War One.
ANSWER: They felt it was none of their
business, it was 4,000 miles away, they could
sell to both sides, and Wilson wanted us to be
an example for peace.
American Neutrality
(400)
What event helped
polarize Americans
against Germany?
ANSWER: The Sinking
of the Lusitania
American Neutrality
(600)
Why did many Americans feel closely
tied to Britain?
ANSWER: Because we
share a common language
and common ancestry
American Neutrality
(800)
What TWO groups of Americans
supported the German cause early
in the war?
ANSWER: German Americans and
Irish Americans
American Neutrality
(1000)
What were the TWO important
statements of the Zimmermann Note
that finally pushed American into the
Great War?
ANSWER: Germany claimed they would
begin unrestricted submarine warfare AND
had proposed an alliance with Mexico, which
would have brought the war right to America
Reshaping the World
(200)
Name the treaty that
ended World War One.
ANSWER: The Treaty
of Versailles
Reshaping the World
(400)
What did Wilson hope to
accomplish with his Fourteen
Points?
ANSWER: He hoped to bring
about a lasting world peace
Reshaping the World
(600)
What was the purpose of the League
of Nations?
ANSWER: To give countries a
place to settle international
disputes through diplomacy
Reshaping the World
(800)
Name the THREE things
that the treaty required of
Germany after the war.
ANSWER: 1. Take responsibility for the war,
2. pay $33 Billion in war reparations,
3. reduce their army to only 100,000
Reshaping the World
(1000)
Name NINE countries that were
created after World War One
ANSWER: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary,
Finland, Yugoslavia, Poland, and Turkey
Legacy of War
(200)
Which country lost the most
territory at the end of WW1?
ANSWER: Russia
Legacy of War
(400)
Approximately how many people
died during World War One?
ANSWER: 8.5 Million
Legacy of War
(600)
What was the main reason that the U.S.
Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles,
specifically the League of Nations?
ANSWER: They wanted to stay out of
European affairs, go back to being isolationist.
Legacy of War
(800)
Name TWO effects that Germany’s post
war depression had on their economy.
ANSWER: Hyperinflation (money lost total
value) and extremely high unemployment
Legacy of War
(1000)
Name TWO ways that the end of
World War One helped set the stage
for the beginning of World War Two.
ANSWER: New political boundaries ignored ethnic
boundaries, autonomy of colonies was ignored,
there was a lack of international cooperation, the
harsh rhetoric of the Treaty of Versailles, and the
collapse of the German economy.
WW1 Videos
(200)
What was the month, day, year, and time
that WW1 ended
ANSWER: November 11, 1918 at 11 A.M.
WW1 Videos
(400)
Who was the commander of the
American Expeditionary Force?
ANSWER: General John J. Pershing
WW1 Videos
(600)
Why did most British artillery
shells fail to eliminate the
German barbed wire?
ANSWER: They were the using the wrong
type of shells. They were using shrapnel shells
rather than high explosive shells
WW1 Videos
(800)
Give at least TWO examples of how
the Battle of the Somme helped
improve the British army during the
last two years of the war.
ANSWER: More machine guns given to the front,
switched to infiltration tactics, units reorganized into smaller
groups, less weight for first wave troops, more high
explosive shells, more artillery guns, and better training for
the artillery men.
WW1 Videos
(1000)
Give at least THREE reasons why young
American men enlisted in the army soon
after the U.S. declared war.
ANSWER: National interests at stake, Youthful
enthusiasm, Family military tradition, No prospects
back home, boredom, to be with their buddies, felt
that it was a moral crusade, or they believed that
they had an obligation to their country.
Final Jeopardy Category
Wilson’s 14
Points
Final Jeopardy Question
Identify TWO of Wilson’s
first five points. Explain
what he hoped to achieve
in each point AND what
pre-WW1 problem he had
hoped to fix.
Final Jeopardy Answer
1. Create open and honest diplomatic communication
(Fix pre-war alliances)
2. Oceans should be free for anyone to sail at anytime
(Eliminate the unrestricted use of U-boats)
3. All nations should practice free trade
(Stop the use of blockades)
4. Armies and armaments should be reduced to the lowest
possible levels (Prevent conflict by eliminating the
means to fight a conflict.)
5. Colonial claims should be readjusted and people
should be given independence if they desire it.
(Eliminate single powerful empires, limit spread of
conflicts)