1. What three European countries signed an alliance called the Triple Entente?
2. What is it called when a country expands its influence and power into a large empire? 3. Which two countries had become wealthy through creating vast worldwide empires? 4. What single event triggered the start of World War I? 5. Who was Archduke Ferdinand? 6. What country declared war on Serbia at the very start of World War I? 7. Why do some historians believe that Germany wanted to start World War I? 8. Which side was the United States on at the start of the war? 9. Which of the following was a cause that contributed to the start of World War I? 10. World War I was mostly fought between the countries of what continent? 11. Who was the wife of Archduke Ferdinand? 12. In what city did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand take place? 13. What was the name of the group that conspired to kill the Archduke? 14. True or False: There had been an earlier attempt to kill the Archduke with a bomb, but it bounced off of the car. 15. Who was Gavrilo Princip? 16. Who did Austria-Hungary blame for the assassination? 17. Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power? 18. In what country did the majority of the fighting along the western front occur? 19. What event forced Britain to enter the war on the side of the Allied Powers? 20. What event caused Russia to make peace with Germany and leave the Allied Powers? 21. What major nation entered the war on the side of the Allied Powers almost three years after the war began? 22. Who was the leader of Russia at the start of World War I? 23. Who was the prime minister of France during the latter part of World War I? 24. Who was the prime minister of Britain during World War I? 25. Who was president of the United States during World War I? 26. Which of the following countries was not a Central Power? 27. What happened to the Ottoman Empire after World War I? 28. Who was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire during World War I? 29. Who was the Emperor of Germany during World War I? 30. Who was the leader of Bulgaria during World War I? 31. Who was the leader of Austria-Hungary during World War I? 32. What was another name for the Central Powers?
33. Around how long after World War I began did the United States declare war on Germany? 34. What was the Lusitania? 35. What event was the final straw that forced the U.S. to enter World War I? 36. What year did the United States enter World War I? 37. True or False: The United States entering the war tipped the balance in favor of the Allies and helped to defeat Germany. 38. What did Germany promise Mexico if they would ally against the United States? 39. Around how many U.S. soldiers were involved in World War I? 40. What was the name of President Wilson's plans for peace and goals of the United States in the war? 41. Who was the general who commanded the United States military in World War I? 42. Which of the following describes the 'sapping' method of building a trench? 43. What was the land between two enemy trenches called? 44.True or False: Trenches were generally dug in a long straight line. 45. When not fighting, what would soldiers do in the trenches? 46. What animal pest that lived in the trenches caused the disease Trench Fever? 47. What disease did many soldiers get from the constant moisture in the trenches? 48. What were 'duckboards' in the trenches? 49. True or False: General living conditions in the trenches were dirty, full of pests, and dangerous.
50. Which of the following best describes the Christmas Truce?
51. What year did the first Christmas Truce occur? 52. True or False: The generals and leaders of both sides encouraged the Christmas Truce hoping that it would bring about peace. 53. What did the soldiers do during the Christmas Truce? 54. What did the British high command do to stop the truces? 55. True or False: The truces often began when the German soldiers lit candles and sang Christmas carols. 56. Who gave the British soldiers a gift at Christmas?
57. Batles: battle of Verdun, Ypres, Jutland and Somme
