large gas-filled balloons used to bomb the English coast

What is the goal of the League of Nations

Keeping peace among the nations

Why did the Germans stop using Zeppelins?

they were big and an easy target

What were the four main causes of World War 1?

Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances

What was Schlieffen (Germany) trying to avoid at the beginning of the war?

Fighting on "two fronts" at the same time

Which of these is not true of Trench Foot ?

caused by not trimming your toenails for months at a time

Which was NOT part of Wilson's 14 points

Set up rules for a country to acquire colonies

How was large artillery used?

to shell enemy lines and cities

studbud

World War 1

38 termsStudBud Administration242 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards38 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 38

Answers

1
From how far away could large artillery be fired ?
30 miles
10 miles
20 miles
5 miles
2
Who used poison gas first?
France
USA
Russia
Germany
3
What was the spark that started the war?
People rioted and wanted their own country
Economic depression began
Ferdinand was assassinated
The Russian Revolution began
4
What were Zeppelins?
large gas-filled balloons used to bomb the English coast
Could travel underwater for 2 hours at a time
early tanks
large gas-filled balloons used to carry troops
5
Having extreme pride in our country and being willing to defend it at all costs
Imperialism
Central Powers
Nationalism
Allied Powers
6
What is the goal of the League of Nations
Keeping peace among the nations
Creating alliances
Economic rebuilding for the Allied Nations
Putting the leaders of Germany on trial
7
Why did the Germans stop using Zeppelins?
they were big and an easy target
couldn't travel far enough
It was too difficult to sink uboats
they caught on fire too easily
8
Proposal to Mexico to attack the USA
Unrestricted submarine warfare
The Zimmerman Telegram
Lusitania
Convoy
9
German U-boat sank this passenger ship killing 128 Americans
Lusitania
The Zimmerman Telegram
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Convoy
10
What were the four main causes of World War 1?
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Economic Depression
Triple Alliance, Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism
Triple Alliance, Allied Alliance, Nationalism, Imperialism
11
What was the name of the radical group that Gavrilo Princip was part of?
The Black Hand
Dark Hour
Isis
St. Vitus
12
A group of merchant ships protected by warships
The Zimmerman Telegram
Lusitania
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Convoy
13
The Sinking of civilian and military ships by German uboats
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Lusitania
Convoy
The Zimmerman Telegram
14
What was Schlieffen (Germany) trying to avoid at the beginning of the war?
Invading France
fighting against Russia
Invading Belgium
Fighting on "two fronts" at the same time
15
What were uboats used for?
spying on the enemy
sinking ships
shooting down aircraft
dropping poison gas
16
A stretch of land between the two opposing sides' trenches
The Eastern Front
No Man's Land
The Western Front
Propaganda
17
How much did each large artillery shell weigh?
up to 500 pounds
up to 50 pounds
up to 100 pounds
up to 900 pounds
18
Which country entered into war first (declared war 1st)?
Germany
Serbia
Belgium
Austria -Hungary
19
Who was president of the US during World War 1?
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
20
What caused blindness, blisters, and possibly death?
uboats
illness in the trenches
poison gas
tanks
21
What percentage of the soldiers in the US army were immigrants?
18%
28%
10%
25%
22
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers
Imperialism
Central Powers
Nationalism
23
Which of these is not true of Trench Foot ?
blackening and death of surface tissue
A painful condition of the feet
caused by not trimming your toenails for months at a time
caused by long time immersion in cold water or mud
24
What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk do?
All of the above
one million Germans troops moved from the Eastern to the Western front
Caused Russia to pull out of World War 1
Happened during the Russian Revolution
25
Approximately how many people were drafted in WWI?
4.8 million
3.7 million
2 million
2.8 million
26
What were airplanes used for in WW1?
spying on the enemy
sinking ships
dropping poison gas
dropping bombs
27
Wearing down the enemy by continual losses in people and material
Militarism
War of Attrition
Stalemate
Nationalism
28
Trying to build an empire
Central Powers
Imperialism
Nationalism
Allied Powers
29
Which of these was NOT in the Treaty of Versailles
Banned Germany from making weapons
Reduced the German Army
Creating alliances
Germany had to take blame for the war
30
Leader of the Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gorilla Princip
Eli Perepichay
31
All people and resources were devoted to the war effort
Conscription
Propaganda
Total War
Convoy
32
Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy, the USA
Imperialism
Nationalism
Allied Powers
Central Powers
33
Building up of armed forces
Stalemate
War of Attrition
Nationalism
Militarism
34
Which was NOT part of Wilson's 14 points
restored freedom to some lands and the creation of other independent lands
an end to all secret alliances
Set up rules for a country to acquire colonies
limitation of arms
35
How was large artillery used?
to aid in hand to hand combat
to destroy tanks
to shell enemy lines and cities
to clear no man's land
36
What happened in Germany during the 1920s because of the Versailles Treaty?
a wealthy economy in Germany
The rise of Stalin as their new leader
the rise of Nazism
an alliance between Great Britain ang the Ottoman Empire
37
Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
Nationalism
War of Attrition
Militarism
Stalemate
38
Why weren't tanks effective in World War 1?
all of the above
Got stuck in the mud
Moved slowly
Broke down all the time

World War 1 Flashcards | StudBud