World War I

Front 1

Who was president of the U.S. during W.W.I?

Back 1

Woodrow Wilson

Front 2

Belgium was a neutral country during W.W.I. (True or False)

Back 2

True

Front 3

During the late 1800s, Europe became divided into 2 rival blocs. Name them and the countries of each.

Back 3

Central Powers--Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Allied Powers--Great Britain, France, Russia....and later, the United States

Front 4

What was the name of the treaty which Germany was forced to sign at the end of World War I?

Back 4

Treaty of Versailles.

Front 5

What incident led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia?

Back 5

Bosnian revolutionaries in Sarajevo, the capital, who assassinated the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife.

Front 6

Choose one:

a. 500,000 people died in WWI.
b. 8 million people died in WWI.

Back 6

b. Over 8 million people died during World War I. Over 4 million were United States soldiers.

Front 7

In the early 1900s, what country posed the greatest threat to Britain, in terms of military power?

Back 7

Germany. Britain had always been the dominant naval power in Europe. When Bismarck united Germany under Prussian control it became one of the strongest European powers

Front 8

Name a significant battle in France.

Back 8

Somme. Vernun. Heavy casualties occurred at these battle sites in France.