WW1

Question 1

Otto von Bismarck

Answer 1

Chancellor who unified Germany

Question 2

Kaiser Wilhem II

Answer 2

German emperor and King of Prussia; pushed for militarism

Question 3

Militarism

Answer 3

belief in strong military power

Question 4

Triple Etente

Answer 4

France, Russia, and Britan

Question 5

Triple Alliance

Answer 5

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Question 6

Congress of Vienna

Answer 6

1815 - setting up the alliance system

Question 7

The Final Spark

Answer 7

Franz Ferdinand’s assassination

Question 8

When does Germany declare war on Russia?

Answer 8

August 1 1914

Question 9

When was the second battle of Ypres

Answer 9

spring 1915

Question 10

Who fought in the second Battle of Ypres?

Answer 10

Britian and France vs Germany

Question 11

1905

Answer 11

Schliefren Plan

Question 12

Why did the Schliefren Plan fail?

Answer 12

Belgium didn’t stay neutral which caused resistance for Germany passing through. France and Britan had time to prepare for the attack because of this

Question 13

Nationalism

Answer 13

idea of loyalty and pride for one’s people and country

Question 14

Imperialism

Answer 14

power through colonization

Question 15

Who was prime minister of Canada during WW1?

Answer 15

Robert Borden

Question 16

Allies

Answer 16

Triple Etente

Question 17

Central Powers

Answer 17

Triple alliance

Question 18

June 28 1914

Answer 18

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Question 19

Gavrilo Princip

Answer 19

Franz Ferdinand’s assassin

Question 20

Which country plans to invade France through Belgium in 1914

Answer 20

Germany

Question 21

When was Vimy Ridge

Answer 21

April 9th, 1917

Question 22

Who commanded the forces at Vimy?

Answer 22

Arthur Currie

Question 23

What was significant about Arthur Currie?

Answer 23

First Canadian troop leader

Question 24

Creeping Barrage

Answer 24

Tactic used at Vimy Ridge; moving forward in small increments

Question 25

Which country takes Vimy Ridge?

Answer 25

Canada

Question 26

When was the Ross Rifle replaced?`

Answer 26

1916

Question 27

What was the Ross Rifle replaced with?

Answer 27

Lee Enfield Rifle

Question 28

When was the first use of poison gas?

Answer 28

The Battle of Ypres in 1915 by Germans

Question 29

What were the two countries Germany faced in the Western Front?

Answer 29

France and Russia