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What was the German plan for a quick knock out of France before taking on Russia?
The Schlieffen plan
Plan B
Operation Barbarossa
D-Day
Which is the best reason that WWI become a stalemate?
The technology had out paced the tactics.
Trench warfare
Gass warfare
The logistics for the war were too much.
Belgium resistance to the Schlieffen plan upset the German invaders which lead to a series of harsh punishments which were exaggerated by the British press known as the?
Rape of Belgium
Anarchy Antwerp
Bruising of Belgium
Negating of the Netherlands
Which phrase best describes the Austro-Hungarian empire during World War I?
Weak - Major leadership & logistical issues.
Weak - Very few men.
Strong - Great leaders & logistical support.
Strongest army in the great war.
Who is this notable, and inept, leader of the Austro-Hungarian military?
Conrad von Hotzendorf
Paul Von Hindenburg
Erich Ludendorff
Otto von Bismarck
Early in WWI the German army lead by Paul von Hindenburg & Erich Ludendorff crushed the Russian army during what two battles on the Eastern Front?
Tannenberg
Ypre
Masurian Lakes
Versailles
Though Germany would lose most of their overseas possessions. The German General Lettow-Vorbeck would lead a successful guerrilla campaign where?
Africa
Asia
South America
South East Asia
What branch of the military had largely became absolute on all sides on the Western Front due to advances in warfare like barbwire and the machine gun?
Cavalry
Artillery
Air-force
Logistics
What new military innovation was primarily used as a scout for artillery before evolving into a varsity of roles and its own branch of many militaries?
Airplanes
Cavalry
Armored Cars
Tanks
Which army began the war wearing no helmets, red pants, and blue coats? They would wear blue throughout the war as it was the only color their economy could mass product.
France
Germany
U.K.
U.S.
Which army began the war wearing spiked helmets and grey uniforms?
France
Germany
U.K.
U.S.
Which army began the war made of professional soldiers wear khaki?
France
Germany
U.K.
U.S.
Which battle also known as the Miracle at the _________ saw the German advance into France stopped just short of Paris? Famously, the French would use taxi cabs to get men to the front lines.
Marne
Masurian lakes.
Tannenberg
Liege
After the battle of Marne which stopped the German advance into France. Both sides try to out flank each other in an action known as the?
Race to the Sea
Space Race
Flip Flank
Go around plan
As part of the battle of attrition both sides in WWI tried to blockade each other. The British imposed a surface blockade while the Germans used what to block the British?
U-boats
Battleships
Carriers
Destroyers
Who are some of the new combatants in late 1914 & early 1915?
The Ottomans
Italy
Japan
Russia
Which new combatant in 1914 was largely locked in a stalemate in the mountains with the Austro-Hungarians?
The Italians
The Japanese
The Ottomans
The British
What was the nickname given to the Ottoman Empire before WWI?
“The Sick Man of Europe”
"The Evil Empire"
"The Crown Jewel"
"Middle Europa"
What highly controversial event happens in the Ottoman empire during World war I?
Armenian genocide
Greek genocide
Turkisk genocide
Jewish genocide
The Hague Conferences of 1899 & 1905 sought to make war more humane by forbidding?
Use of chemical Weapons
Targeting Civilians
Use of Submarines
Targeting factories
Identify new deadly tactics in WWI?
Targeting of Civilians.
Use of poison gas & flamethrowers.
Unrestricted submarine warfare.
Large scale trench warfare
The Germans targeted civilians
through Zeppelin Air raids on London.
by shelling British coastal cities.
shelling Paris with an enormous artillery gun.
just kidding they didn't do any of those things.
Which of the following are versions of poison gas used in World War I?
Chlorine
Phosgene
Mustard
Methane
The sinking of what ship, though not a direct factor U.S. involvement in WWI, is often cites as a factor for the eventual U.S. involvement in WWI?
Lusitania
Mauritania
Mane
Titantic
This new weapons technology which debuted at the Battle of the Somme was a heavily guarded secret which evolved from idea of tracked tractors that would carried water to the front line.
Tanks
Airplanes
Trucks
Flamethrowers
This simple weapons technology adapted from the American West was extremely very deadly and is an iconic part of trench warfare & WWI?
Barbed wire
Shovels
Tunnels
Mud
This was the only large sea battle of WW1?
Jutland
Verdun
Somme
Gallipoli
This battle largely between the French and Germans over a fortress town is one of the longest and bloodies battles in history. It was supposedly launched to "bleed the French white".
Jutland
Verdun
Somme
Gallipoli
This campaign which largely featured ANZAC troops would be miserable failure for the British getting its advocate Winston Churchill fired while making a hero out of Turkish soldier Kemal Ataturk
Jutland
Brusilov Offensive
Somme
Gallipoli
This British Spring Offensive was designed to punch a hole in the German lines and draw troops away from Verdun. However, the British suffered heavy casualties 58,000 on the first day.
Jutland
Verdun
Somme
Gallipoli
This was a massive Russian offensive across a huge front however it failed after initial gains.
Jutland
Brusilov Offensive
Somme
Gallipoli
On the Arab Front this British advisor became famous for his exploits
T.E. Laurence
Douglas Hauge
John French
Mark Sykes
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