How did Russia surprise Germany early in the war?
What was the outcome of the Gallipoli campaign?
What did Germany’s Schlieffen Plan call for?
In the early 1900s, what trend emerged concerning chemical weapons?
U-boats were used primarily to
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How did soldiers adapt to the use of chemical weapons?
What was an unintended effect of the sinking of the Lusitania?
What best describes the way in which German colonies became involved in the war?
By waging the Gallipoli campaign, the Allies hoped to
In what way did trench warfare turn out to be a disadvantage to both Germany and the Allies in the war?
Where was Gallipoli located?
How did the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme symbolize modern war’s destructiveness?
Read the excerpt about the effects of poison gas.Like some liquid the heavy-coloured vapour poured relentlessly into the trenches, filled them, and passed on.For a few seconds nothing happened; the sweet-smelling stuff merely tickled their nostrils; they failed to realize the danger. Then, with inconceivable rapidity, the gas worked, and blind panic spread.—British eyewitness on the western front, 1915
At the start of the war, which countries were on the side of the Central Powers? Check all that apply.
What best characterizes the trenches dug by the Allies and by Germany?
Both Germany and the Allies used airplanes primarily for reconnaissance, which means
Read the excerpt from a newspaper article about World War I.The gaseous vapor which the Germans used against the French divisions near Ypres last Thursday, contrary to the rules of The Hague Convention, introduces a new element into warfare. The attack of last Thursday evening was preceded by the rising of a cloud of vapor, greenish gray and iridescent. That vapor settled to the ground like a swamp mist and drifted toward the French trenches on a brisk wind.
Trench warfare began after Germany failed in its initial plan to
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