World War One 1914

Where did the assaassination that started World War One take place?

• Sarajevo

• Belgrade

• Vienna

• Berlin

Where did Russia have the most success in the first few months of World War One

Identify the location of the Battle of the Marne.

What did the Germans do after the Battle of the Marne?

• They built a long line of trenches

• They retreated back to Germany

• They surrendered

• They signed a peace treaty

The new weapons introduce in World War I resulted in

• fewer casualties on the Western front

• a stalemate on the Western front

• increased central powers' efforts for a peace treaty

• decreased cost of fighting a stationary war

How did the military technology shown in this photo impact World War 1

• It increased casualty rates

• More firepower led to a shorter war

• More soldiers were required to protect an area of land

• Weapons made less noise than in previous wars

Fighting from deep ditches protected by barbed wire

• Chemical Warfare

• Trench Warfare

• Air Warfare

• Naval Warfare

What was the most prominent battlefield tactic used in WWI that involved digging in and waiting for your opponent to charge?

• Trench Warfare

• Blitzkrieg

• Naval and Sea Warfare

• Scorched Earth

​ ​ (a)   causing a stalemate to develop along the western front.

• Machine guns resulted in massive casualties
• Submarines attached unarmed ships
• Armored tanks crossed fortified lines
• Airplanes conducted reconnaissance missions

What was the Western Front?

• Stretch of land between Russia and Germany where soldiers dug trenches and fought WWI

• Stretch of land between Germany and France where soldiers dug trenches and fought WWI

• Name given to the Europe theater where most of the fighting in WWI took place

• Land located between enemy trenches that was extremely dangerous and no man could survive