Battles of World War I - updated 2025

Who were the Allied powers in World War I

• Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire

  
  

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia

  
  

• Britain, France, Russia

  
  

• Germany, US, England, Italy

  
  

Which war-time strategies were used by the Germans to help them defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg?

• The Germans intercepted important messages and used the railroad to transport troops and supplies.

  
  

• The Germans used taxis and the railway to help deliver troops to the front lines.

  
  

• The Germans captured strategic Russian forts and dragged out the battle in order to deplete Russian resources.

  
  

• The Germans used tanks and trench warfare to overpower the Russians.

  
  

The Battle of Verdun was significant because...

• Verdun was a center of commerce that was significant in maintaining active trade routes with crucial French allies.

  
  

• Verdun held a large factory that was necessary for sustaining the French war effort.

  
  

• Verdun held symbolic value to the French and many forts which were necessary in defending France.

  
  

• Verdun was one of the political centers of France where the upper house of the Parliament met.

  
  

In which battle was the British Mark I combat tank first used?

• The Battle of the Marne

  
  

• The Battle of Verdun

  
  

• The Battle of the Somme

  
  

• The Battle of Tannenberg

  
  

Which battle was an attempt to prevent the Russians from mobilizing at the beginning of the war?

• The Meuse-Argonne Offensive

  
  

• Battle of Verdun

  
  

• Battle of Tanneberg

  
  

• First Battle of the Marne

  
  

What battle was extremely important preventing the Germans from taking Paris?

• The Meuse-Argonne Offensive

  
  

• Battle of Jutland

  
  

• The Somme

  
  

• First Battle of Marne

  
  

What the first and only major naval battle between the Central and Allied Powers?

• Battle of Jutland

  
  

• Gallipoli Campaign

  
  

• The Somme

  
  

• Meuse-Argonne Offensive

  
  

What was the last major offensive that led to the armistice?

• Battle of Tannenberg

  
  

• Meuse-Argonne Offensive

  
  

• Gallipoli Campaign

  
  

• Verdun

  
  

What battle was the longest battle that was costly in many ways?

• First Battle of Marne

  
  

• Verdun

• Gallipoli Campaign

  
  

• Meuse-Argonne Offensive

  
  

What battle was a major victory for the Central Powers in the Dardanelles?

• The Battle of Jutland

  
  

• The Somme

  
  

• The Gallipoli Campaign

  
  

• Battle of Tannenberg