WW I Battles

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.

  
  

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 extremely long and deadly; the British first used tanks to push Germans back?

• The Somme

  
  

• First Battle of Marne

  
  

• Battle of Tannenberg

  
  

• Battle of Jutland

Which battle marked the first use of chemical weapons in World War I?

• Battle of Verdun

• Second Battle of Ypres

• Battle of the Somme

• First Battle of the Marne

Which battle is known for its extensive use of trench warfare and resulted in a stalemate?

• Battle of Gallipoli

• Battle of Verdun

• Battle of the Somme

• Battle of Tannenberg

Which battle was a significant victory for the Allies and marked the turning point on the Eastern Front?

• Battle of Tannenberg

• Battle of Gallipoli

• Battle of Verdun

• Battle of the Somme