World War I Vocabulary Quiz

A secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed on May 20, 1882, and renewed periodically until World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary had been closely allied since 1879. Italy sought support against France shortly after it lost North African ambitions to the French. Each member promised mutual support in the event of an attack by any other great power.

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• Triple Alliance

British soldier sent to encourage Arabia to declare independence from the Ottomans. British officer who scored major victories in the middle east to weaken the Turks.

• Georges Clemenceau

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• T.E. Lawrence. 'Lawrence of Arabia'

• Vittorio Orlando

The informal understanding linking the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente on August 31, 1907.

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• Triple Alliance

This intercepted note from the German foreign minister to the Mexican government offered territories in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico for Mexico. The note also confirmed the new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany against the Allied Powers. This helped turn Americans against Germany in WWI.

• Self-determination

• Zimmerman telegram

• Schlienffen Plan

• The Black Hand

A Russian offensive against Austria-Hungary, resulted in Russia retreating due to lack of resources, but it dealt a substantial blow to Austria-Hungary and effectively took them out of the war.

• Brusilov Offensive in 1916

• Battle of Jutland (31 May - 1 June 1916)

• Tannenberg (1914)

• The Arab Revolt

1. German troops will cross Belgium (neutral) to invade France, swing around toward Paris, and achieve a swift victory
2. Then move troops to the Eastern front to fight Russia

• Self-determination

• Zimmerman telegram

• Schlienffen Plan

• The Black Hand

British Liberal politician and statesman. As Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908-1915), he was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms that laid the foundations of the modern welfare state. His most important role came as the highly energetic Prime Minister of the Wartime Coalition Government (1916-22), during and immediately after the First World War. He was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 that reordered Europe after the defeat of the Central Powers.

• Georges Clemenceau

• Woodrow Wilson

• David Lloyd George

• Vittorio Orlando

What is an airplane with three main wings set one above the other, primarily made of canvas, wood, and wire, and initially used to observe enemy troops called?

• Zeppelin

• U-Boat

• Homogenic

• Triplane

They were formed in 1922 from most of the former Russian Empire. It was controlled by the Communist Party headquarters in Moscow, Russia. It was a world superpower along with the United States, and was one of the two major antagonists during the Cold War.

• Soviet Union (USSR)

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Arab Revolt

• Communism

a person captured by opposing forces during a time of war or conflict

• Soldier

• prisoner of war

• Police Officer

• Civilian