WORLD WAR I

RULES OF THE GAME: YOU WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS OF 4. PLEASE ASSIGN EACH MEMBER A LETTER FROM A-

D. EACH MEMBER HAS OWN SHEET OF PAPER. WHEN THE QUESTION IS POSED, EACH MEMBER

MUST WRITE DOWN AN ANSWER. I WILL RANDOMLY CALL ON ONE PERSON FROM

EACH GROUP—IF THEY GOT THE ANSWER RIGHT… 1. They get 1 point. THEN MAY OPT TO SHOOT THE BALL FROM 1 of the

3 spots for extra points (up to 3).

QUESTION 1

What three countries made up the Triple Entente?

ANSWER:

Britain, France, and Russia

QUESTION 2:

What was the “Great Migration”?

ANSWER: African Americans moving from the

South to the North to fill jobs during WWI.

QUESTION 3:

What was the name of the government agency created to prevent strikes?

ANSWER:

National War Labor Board

QUESTION 4:

How were airplanes first used in World War I?

ANSWER:

Scout the enemy

QUESTION 5:

Why did the Russians support the Slavic people against Austria-Hungary?

ANSWER:

Because they were from the same ethnic group.

Question 6:

What event caused the British to enter the war?

ANSWER:

When Germany crossed into Belgium.

QUESTION 7:

What was the Sussex Pledge?

ANSWER:

Agreement that Germany would not sink anymore merchant ships without warning.

QUESTION 8:

What did the Four-Minute Men do?

ANSWER: Went around the country giving patriotic

speeches.

QUESTION 9:

What is propaganda?

ANSWER:

Information designed to influence opinion.

QUESTION 10: What was President Wilson’s peace plan

called?

ANSWER:

Fourteen Points

QUESTION 11:What did the Supreme Court rule in Schenck v. the United States?

Freedom of speech can be curbed during wartime.

QUESTION 12: What was one of the major conditions of

the Treaty of Versailles?

ANSWER: Germany had to admit guilt in causing

the War. Germany lost land. Germany not allowed to build military Germany has to pay 33 billion in

reparations.

QUESTION 13: What was the purpose of the Committee

on Public Information?

ANSWER: Selling the War to the American public.

QUESTION 14:What party was Lenin a part of (Russia)?

ANSWER:

Bolshevik Party

QUESTION 15:What was the name of the

Serbian Nationalist group that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

ANSWER:

BLACK HAND

QUESTION 16:

What is the term for spying against your country?

ANSWER:

ESPIONAGE

QUESTION 17: Who were the “Big Four” at the Peace

Conference?

ANSWER:U.S., Great Britain, France, Italy

QUESTION 18:

Who made up the Triple Alliance?

ANSWER:

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

QUESTION 19: Which group of women in the military

were the ONLY ones to be sent overseas?

ANSWER:

Army Nurses

QUESTION 20:

What did the Fuel Administration to conserve energy?

ANSWER:

Daylight savings