Which type of weapons killed the most people in WWI?
Artillery
What was the result of the Versailles Peace Conference?
The map of the world was completely redrawn.
When did Tsar Nicholas II start to rule?
1894
Who were the members of the Triple Entente before WWI?
France, Great Britain, Russia
When did the war officially begin?
July 28th, 1914.
What is inflation?
It means that money loses its value.
How did they use aviation?
Aircraft, fire from the air, dropping bombs
Who were assassinated in Sarajevo?
Franz Ferdinand and his wife
When did workers in Russia organise the first march?
January, 1905.
What were the disadvantages of the trenches?
Weather caused rough conditions, constant moisture- infections, mud made it difficult to move, frostbite, rats/lice, impossible to communicate
Name at least 5 countries that were in the Allied Powers.
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, USA, Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Portugal
When did Germany sign an armistice?
November 11th, 1918.
Who was the prime minister of Hungary at the beginning of WWI?
Istvan Tisza
What was the "No Man's Land"?
The area between two trenches.
When did the Bolsheviks take power?
October, 1917.
What was the USSR? When was it formed?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1922.
How did Hungary try to solve the decrease of food production?
Everyone was ordered to work, even prisoners.
How did gender roles change in the hinterlands?
women had to work, women could not stay at home anymore, many cases the husband died in war
What was the Hundred Days Offensive?
In the last years of the war Germany started a desperate attack on the Allied Powers. They reacted with an attack and they finally pushed Germany out of France.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
German plan: to invade Belgium-to reach France quickly- encircle Paris -defeat France -move east to face the Russian forces
How did Japan enter the war? They declared war on...
Germany
Who were the members of the Triple Alliance before WWI?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Who was the first to use tanks?
Britain
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