1. What was great about the Great War? T. Seay BHS

2. German tanks

3. All of the following are accurate statements about the causes of World War I EXCEPT a. A system of alliances led to a chain reaction after Gavrilo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand. b. Militarism included both the development of new war technologies and the widespread use of propaganda. c. Gavrilo Princip represented a nationalistic impulse when he killed Ferdinand. d. Gavrilo Princip represented a militaristic impulse when he killed Ferdinand.

4. Major Events of World War I Levain Somme Marne Trench warfare Shell shock No-man's land U.S. entered war Russian empire ended

5. Leuven, Belgium On 25 August 1914, the Germans set fire to the town of Leuven, burned the library containing about 230,000 books, killed 209 civilians and forced 42,000 to evacuate. These actions brought worldwide condemnation. (From Wikipedia)

6. First Battle of the Marne (1914) Allied victory More than 2 million soldiers fought (French, British, German) More than 500,000 total casualties Allies pushed back the Germans

8. Battle of the Somme, 1916 One of the bloodiest battles ever fought: over 1.5 million total casualties Killed and missing Britain 95,675 France 50,756 Germany 164,055

9. The Somme, 1916

10. Trench Warfare Hundreds of miles of trenches No-man's land Barbed wire Machine guns Shell shock boredom Stalemate Carnage like nothing ever seen before

11. United States Entered the War (1917) Why? Lusitania (1915) Zimmerman Telegram (1917)

13. Russia Exited the War (1917) Why? Bolshevik Revolution