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1. Which of these four countries was NOT part of the Triple Alliance?
2. Which country wasn't in the Triple Entente?
3. The Archduke of Austria ______________________ was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This was the "spark" that started the war.
4. Who assassinated the duke?
5. What year did the United States join WW1?
6. What was the name of the war plan Germany had developed in 1905?
7. In January of 1917, General Plumer ordered his men to dig 20 tunnels, he got a whole lot more than 20 tunnels. How many were actually dug?
8. What was the name of the ultra long range gun that was developed by the Germans and was used in WW1?
9. What was the deadliest type of poison gas used in WW1?
10. What was the name of the first tank developed in the war?
11. Who was the most famous German fighter pilot of WW1?
12. Who was the most famous American pilot?
13. What British passenger liner was sunk in 1915?
14. Which French ship was torpedoed and nearly sunk in March 1916?
15. Who was the Republican candidate in the election of 1916 trying to beat Wilson?
16. Who was the German foreign minister in 1916-17?
17. What act created the draft in the U.S.?
18. What word did Americans use during WW1 to replace anything German to show their dislike of the Germans? For example German measles became ___________ measles.
19. Who was the head of the US food administration?
20. Which of these battles was a major American victory?
21. What was the date of Armistice Day?
22. What man involved in the Big Four was from Britain?
23. What were American soldiers called during WW1?
24. If you wanted to be a WW1 fighter pilot and have the distinction of being an ace just how many planes would you have to shoot down?
25. Who was the US president at the start of WW1?
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