World War l Q&A
Rifles, artillery, machine guns, aircraft ships, submarines, poison gas, tanks, armored
cars, grenades and mortars - (correct answer)What weapons were used in World War l?
1917 - (correct answer)When did the United States enter World War l?
The war was started by the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne Franz
Ferdinand in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, a province of Austria at the time. - (correct
answer)Who started World War 1?
many ethnic groups wanted their own nation-states - (correct answer)Central and
Eastern Europe experienced ethnic tensions in the early 1900s primarily because...
France, Great Britain, Russia - (correct answer)What countries comprised the Triple
Entente?
Chemical weapons became deadly, as did other aspects of warfare. - (correct answer)In
the early 1900s, what trend emerged concerning chemical weapons?
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Italy - (correct answer)At the start of the war, which countries were on the side of the
Central Powers?
They began to wear protective masks and clothing. - (correct answer)How did soldiers
adapt to the use of chemical weapons?
Civilian - (correct answer)A(n)____ is a person who is not actively involved in a nation's
armed forces.
Rifles, artillery, machine guns, aircraft ships, submarines, poison gas, tanks, armored
cars, grenades and mortars - (correct answer)What weapons were used in World War l?
1917 - (correct answer)When did the United States enter World War l?
The war was started by the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne Franz
Ferdinand in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, a province of Austria at the time. - (correct
answer)Who started World War 1?
many ethnic groups wanted their own nation-states - (correct answer)Central and
Eastern Europe experienced ethnic tensions in the early 1900s primarily because...
France, Great Britain, Russia - (correct answer)What countries comprised the Triple
Entente?
Chemical weapons became deadly, as did other aspects of warfare. - (correct answer)In
the early 1900s, what trend emerged concerning chemical weapons?
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Italy - (correct answer)At the start of the war, which countries were on the side of the
Central Powers?
They began to wear protective masks and clothing. - (correct answer)How did soldiers
adapt to the use of chemical weapons?
Civilian - (correct answer)A(n)____ is a person who is not actively involved in a nation's
armed forces.
