General Overview Questions:

1. What were the three names of WWI. prior to 1939?

2. List the dates of the beginning and ending of WWI.

3. Name the “Entente Powers,” also known as the “Allied.”

PBS.org “The Great War” Questions:

4. What was said to be the “spark” that started the war?

5. Many countries thought the war would be over quickly … by when?

6. Why is this war considered a “total war?”

WWI. causes:

7. Name the 10 reasons that led to “The Great War.”

The Espionage Act, May 16, 1918:

8. After reading the Espionage Act of 1918, clarify what you think it means by writing a short summary.

9. What are the penalties for breaking this act?

New WWI. Technology: (You’ll preview a short introduction, and then you’ll be able to search around)

10. Name the 3 new forms of warfare technology that greatly affected the war.

11. Describe life in the trenches, especially the dangers found in “no man’s land.”

What Really Caused WWI?

12. Comment on the author’s reasons for war, beyond that of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.