WWI Scavenger Hunt
WWI Scavenger Hunt
WWI Scavenger Hunt
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Intro to World War I: Internet Scavenger Hunt
1. Causes of W. W. 1
List four of the main causes of the Great War.
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b. _______________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________
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http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1914.htm
http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1914.htm
http://www.worldwar1.com/arm012.htm
Read the brief description of the sinking of the Lusitania at the bottom of the page. What is
your opinion? Did the Germans have a right to sink the ship? Explain why or why not.
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5. Wartime Cartoons
http://www.worldwar1.com/bier001a.htm
________________ In one of these propaganda cartoons, who are the German soldiers shown
executing?
6. Thumbnail Bio
http://www.worldwar1.com/biocmvr.htm
http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1917.htm
9. Slang
http://www.worldwar1.com/bierhaus.htm#slang
__________________ What was the meaning of the slang term "Fritz" during the Great War?
http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1918.htm
_________________ What was the name of the March 3, 1918, separate treaty that took
Russia out of the Great War?
11. U-Boats On Patrol with U 35
http://www.worldwar1.com/arm012a.htm
_________________(View the entire sequence) What did the U-boat use to sink the neutral
merchant ship?
12. Guns
http://www.worldwar1.com/arm005.htm
_______________ What was the nationality of the designer of the German's Maxim machine
gun (MG-08)?
13. Troops
http://www.worldwar1.com/arm008.htm
http://www.worldwar1.com/tlcrates.htm
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/nov-7-1917-russian-
government-overthrown-in-bolshevik-revolution/?_r=0
__________________ Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists) when they
overthrew the Russian monarchy and took control of Russias government?
16. Lost Battalion
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/lostbatt.htm
_________________ Of the 550 men in the Lost Battalion, how many were killed in action in
the Argonne Forest?
17. The Fighting Ends
http://www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/article_156.shtml
_________________ What was the original name for the day of remembrance we now call
Veterans Day, honored each year on November 11?
18. President Wilsons Plan
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/wilson-points.htm
_________________ What was the name for President Wilsons series of proposals for peace in
Europe at the end of World War 1?
19. The Big Four
https://schoolhistory.co.uk/year9links/versailles.shtml
_________________Which one of the members of the Big Four was nicknamed The Tiger? He
badly wanted to punish Germany for its part in World War 1.
20. Seeking a Peaceful Future http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/portrait/wp_league.html
__________________ What was the name of the organization that President Wilson proposed in
his 14th Point? Its purpose would be to prevent future wars.