Dixon’s World War 1 Internet Scavenger Hunt
1. The Great War
______a. On what day in 1914 was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo?
______b. Which nation was the first to declare war?
______c. Starting on August 26, 1914, the Russians suffered a terrible defeat. What was this battle's name?"
______d. On February 1, 1917, Germany resumed what policy? It would draw the U.S. into the war.
______e. What was the name of the March 3, 1918, separate treaty that took Russia out of the Great War?
______f. On November 10, 1918, the Kaiser abdicated his throne and fled to which neutral nation?
2. Causes of W. W. 1
List four of the main causes of the Great War.
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2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
3. Thumbnail Bio
a. Who was Manfred von Richthofen?
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b. What was his nickname?
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4. Artists of the First World War
There are 100 World War I paintings at this site. You can browse at will. Choose any 5 paintings that interest you. Record their numbers and the artists' names. (The arrows will help you to navigate. You can start at #1 and see as many of the 100 as you like. Clicking on a painting will enlarge it.)
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
d. ______
e. ______
5. The Great War - Interviews
( Paul Fussell/Trenches) According to the author, what was the biggest killer of American troops?
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6. W.W. 1 Trenches on the Web
(Scrolling message) Which two leaders are exchanging last-minute letters?
a. ______
b. ______
7. Posters from the Great War
Choose the poster you like best. (Click to enlarge.) What is the poster trying to get people to do?
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8. Trenches on the Web - Timeline
______a. What nickname does the newspaper use for the German forces attacking the city of Lemberg?
______b. How many soldiers' shoes was the Rockland, Massachusetts company (Rice & Hutchins) contracted to provide?
9. Wartime Cartoons
In one of these propaganda cartoons, who are the German soldiers shown executing?
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10. Movies
What was the title of the 1941 film in which Gary Cooper played a World War I hero?
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11. Slang
What was the meaning of the slang term "Fritz" during the Great War?
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What did "hop the bags" mean?
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What was a "sammy"?
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12. U-Boats On Patrol with U 35
(View the entire sequence) What did the U-boat use to sink the neutral merchant ship?
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13. Guns
What was the nationality of the designer of the German's Maxim machine gun (MG-08)?
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How many of these Maxim machine guns did the Germans manufacture during the war?
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(Chart) How many deadly bullets could this MG-08 fire each minute?
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14. Troops
What was the nickname of the American 369th Regiment?
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15. U-Boats Assassins of the Seas
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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16. Trenches on the Web - Timeline
______a. Which nation mobilized the most soldiers?
______b. Which nation suffered the greatest number of soldiers killed?
______c. How many U.S. soldiers were wounded?
______d. (Photo) How many surviving British soldiers became amputees?
______e. Which nation had the highest percentage of wounded soldiers among its total mobilized forces?
17. War Atlas
Who was the British monarch during the Great War?
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18. Letter Home - Over the Top
("Bairns" are children) Does the writer seem frightened or confident of the battle's outcome?
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