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On April 21, 1918, what famous German flying ace was shot down and killed?
The Blue Bomber
King Canary
The Green Streak
The Red Baron
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On what date did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand begin the chaos that would culminate in World War One?
May 9th, 1912
October 9th, 1913
June 28th, 1914
August 28th, 1916
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Following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on July 28th, 1914, against what country within whose borders Ferdinand had been killed?
The U.K.
India
Serbia
France
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One of the war's first major battles, the Battle of Liege, started Germany's invasion of Belgium. On what date did this battle commence?
Sept. 19th, 1918
Dec. 21st, 1917
Jun 18th, 1915
August 5th, 1914
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On April 26th, 1915, the Pact of London secretly arranged for what country to leave the Central Powers and join the Allied Powers?
Italy
Austria-Hungary
The Ottoman Empire
Germany
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On what date did the Battle of Vittorio-Veneto end, effectively witnessing Italy collapse the Austrian-Hungarian empire?
Nov. 1st, 1914
June 20th, 1915
Sept. 11th, 1917
Nov. 3rd, 1918
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On April 25th, 1915, what infamous campaign began where the British marched on Ottoman territory to try and lessen the Empire's control over nearby waterways?
The Nashford Campaign
The Maraselle Campaign
The Idaten Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign
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In what year was the famous Christmas Truce where soldiers from the Allied and Central Powers threw down their weapons and enjoyed a few days of jovial camaraderie across the western front?
1914
1916
1917
1918
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On what date was the massive Battle of Jutland where British and German naval forces clashed in a costly but undecisive stalemate?
January 3rd, 1915
May 31st, 1916
July 10th, 1917
Sept. 15th, 1918
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On August 23rd, 1914, what nation's Second Army was destroyed in the Battle of Tannenberg, thus severely handicapping their future ability to participate in World War One?
Bulgaria
France
Russia
The Ottoman Empire
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On what date did the disastrous Battle of Tannenberg end as the Russian commander Alexander Samsonov took his own life in utter shame?
July 18th, 1915
February 10th, 1915
December 11th, 1914
August 30th, 1914
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On May 7th, 1915, what ocean liner was sunk by a German U-boat in a tragedy that caused many Americans to begin supporting the Allied Powers?
The Titanic
The Lusitania
The Corvid
The Blushing Lady
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On what date did the First Battle of the Marne begin, signaling that World War One would become a slog fought through trench warfare?
October 31st, 1915
March 18th, 1915
September 6th, 1914
June 9th, 1914
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On what date did the Battle of Cambrai introduce the first mass use of army tanks in combat?
December 30th, 1914
November 20th, 1917
October 1st, 1915
January 3rd, 1918
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On what date did the Gallipoli Campaign officially end?
November 1st, 1918
February 2nd, 1917
October 22nd, 1915
January 9th, 1916
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During January 1917, what infamous message was sent from Germany to Mexico urging the North American country to attack the U.S.A. in order to reclaim some of its former territory?
The Screwtape Letter
The Howerdell Request
The Zimmerman Telegram
The Kertzman Detail
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On what date did the U.S.A. officially declare war on Germany?
May 11th, 1915
September 20th, 1916
January 27th, 1918
April 6th, 1917
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On November 5th, 1914, Britain and France officially declared war against what Central Powers country that joined with Germany and Austria-Hungary to further increase their military capabilities?
Russia
China
The Ottoman Empire
Japan
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On what date was the First Battle of Ypres where chlorine gas was deployed for the very first time?
February 2nd, 1918
July 5th, 1914
January 1st, 1916
April 22nd, 1915
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On October 16th, 1914, the Race to the Sea portion of World War One ended as both military powers reached what body of water?
The Black Sea
The North Sea
The Bering Sea
The Dead Sea
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July 1st, 1916 marked the single bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. This was the first day of what infamous battle?
The First Battle of the Marne
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne
The Battle of Falkland
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On what date did the casualty-heavy Battle of Verdun begin?
February 21st, 1916
November 2nd, 1917
January 12th, 1918
December 29th, 1914
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The Battle of Verdun began on February 21st, 1916. On what date did it end?
February 21st, 1916
March 19th, 1916
December 18th, 1916
April 10th, 1917
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On March 15th, 1917, what final Tsar of Russia abdicated his position as a result of the failure his country experienced during World War One?
Peter I
Nicholas II
Vasili I
Stephen III
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On what date did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk officially pull Russia out of World War One?
June 14th, 1918
March 3rd, 1918
November 17th, 1917
May 28th, 1917
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On October 12th, 1917, the Battle of Passchendaele marked a bloody and muddy German victory in what country's borders?
Belgium
Turkiye
The U.K.
Spain
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On September 26th, 1918, the Allied Forces marked the beginning of the end for Germany as they invaded what mountainous forest on the border between France and Belgium?
The Setries Forest
The Bascone Forest
The Lyette Forest
The Argonne Forest
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What American president gave his famous 14 Points on January 8th, 1918, to indicate a solid course for preserving world peace in the years following World War One?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
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On what date did the Armistice mark the end of combat in World War One?
Jun 23rd, 1918
November 11th, 1918
January 24th, 1919
August 12th, 1919
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June 28th, 1919 marked the war's technical and official end with the signing of what now-infamous treaty?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Andouilles
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Stromberg
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