John Delaney

Prof. Esposito
EDU 364
6/13/17

World War 1 Scavenger Hunt

1. What was the original moniker for the first World War? Use your QR reader

to scan for the answer.

2. Who were some of the primary actors in World War I?

3. What side did the United States initially ally with? (Hint: Its on the Timeline

page entitled IN ONE MONTH, THE WORLD ERUPTS IN WAR)

4. On May 7, 1915, which ship was sank that fired up American tempers?

5. On what day did WWI begin and end?

6. Who was President of the United States during the First World War?

7. Whose assassination led to the outbreak of WWI?

8. What was the name of the assassin?

 Answer Key

1. What was the original moniker for the first World War? Use your QR reader to scan for

the answer.

The Great War

2. Who were some of the primary actors in World War I?

A: Great Britian, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Germany, Austia-Hungary,

Ottman Empire.

3. What side did the United States initially ally with? (Hint: Its on the Timeline page entitled

IN ONE MONTH, THE WORLD ERUPTS IN WAR)

Neither. The United States remained neutral until 1917.

4. On May 7, 1915, which ship was sank that fired up American tempers?

The sinking of the Lusitania.

5. On what day did WWI begin and end?

July 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918

6. Who was President of the United States during the First World War?

President Woodrow Wilson

7. Whose assassination led to the outbreak of WWI?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

8. What was the name of the assassin?

A Serbian by the name of Gavrilo Princip