Name: __________________________________________________ Date:________________ Period:_______

Web Quest: World War I

U.S. History
Directions: Use the Internet to answer the following questions:
Log on to http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/ww1main.htm
You are now on the World War 1 main page
Scroll down to World War One Timeline in Blue and click on it
1. What happened on June 28,1914? (The summary)
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2. What day did the Lusitantia sink?
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3. What happened on April 6, 1917?
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4. Scroll down to Oct. 30, 1918 and click on the team Armistice. What is the definition?
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5. Go back to the timeline. What happened on Nov. 11, 1918?
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6. Go back to the main page . Click on Causes, scroll down to Alliances and look at the
picture with the hands. Find the Triple Alliance. What year was the Triple Alliance formed?
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What countries are in this Alliance? 1. ________________ 2. _________________
3._________________
7. Look at the Triple Entente. What year was it formed?
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What countries are in this Alliance? 1. ________________ 2. _________________
3._________________
8. Scroll down to Imperialism. Write down the
definition._______________________________________
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9. Scroll down to Militarism. Write down the
definition.________________________________________
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10. Scroll down to Nationalism . Write down the
definition._____________________________________
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11. Go back to the main page and click Weapons in Blue. List 3 weapons that are listed
on this page, and list 2 descriptions about each weapon that it talks about.
Weapon:
2 Descriptions:
a. ________________________________ 1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
b. ________________________________ 1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
c. ________________________________ 1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________

** Go back to the main page and click on the End of the War in Blue. Read through the
few paragraphs and answer the questions.
12. How was America involved in the war before 1917 when they entered the war?
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13. When American troops entered the war, what 2 countries did they help?
1._______________________________________
2._______________________________________
14. Why were people in Berlin protesting in 1918?
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** Go back to the main page and click on The Treaty of Versailles in Blue. Read through
the paragraphs and answer the following questions.
15. What were 3 of Wilsons 14 Points?
1.__________________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________
3.__________________________________________________________________________________
16. Keep reading down and write what it says about reparations:
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** Go back to the main page and click on the Picture Gallery in Blue. Scroll down and
there is a book show with pictures watch the book show. If you want to stop the book,
hold the mouse on the book and it will pause, to make it go again take the mouse off.
17. What was the Schlieffen Plan?
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18. The front line trenches were protected by rows of what?
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** Go to http://www.history.com/
Once you are on that page type in the title in bold and quotations (Example) in the
search box. You will be reading some articles and watching some videos, but make sure
you pay attention, you will have to answer questions.
19. Click on the video clip that says The Lusitania and click Watch Video.
Describe what you see in the video
clip:_______________________________________________________
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20. Click on the video clip that says WWI tanks in action and Read the article.
After reading, what do you think would be a disadvantage of the tanks?
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What do you think would be an advantage of the tanks?
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21. Click on the video clip that says Outbreak of WW 1 and click Watch Video,
(you will need the headphones). List 2 newspaper headlines that they showed
in the video clip:
1._______________________________________________________________

2._______________________________________________________________
22. Click on the video clip that says Germanys First Gas Attack and read the
article. What date did the German forces use the 1 st Chlorine gas?
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What happened after the Gas Attack?
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23. Click on the video clip that says Deconstructing History: U-Boats and click
Watch Video, (you will need the headphones). What were the German UBoats armed with?
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24. Click on the video clip that says Treaty of Versailles Ends World War 1 and
click Watch Video, (you will need the headphones). What day did the
Armistice day turn into in the U.S.? ____________________________
** Go to the website: http://www.history.com/
Look where it says Category Pull Down World War 1 and click GO.
25. What happened on this day?
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26. Type in your Birthday in the date (Write your
birthday):____________________________________
What happened on your Birthday during World War 1?
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