World War I Battles and Events

British, Australian, and New Zealander forces involved in the Gallipoli campaign:

Launched a daring amphibious attack against the Ottomans but it failed.

Why did Russian soldiers and industrial workers turn against the Provisional Government?

The government continued the unpopular war effort and was dominated by the bourgeoisie.

Russian soldiers felt humiliated and blamed the Tsar's mismanagement after this major defeat on the eastern front...

Tannenberg

The French desperately defended from Paris and were able to stop the German advance at the:

Battle of the Marne

What WWI historical figure would have said the following?

I rallied the people to turn against the Russian Provisional Government led by the bourgeoisie.

Vladimir Lenin

What WWI historical figure would have said the following?

I led the failed British attack at Gallipoli.

Winston Churchill

What WWI historical figure would have said the following?

I was the Tsar's hated advisor who was brutally murdered by Russian revolutionaries.

Rasputin

What WWI historical figure would have said the following?

I was the leader of Russia's Provisional Government after the Tsar abdicated.

Alexander Kerensky

The German invasion of this neutral country convinced the British leadership to declare war...

Belgium

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk marked a turning point in the war because:

Russia's withdrawal enabled Germany to focus its resources on the western front.

Why did Bolshevik opponents refer to Lenin as a "traitor" and "spy" during the Russian Revolution?

The German government aided his return to Russia from exile to weaken the war effort.

Hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers died in an unsuccessful attempt to break German lines in 1916 during the:

Battle of the Somme

Most European soldiers were amazed at how glorious modern warfare was and romanticized their experiences.

False

This country switched sides hoping for territorial gain when the war broke out:

Italy

Fighting on the western front was marked by all of the following except:

Daring amphibious attacks along the coastline.

The fighting of World War I came to an end on:

November 11, 1918

After Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in the February Revolution, the Russian government was led by:

Alexander Kerensky