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- 4. Also called the 12th battle of the Isonzo, the Battle of _________ saw Austro-Hungarian and German forces break through the Italian defenses in northern Isonzo after catching the Italian soldiers by surprise. The Italian defeat, resulted in dismissal of Luigi Cadorna as Chief of Staff, and a change of government
- 5. Lasting from February 1915 to January 1916, the battle began with the British and French initiating a naval attack on Turkey’s Dardanelles Straits
- 6. Among the most controversial figures in Russian history, _______ ________ was a peasant from Siberia, with claims and reputation of having prophetic and healing abilities
- 10. On July 1, 1916, the Battle of _____, now known as one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, took place near the Somme River in France, with over 1.5 million troops killed by its end in November
- 14. Arguably the greatest poet of World War I, _______ ____ wrote awe inspiring poetry, critiquing the harsh reality of warfare. This stood in stark contrast to the public perception of war at the time
- 16. An English nurse and possibly a spy, _____ ______ became a popular figure in the First World War for helping 200 Allied soldiers escape German occupied Belgium. After working as a governess for some years, Edith Cavell took up the nursing profession in 1896 becoming a nurse probationer at the London Hospital
- 17. The teenager behind the biggest flashpoint of the 20th Century, _______ _______ was the man responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, in Sarajevo on 28 June, 1914
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- 1. Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle in the Netherlands, ____ ____ was the archetype of the seductive female spy. After a deteriorating marriage with an Army man more than 20 years her senior, Mata Hari moved to Paris in 1905
- 2. Fought from the 20th of November until the 4th of December in 1917, the Battle of _______ in northern France between the British and Germans marked the first time battle tanks were used on a mass scale in battle. Use of tanks was combined with air power and heavy artillery
- 3. On May 31, 1916, World War I’s primary naval battle, the Battle of _______, took place on Denmark’s North Sea coast
- 7. Also called the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battle of _____________ gained notoriety not only for its many casualties but also for the widespread mud. This battle was fought in Ypres, a town along the British lines
- 8. Known for his liaison role in the Sinai and Palestine campaign and for aiding the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, ______ Edward ________ was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat and writer
- 9. Manfred von Richthofen, known more famously as the “___ _____“, was a fighter pilot in the German Air Force. An ace of aces pilot, he defied the odds to claim 80 air combat victories during WWI, becoming a legend in the air
- 11. On September 5, 1914, French Commander Joffre and the French Army drove Paris taxis and buses to rush attack German troops through a gap opened by France’s Sixth Army and the British Expeditionary Force
- 12. On February 21, 1916, the Battle of ______ began as a direct result of German General von Falkenhayn’s implicit desire to take as many French lives as possible, in hopes of changing the course of the war
- 13. On August 26, 1914, one of the first battles of World War I started when Russian troops attempted to invade German territory in a multi-pronged ambush
- 15. Known for his exceptional guerrilla warfare skills, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck was a German General and colonial administrator commanding Germany’s small African force during WW1. Nicknamed as the “____ __ ______“, he was essentially undefeated in WW1 and came to fame while capturing Mozambique from Portugal against all odds