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Category 1 of 1

Question:He was the only surviving pilot of World War I to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor during his lifetime. (p. 62 )

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Category 1 of 1

Answer:

Eddie Rickenbacker

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Category 2 of 1

Question:His assassination touched off World War I. (p. 63)

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Category 2 of 1

Answer:Franz Ferdinand

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Category 3 of 1

Question:He was the most famous pilot of the Lafayette Escadrille. (p. 66)

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Category 3 of 1

Answer:Raoul Lufbery

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Category 4 of 1

Question:A “wild card” who had trouble following Army discipline, he shot down 15 balloons and three airplanes in 17 days. (p. 68)

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Category 4 of 1

Answer:Frank Luke

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Category 5 of 1

Question:He was the only African-American pilot during World War I. (p. 69)

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Category 5 of 1

Answer:Eugene Bullard

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Category 1 of 2

Question:

A motto emerged by the end of World War I: “If you control the air, you cannot be _________; if you lose the air, you cannot _________.” (p. 72)

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Category 1 of 2

Answer:beaten, win

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Category 2 of 2

Question:In September 1918 the Battle of Saint Mihiel in France finally turned the tide in favor of the ____________. (p. 74)   

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Category 2 of 2

Answer:Allies

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Category 3 of 2

Question:The four-day Battle of Saint Mihiel established the role of mass movements of _____ _________ during wartime. (p. 75)

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Category 3 of 2

Answer:air power

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Category 4 of 2

Question:The fighter aircraft of World War I needed three qualities: they had to be lightweight, fast, and ___________. (p. 77)

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Category 4 of 2

Answer:maneuverable

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Category 5 of 2

Question:• What word is defined as an attack with a machine gun from a low-flying aircraft. (p. 75).•

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Category 5 of 2

Answer:Strafe

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Category 1 of 3

Question:• What is an air to air battle between fighter planes called? (p. 74)

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Category 1 of 3

Answer:Dogfight

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Category 2 of 3

Question:What is a German dirigible with a rigid frame used for observation and bombing raids called? (p. 73)

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Category 2 of 3

Answer:Zeppelin

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Category 3 of 3

Question:What type of battle plan is designed to strike at the sources of an enemy's military, economic, or political power. (p. 72)

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Category 3 of 3

Answer:Strategic

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Category 4 of 3

Question:What word describes a situation in which further action is blocked. (p. 71)

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Category 4 of 3

Answer:Stalemate

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Category 5 of 3

Question:What is an automatic rifle that uses belt-fed ammunition called? (p. 67)

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Category 5 of 3

Answer:Machine gun

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Category 1 of 4

Question:During World War I, in France, what was a small squadron of planes called?. (p. 65)

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Category 1 of 4

Answer:Escadrille

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Category 2 of 4

Question:What were the German submarines during World War I called? (p. 63)

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Category 2 of 4

Answer:U-boats

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Category 3 of 4

Question:

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey, fighting together during World War I were described as what alliance? (p. 63)

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Category 3 of 4

Answer:Central Powers

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Category 4 of 4

Question:•Russia, France, Serbia, and Britain, fighting together during World War I were described as what alliance?. (p. 63)

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Category 4 of 4

Answer:Allies

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Category 5 of 4

Question:The scarlet planes he commanded led to his nickname “the Red Baron.” (p. 70)

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Category 5 of 4

Answer:

Manfred von Richthofen

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Category 1 of 5

Question:

•He was a strong advocate for enlisted men as pilots in the US armed forces. (p. 72)

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Category 1 of 5

Answer:Hap Arnold

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Category 2 of 5

Question:He bolted an automatic rifle to his plane so he could shoot straight through the propeller. (p. 74)

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Category 2 of 5

Answer:

Roland Garros

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Category 3 of 5

Question:•He built an interrupting gear on a plane that would keep its gun from firing when the propeller was in the way. (p. 74)

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Category 3 of 5

Answer:Anthony Fokker

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Category 4 of 5

Question:•He was an advocate for an independent US air force. (p. 78)

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Category 4 of 5

Answer:Billy Mitchell

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Category 5 of 5

Question:He was America’s “ace of aces” during World War I. (p. 62)

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Category 5 of 5

Answer:Eddie Rickenbacker

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