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What is the Battle of Somme known for?
What type of warfare, involving long ditches for soldiers, was heavily used during the Battle of the Somme?
What is trench warfare?
When was the First Day?
What is July 1, 1916?
What did they first use in this battle?
What is tanks?
Which side eventually claimed victory at the Battle of the Somme?
What is the Allies?
How long did this battle last for?
What is 5 months/141 days?
What dangerous area between opposing trenches was called “No Man’s Land”?
What is the open land between trenches?
Which two allied countries mainly fought together on the Somme?
What are Britain and France?
What rapid-fire weapon dominated the battlefield during World War I?
What is the machine gun?
How many casualties were there?
What is over 1 million?
When was the first tank introduced during the war?
What is September 1916?
What tactic involved soldiers climbing out of trenches and charging enemy lines?
What is an infantry assault (or trench charge)?
About how many British soldiers became casualties on the first day?
What is about 57,000?
What explosive weapon was heavily fired before attacks to destroy enemy trenches?
What is artillery?
What was one major result of the battle for both sides?
What is massive casualties/loss of life?
Why was is called the battle of Somme?
What is because it was named after where they were fighting; besides the Somme river in northern France.
How many trenches did the Germans have that were considered heavily fortified defensive lines?
What is three?
What did the British lose every 4.4 seconds on the First Day?
What is a soldier?
What poisonous weapon caused choking, blindness, and fear during World War I battles?
What is poison gas?
How did the Somme change military thinking about warfare?
What is it showed the need for new tactics and technology?
What was the British's initial strategy?
What is to rely on the artillery to destroy enemy resistance?
What military strategy aimed to wear down the enemy through constant attacks and heavy losses?
What is attrition?
When many northern and center lines failed, what French army made good progress?
What is the French Sixth Army?
Why were tanks not very effective when first introduced at the Somme?
What is they were slow, unreliable, and often broke down?
Why is the Battle of the Somme remembered as one of the most significant battles of World War I?
What is because of its huge casualties and lasting impact on modern warfare?