Casualties
The total number of casualties at the Battle of Somme was:
One million
The French General commanding at Somme was __________
General Ferdinand Foch
The Battle of Somme is often regarded as a somewhat inconclusive fight because of
The extraordinarily high casualty numbers on both sides
Part of the reason for the British strategy (relatively) failing at Somme was
Answers Include (but aren't limited to):
-Pre-Battle shells doing little damage to German defenses
-Tanks being less helpful than expected
-Underestimating Germany
The ____ was the first kind of tank ever used in battle
Mark I
France had an estimated ____ casualties at Somme
200,000
The British General at Somme was ____________________
General Sir Douglas Haig
The equivalent of PTSD that was widespread among soldiers post-WWI was called
The British had to take the lead at Somme because
France was overwhelmed at Verdun
____ tanks were deployed to the Battle of Somme
49
The British had an estimated _____ total casualties at Somme
420,000
General Ferdinand Foch's best known coordination effort was:
The Hundred Days Offensive
The losses led Germany to create the _____________ ______
What was the primary objective for the Allies at Somme?
Relieve pressure from the French at Verdun
What was NOT a problem with Mark I tanks?
a) Frequent malfunctions
b) Lack of storage space
c) Inability to manage terrain
d) Slow speeds
b) Lack of storage space
Germany had an estimated ____ casualties total at Somme
500,000
General Sir Douglas Haig was best known for coming up with:
The 'All Arms' Military Strategy
The Hindenburg Line was ____ miles/_____ kilometers long, and ___ miles/____ kilometers deep at its lowest points.
90 miles/140 km long
8 miles/12.8 km deep
The British tactic the week before the official battle that failed: __________ ________
Artillery Bombardment
The main difference between male & female Mark I tanks was
Female tanks had machine guns, male tanks had (typically 6lb) guns
______ British soldiers died on July 1st, 1916.
19,240
General Ferdinand Foch became Supreme Allied Commander in (Month/Year)
March of 1918
Geoffrey Malin's "The Battle of the Somme" (1916) was seen by ___ people in the UK __ weeks after its first showing.
BONUS (+100 pts): It was surpassed by ___ in ___
20 million people, 6 weeks
BONUS: Star Wars, 1977
Attritional Warfare
Tank sponsons are
Jutted on the side of tanks: they hold extra weapons and/or provide storage space