Weapons
What was the problem with the Ross Rifle?
It jammed easily in the muddy conditions and the rapid firing often caused the rifle to overheat and seize up.
What did the treaty of Versailles do?
It formally ended World War 1
During the Russian Revolution who was the Tsar?
Tsar Nicholas II
What did the battle of Marne do?
it allowed the Germans to succeed in capturing a large part of the industrial north east of France.
What does "stand-to" mean?
Soldiers woke up to guard their front line trenches.
What is a Zeppelin?
What was the name of the plan put forth by Woodrow Wilson?
14 Points
Who were the Bolsheviks?
A member of the Russian Social Democratic Party
Where did allied troops land? (Gallipoli)
On the Gallipoli Peninsula in Ottoman Turkey.
What was No Man's Land?
The blasted landscape separating the two armies fighting.
An aerial battle between fighter aircraft, conducted at close range.
How did Germany get Revenge on this Treaty 20 years later?
They violated the rules listed on the Treaty by follwing an influential man named Hitler.
Who was Vladmir Lenin?
He was a revolutionary politician and Russian lawyer.
What did the Bolsheviks do? (Eastern front)
THey seized power and destroyed the tradition of the czarist rule.
Some problems associated with different pests
Oversized rats would spread diseases and lice were the cause of the trench fevers.
What was the main use of the early Tank?
It was a means of crossing trench obstacles and breaking through barbed wire.
In what ways were the Germans punished?
Give up territory, have a greatly reduced military, financial and economic limitations, and pay back other countries for the damages that were caused.
How did Russia get out of the war as a result of the Revolution?
Why did the Italians switch sides during the war?
To get its territories back.
Which chaplains were the most popular?
Those who were close to the firing line were respected and admired.
What happened to the Lusitania?
A German submarine (U-boat) torpedoed and sank the Lusitania.
Who were the main leaders at the treaty meeting?
Thomas Woodro Wilson (United States), David Lloyd George (Britain/UK), George Clemenceau (France), Vittorio Orlando (Italy).
What is Bloody Sunday?
The day soldiers marched to Tsar Nicholas' II Palace to present a petition.
How did Russia do in the Eastern Front?
Their army was large but they had poor leadership and equipment, so they lost.
What did the Government do years later for men who were executed for various military crimes?
Added all the names of those executed for desertion and cowardice during the war to the book of Rememberance at Parliament Hall.