Key Battles of WW1
What is the distinctive feature of the battle of Passchendaele?
Terrible weather and terrain.
How did Tsar Nicholas II die?
He was shot whilst being held hostage by the Bolsheviks.
What was the spark of WW1?
The assassination of Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand?
What was the spark of the Sepoy mutiny?
The pig and beef fat bullets upset the Muslims and Hindus in India. Seen as disrespectful.
what does EIC stand for?
East India Company.
Who instigated the Battle of Verdun
Germany
What name the 2 short-term sparks for the Russian Revolution?
Russo-Japanese War and Bloody Sunday.
What does DORA stand for?
Defence of the Realm Act
What were the motivations of the British in India?
Trade, beat the French to the new market, profit
What was the nickname of tsar Nicholas II?
Nicholas the Bloody
Why did the British attack at the Somme?
To take pressure off the french or to wear down the German armies.
What was the name of the priest who led the petition to Tsar Nicholas II on Bloody Sunday?
Fr Gapon
What was the clause in the Treaty of Versailles that gave the Allies power to inflict whatever punishment on Germany?
The guilt clause
Who is Robert Clive?
the founder of British rule in India
what were the primary reasons for WW1?
Militarism
Alliance
Imperialism
Nationalism
What weaponry was introduced at Verdun?
Flamethrower
Gaol in Siberia
what was the name of the ship that sunk killing 114 Americans in 1917?
Lusitania
Which region of India was the Koh I Noor diamond stolen from?
Punjab
what did Tsar Nicholas II give out at his coronation that caused a riot?
Beer and Bread
What was the context for the Battle of Beersheba?
free the shipping corridors along the Suez Canal for allied use.
What battle lost Russia the Russo-Japanese war?
The Battle of Tsushima?
Name 3 of Woodrow Wilsons 14 Points.
any 3 of the following:
1. Open diplomacy without secret treaties
2. Economic free trade on the seas during war and peace
3. Equal trade conditions
4. Decrease armaments among all nations
5. Adjust colonial claims
6. Evacuation of all Central Powers from Russia and allow it to define its own independence
7. Belgium to be evacuated and restored
8. Return of Alsace-Lorraine region and all French territories
9. Readjust Italian borders
10. Austria-Hungary to be provided an opportunity for self-determination
11. Redraw the borders of the Balkan region creating Romania, Serbia and Montenegro
12. Creation of a Turkish state with guaranteed free trade in the Dardanelles
13. Creation of an independent Polish state
14. Creation of the League of Nations
Why was their an issue with the levelled status of Sepoys in the British Army?
The Hindu Caste system
How long did it take for the Germans to be removed from Belgium after the signing of the Armistice?
6 hours