Romanovs
Define "Internal Exile".
What happened on the 25th of November 2016?
Castro died
What caused the increased demand for raw materials such as timber, cotton and oil?
The Industrial Revolution.
Name all of the key battles located in the syllabus.
Beersheba, Tannenberg, Passchendaele, Verdun and the Somme
What was a Lewis gun?
A type of machine gun that was mass produced in Britain during WW1
Who supported the Urban working class.
The Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks
What two events occurred in relation to the staggering difference in wealth and 'opportunity' as mentioned by Dennett.
Name the term used as Germany and France tried to take as much of Belgium as possible.
"the race to the sea"
Why was the victory at Beersheba important? (According the Dennett)
It helped consolodate British control in the region and help win the ongoing war for Gaza, allowing the British to control the Suez Canal.
Name the three dimensions of warfare in WW1.
Land, Sea and Air
According to Dennett,
What did the Tsar do when his troops were leaving for the front?
AND What stopped occurring in August 1914.
He blessed them, and strikes stopped altogether
What percentage of children who suffer from parasites is Castro quoted to have said?
90%
Provide the years of the creation of the following treaties.
The Triple Alliance
The Triple Entente
Triple Alliance - 1882
Triple Entente - 1907
Provide as much detail surrounding the "La Voie Sacree". (I shall decide the point amount based on your detail)
It was known as the Sacred Way, and was the only road in and out of Verdun that the Allies could use. It was running 24/7 with approximately 6000 vechiles using it a day. Almost 3/4 of the French army travelled on the road, and if any truck broke down, it was pushed off to prevent any traffic from building up.
Name the three types of chemicals used in WW1 and the symptoms for each.
Chlorine - difficult breathing, a burning sensation in the throat and chest pain
Phosgene - more deadly because it did not cause coughing on first contact, and were therefore exposed to it for longer
Mustard - Blistering of the skin, airways and lungs and even blindness.
Who wrote "The History of the Russian Revolution" and what do they state about the wants of the Russian troops?
Leon Trotsky and that the Russian troops wanted peace at any cost, whether they won or not.
What were the terms of the 1962 deal between the soviet union and Cuba, as mentioned by Dennett.
Cuba would house nuclear missiles, pointed at the united states, while receiving continuous economic support and political protection.
Provide the ending locations of both the Eastern and western fronts.
Eastern - Baltic to Black seas
Western - The North Sea to Switzerland
ALL PLAY
Provide the number of estimated casualties which occurred in all battles mentioned.
You have 1 minute 10 seconds.
Tannenberg - 150,000 German, 168,000 Russian
Beersheba - 31 Australians (around 1000 Turks, but that is not mentioned.
Battle of Verdun - 700,000
The Somme - 500,000 German, 620,000 Allied
Passchendaele - 200,000 German, 275,000 Allied
Total = 2,613,031
Why is General Silbert's perspective surrounding a type of weapon biased and problematic for the soldiers on the front lines.?
He was in control of the Chemical warfar ebranch, and therefore he would likley always support the use of the weapon. This would further see chemical warfare used and the deaths/injuries of thousands of others.
Before Rasputin, the Tsar and Tsarina had fallen under the spell of another 'healer'. What was his name?
Philippe. Philippe died in 1905 and told people that he would return to them in the guise of another person. They later believed Rasputin to be Philippe returned to them.
What was the name of the CIA operation to terrorize Cuba after the Bay of Pigs failure?
Operation Mongoose
Not Revision but a fun fact:
The “Zimmermann Telegram” revealed Germany’s intent to entice which country to join it against the U.S.?
Mexico
What was the longest battle in modern history, to date.
The Battle of Verdun
What novel way were French troops transported to the First Battle of the Marne, just 30 miles from Paris?
Taxi-cabs