Leading Up to the Battle
This agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy mandated that they support each other in wartime.
What is the Triple Alliance?
This geological feature is what the Battle of the Somme is named after.
What is the Somme river?
This weapon was extensively used in the week leading up to the Somme, and used pretty continuously, though in lesser amounts.
What is artillery?
This was the time the Brits decided to launch the infantry offensive.
What is 7:30 AM?
This was the main defender at the Somme.
What is Germany?
This alliance, made between two future Allies in 1894, created strong counterforce against Germany, further escalating international tensions.
What is the Franco-Russian Alliance?
The Somme was planned to alleviate the German attack from this city.
What is Verdun?
This weapon was first used in the Battle of the Somme.
What is a tank?
This style of warfare involves digging wide ditches in the ground on opposite sides of a field and shooting each other to little or no avail.
What is trench warfare?
This was the main offensive army of the Battle.
What is the British Empire?
Germany challenged France's influence here, leading to increased international tension.
What is Morocco?
This fort was the largest and most strategically significant fort in the battle preceding the Somme, and it fell into German hands early in that battle.
What is Fort Douaumont?
This was a major strength of the German line, allowing the soldiers to eliminate mass amounts of charging Allies.
What are machine gun batteries?
This tactical mistake (and the location it occurred at) involved an early action that warned the Germans to hide in their bunkers.
What is the mine at La Boiselle exploding early at 7:28 AM?
This nation supplied troops to help in the Somme, but did not have their own presence per se.
What is Austria-Hungary?
Conflicts in this area destabilized the region and heightened tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
What is the Balkan Region?
This point was taken by the British on July 1st, 1916 with 90% casualties.
What is Beaumont-Hamel?
This weapon was first introduced at the Second Battle of Ypres, but was used in the Somme as well.
What is chlorine gas?
This technique involves moving artillery fire up during an infantry charge so that supporting batteries are being bombarded while the attacking troops are safe from friendly fire.
What is creeping fire?
This was the army that took Longueval.
What is the British Army?
This man assassinated Archduke Ferdinand
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This village was located near the high ground of Delville Wood, which was crucial for the supply and movement of troops and artillery.
What is Longueval?
This was the rough number of shells fired at the German line in the last week of June.
What is 1.7 million shells?
This strategy was the German plan to evade France's fortified border and take over the nation easily.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This nation helped at the Somme by launching a separate attack that distracted their opponent.
What is Russia?