fighting forces and resources
what was the direct cause of ww1
the assassination of franz ferdinand
where did most of the fighting take place during ww1
the western front
what made the use of chemical gas ineffective?
gas masks
why did trench warfare not develop on the eastern front?
the front was too long
what is a genocide
the systemic death and destruction of an entire people based on race/ethnicity/religion/etc
list the 3 nations that originally formed the allied powers
britain, france, russia
what is trench warfare
a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from dug in channels facing each other
in the beginning of the war, what were airplanes used for
spying/reconessaince
what was the real problem with the russian army?
lack of infrastructure and supplies
How many Armenians died during the genocide
800000-1.5 million
what three nations originally formed the central powers
ottoman empire, austria/hungary, germany
what is no man's land
the area in between trenches that very few men survived crossing
why were tanks developed
to break the stalemate of no man's land
what was the purpose, from the german perspective of the battle of verdun
to bleed the french army to deat
what was the gallipoli campaign
the unsuccessfull attempt by the allied power to control the sea route from europe to russia by attacking the ottoman empire
list 2 disadvantages of the central powers
answer will vary
describe life in the trenches
answers will vary. should include mention of some of the following
cold, wet, horrible, mud, lice, rats, frogs, trench foot, trench fever, death
list the 3 types of chemical gas created during ww1
mustard gas
chlorine gas
phonsgene
what was the largest/longest battle of the war
battle of verdun
why was the gallipoli campaign such a failure
delayed timing
poor intelligence
lack of communication
list 2 advantages of the allies
answer will vary
list 3 ways that trenches were built
entrenching
sapping
tunneling
ypers
what is the bloodiest/deadliest military battle in human history (before ww2)
battle of the somme
life the 3 goals of the gallipoli campaign from the british persepctive
to cretae a new war front
help supply the russia forces
capture constantinople