Schlieffen Plan
The full name of the person who created the Schlieffen Plan
Who is Alfred Von Schlieffen?
The first line of defence in trench warefare
What is the Front Line or Fire Trench?
Used in WW1, this chemical would burn the lungs of soldiers causing them to drown in their own bodily fluids.
What is Chlorine Gas?
The biggest cause of trench fever.
Putting your head above the trench could have you shot by this kind of soldier.
The country to which the Schlieffen plan belonged
What is Germany?
The third and final line of defence in trench warfare where ammunition was stored.
What is the reserve trench?
The other name for bombardment
What is shelling?
A notorious trench disease was caused due to the large amounts of water in the trenches.
Trench foot
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Why was the Schlieffen plan created/carried out?
To prevent a war on two fronts.
What is the purpose of the support trench?
You could do this to protect yourself if you didnt have a gas mask.
What is pee on rag and hold to face?
What are rats?
The amount of time the Schlieffen Plan was supposed to take.
What is 6 weeks?
The way in which the three trench lines communicated with eachother and how soldiers/ammunition traveled between trench lines.
What are the communication trenches?
This practice was banned due it being considered inhumane (Done to a knife)
What is notching your blade?
Soldiers often made mistakes in the trenches due to this mental state.
What is boredom?
The leader of Germany during World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
The first course of action according to the Schlieffen Plan.
What is invading Belgium in order to access the unprotected border to France?
Which country had the better trench system and why?
Germany
1. Accepted that the Schlieffen plan caused a stalemate and invested time and effort into their trenches to rememdy the failure of the Schlieffen plan.
2. German trenches were on higher ground which flooded the French/Britain trenches at a much higher rate.
The Canadian Rifle used as an alternative to the standard British Lee Enfield rifle.
Ross Rifle
Main cause of extreme stress and exhaustion in the trenches.
What is defencelessness against surprise attacks?
The Manhattan Project was a program of research and development undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapon. The project was lead by this famous scientist.
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?