The Start
What triggered World War 1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What were the trench walls made of?
Mud.
What jobs did children have to do?
They grew fruit and vegetables/delivered milk/waited in long queues for food and some girl guides delivered secret messages
How long did soldiers stay in the front line?
They spent 4-6 days in the front line!
How long did the war last?
It lasted 4 years.
What type of animal was always in the trenches?
Rats.
Why weren't women allowed to fight in World War 1?
They couldn't fight because they were classed as not as strong or as capable as men and because they still had a home to look after.
What animals were involved in World War 1? (Hint: One of the answers you can have, we learnt all about in English!)
Horses and donkeys were used for transporting ammunition, food and water, and dogs and pigeons were used to deliver important messages.
What was the name for the group of people who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Black Hand.
What were the boards that the soldiers stood on called?
Duck Boards
Did children still go to school during World War 1?
Yes, they did go to school, but at the age of 12 they had to help their families.
How many soldiers died in World War 1?
Over 9 million!
What was the name that Russia, Britain and France were known as, in World War 1?
The Triple Entente.
What are the names of the main trenches in World War 1? Name 2.
Western Front/Eastern Front/Italian Front
What happened to women's skin when the worked with bombs? (Hint: What colour did it go?)
Their skin turned yellow, it also made them very ill.
How many horses died in World War 1?
8 million horses!
What was the name of the person that shot Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip.
What happened to the foot when the soldiers get Trench foot?
Your foot rotted because it was submerged in water for a long time, without drying properly.
Before the war, women weren't doing the jobs that men did, but, when World War 1 started, women had to do men's jobs. Name 2 of the jobs they did.
Police Force/Postal Workers/Farmers/Munition Workers or anything else that men did.
How many British soldiers were actually trained as soldiers?
700,000 soldiers were trained as soldiers!