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Name four reasons why WW1 ended
- British Naval Blockade
- Attritional Battles
- Allied Victories
- US entry into the war
- Russian withdrawal from the war
Name two battles that occurred during WW1 outside of Verdun and the Somme
The first Battle of the Marne
Battle of Amiens
Where was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated?
Sarajevo
How many rounds per minute could a machine gun fire?
600
% of injuries as a result of bayonets
0.3%
Explain why WW1 began.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(other answers: governments who failed to negotiate peace)
What was the approximate number of British casualties on the first day of the battle of the Somme?
approx. 57 000 British casualties
What the name of the king of Germany during WW1 and who was the British Prime Minister?
Kaiser Wilhelm.
David Lloyd George.
At the start of WW1, which country had the biggest navy?
Britain
Chlorine, phosgene (a choking agent) and mustard gas
Name the countries part of the triple entente and the triple alliace
entente: Britain, France, Russia
alliance: Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy
What was the battle of Ypres commonly known as?
The Battle of Passchendaele.
Germany.
name of the section of the trench that protruded?
Sap/Sapping
Revolutionary strategy used by doctors to stop soldiers bleeding to death
Sawdust
- Lost land (African colonies, Rhineland, Alsace Lorraine)
- War Guilt Clause 231
- Reparations
- Military restrictions ( 100 000 men, no airforce...)
- League of Nations
- War Criminals
NOT A BATTL: What four empires collapsed after WW1?
German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman Empire
What was the name of the pointy Prussian helment?
Pickelhelm
Name this tactic: create a line of shellfire just in front of the troops and then keep it moving forward like a shield so that the soldiers could move behind it, across the battlefield.
Creeping barrage
Where were the largest number of colonial troops from during ww1?
India
Word for when aspects of sources are removed or changed to appear more positively.
Sanitisation
Name one major battle that took place in Africa during World War I.
Battle of Lai
Battle of Jabassi
What was the Hindenburg line?
The Hindenburg Line- the last and strongest of the German army's defence - consisted of three well-defended trench systems, established in 1917.
What animals outside of horses were used during WW1?
donkeys, camels, mules and even elephants
What year were tanks first used in WW1?
1916