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WHO'S WHO ?
BATTLES
WEAPONS
WAR IN THE AIR/WATER
SPECIAL FEATURES
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Was the youngest son of Prince Augustus I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was elected prince of Bulgaria on 7 July 1887 by the national assembly as successor to Bulgaria's first ruler, Alexander I, who had abdicated in 1886.
Who is Tsar Ferdinand I ?
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formed the opening action on the Mesopotamian Front and ran from 5-21 November 1914 with the belated entry of Turkey into the war against the Entente Powers.
What is The Capture of Basra ?
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Considered uncivilised prior to World War One, the development and use of it was necessitated by the requirement of wartime armies to find new ways of overcoming the stalemate of unexpected trench warfare.
What is poison gas ?
100
The ....................of all the major protagonists showed interest in using aircraft for reconnaissance purposes. The RNAS experimented with ships carrying small platforms from which aircraft could take off,
Navies
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between women and war in the wide sense of the word - not just war as combat - because it intersects with crucial developments in the history of ..............
What is Feminism ?
200
Following a cursory education at home this king opted for a naval career in 1877, serving with his older brother Albert as naval cadets and until the latter left to study at Trinity College in 1882. He remained in the navy as a professional officer until Albert's death in 1892.
Who is King George V ?
200
This battle Comprised five offensives launched under French Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre and German Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke's initiative during the first month of the war, August 1914.
What is the battle of the frontiers ?
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As with most things at the start of the war in August 1914, the Germans were ahead of the pack in terms of this weapon's development. Even as war began the Germans had 70,000 unit of this weapon in readiness
What is the Grenade ?
200
When war broke out the number of................... on all sides and all fronts was very small. France, for example, had less than 140 ................ at the start of the war. By the end of the war she fielded 4,500 aircraft, more than any other protagonist.
Aircrafts
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Bavaria's capital city
What is Munich ?
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Served as New Zealand Minister of Defence during the First World War.
Who is Sir James Allen ?
300
Having evacuated Basra the Turkish 38th Division, under Subhi Bey, had retreated some 80km , at this town at the junction of two rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris.
What is The Battle of Quma ?
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Positioned on a flat tripod , would require a crew of four to six operators. In theory they could fire 400-600 small-calibre rounds per minute, a figure that was to more than double by the war's end.
What is a Machine Gun ?
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When Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on the 28th of June 1914, it was just over a decade since the ............... experienced their first twelve second flight at Kittyhawk.
Who is The Wright brothers ?
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the seat of the nation's government in Germany lies in this city.
What is Berlin ?
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(1857-1918) served as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army for two months during World War One.
Who is General Mikhail Alexeev ?
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One of the major objectives of the French pre-war offensive strategy against Germany, Plan XVII A consequence of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the loss of Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia festered in the minds of both French public and military alike, a national humiliation that needed to be addressed during the next war with the Prussians.
What is The Battle of Lorraine ?
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Was the subject of extensive research and development in the latter portion of the nineteenth century, with the result that the major powers introduced new models that were small-bore, bolt-action weapons capable of firing multiple rounds from a spring-loaded clip
What is The Rifle ?
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The RNAS found the concept of ................ more practical. These ships carried a small number of .................. that could be lowered by crane over the side. At the end of their flight they would land next to the ship and be raised back on deck.
"seaplane tenders"
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The Kingdom of Bavaria existed as a sovereign entity long before the notion of a unified Germany was even mooted in intellectual circles. Until their downfall, Bavaria's ruling dynasty was the - for just over 750 years this family had governed, built palaces and theatres, and courted some of Europe's greatest artists and philosophers.
What is Wittelsbach family ?
500
(1861-1924) was the British commander who led the first notable incursion of the war into German East Africa, albeit disastrously, at the Battle of Tanga.
Who is Arthur Edward Aitken ?
500
The first action on the Eastern Front, (in present day Lithuania) was fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampf's First Army.
What is the Battle of Stalluponen ?
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It was of a simple design, of the knife variety, although variations existed. For example the French devised a needle blade for use on Label rifles. Notoriously, the German army produced a 'saw-back' blade that, as its name suggests, gave the appearance of a saw with its double row of teeth on the back edge.
What is a Bayonet ?
500
In 1913 made this pilot was the first to cross the Mediterranean flying, from the south of France to Tunisia. Now a very famous Tennis world championship is named after him.
Who is Roland Garros ?
500
......................is of capital importance to understand the connection between women and war in the wide sense of the word - not just war as combat - because it intersects with crucial developments in the history of feminism.
What is WW1 ?