Trench Warfare
The area between opposing trenches where soldiers faced fire.
What was "No Man's Land"
This is when were tanks first used.
When is September 1916?
First uses of airplanes in WWI.
What is "intelligence?"
A British machine gun used extensively in WWI.
What is "a Vickers Gun?"
Germany used these boats to sneak up on the Allies during the War.
What are "U-Boats?"
The effect of trench warfare when neither side was able to advance.
What is a stalemate?
Difficulty steering, frequently breaking down, and often unreliable.
What are the drawbacks of early tanks?
Aerial combat between fighter aircraft.
What is a "dogfight?"
The number of bullets that it could fire per minute.
What is "500?"
What is the "Lusitania?"
These are known as the primary defenses that were used to protect soldiers (3)
What are trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns?
This was the side during to first use tanks during WWI.
What are "The Allies?"
By the end of the war, airplanes were mainly used for this purpose. (2)
What is "to drop bombs and engage in combat?"
While accurate, these lacked quickness during firing. (2)
What are "Rifles and Pistols?"
The first gas used in WWI.
What is "Chlorine gas?"
Where most of the battles and trenches were fought and located during WWI.
This modification to the tank made them even more deadly during WWI.
What is "adding a machine gun?"
These were the groups that raced to improve the technology of airplanes during the war.
What is "both Allied and Central Powers?"
This was needed in order to operate the Vickers gun.
What is "Six men?"
How long it could take someone to die from Mustard Gas.
What is "5 Weeks?"
It defined much of the combat and caused miserable conditions for the soldiers during WWI.
What is "Trench Warfare?"
Greatest benefits of using tanks during battle. (2)
What is "protection from gunfire and ability to clear a pathway?"
Airplanes had these mounted to them by the second half of the war.
What are "machine guns?"
Known for causing _____ among solders, the Vickers Gun was placed along the Western Front because of its deadly reputation.
What is "FEAR?"
What is a "Blockade?"