Begining Of WW I Flashcards

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Where did trench warfare start?

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France

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Trench warfare?

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A series of paths or ditches below the ground

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What was trench warfare used for?

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  • protection and communication

- soldiered eat, sleep, and live in them

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Were trench clean?

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Filled with rats, lice, and disease

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No mans land?

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The area of land between trench son each side

- no trees no grass just dirt

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Why was no mans land scary?

A

Much or the land was blown up so soldiers were easily spotted
- barbed wire everywhere

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Soldiered only protection

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Helmet and riffle

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Armies goal

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To capture another trench

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Statement

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A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat another

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Machine gun?

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  • fires 100 shells per minute

- made it impossible to cross “no mans land”

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Downside to machine guns

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They got jammed a lot

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Artillery gun

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Shot shells up to 10 miles away

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Downsides to artillery guns?

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Accuracy was a problem

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Grenades

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-explosive device designed to be thrown by hand

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What is the goal of a grenade?

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To get it in the enemies trench

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15
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What are downsides to grenades?

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They wouldn’t fire or would fire before thrown

16
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Poison gas

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Germany began to throw canisters of poison gas

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What were the effects of poison gas?

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Blindness, choking, agonizing burns and blisters, suffocation

18
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Downside to poison gas?

A

If you are attacking the enemy and wind was blowing toward you the gas would backfire and hit you

19
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Armored tanks

A

Armored box that drive with steel treads to get through barbed wire

20
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Downside to armored tanks?

A
  • They could on,y move three miles per hour
  • broke down often
  • men are inside the engine, thus may die from fumes
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Zeppelin

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Large gas filled balloon used to see enemies position

22
Q

Downside to zeppelins?

A

Filled with helium and helium is extremely flammable

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U-boats

A

Submarine developed by Germans to roam the Atlantic and sink merchant ships that were transferring supplies

24
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Downsides to u-boats?

A

None!

25
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Airplanes

A

First time machine guns were used in battle and machine guns were attached

26
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Downside to airplanes

A

Planes weren’t well made and couldn’t withstand many attacks

27
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Dogfight

A

Battle in the air