Great War And Holocaust

Question 1

To be considered great you needed to have

Answer 1

Large population, large overseas empire, large European empire,
Great army and navy, wealth

Question 2

Britain?

Answer 2

King george V, prime minister Herbert Asquith, Britain had a major overseas empire and worlds best navy, Germany was envious. Britain made alliances with France and Russia and in 1838 signed a treaty to protect Belgium.

Question 3

Germany?

Answer 3

Kaiser Wilhelm wanted Germany to be a great nation. He had an aggressive foreign policy which other counties didn’t trust. He built up the German army believing the world belonged to the strong.

Question 4

France?

Answer 4

Prime minister, poincare. France had a major overseas. In 1871 Germany invaded France and forced Paris to surrender. France had to hand over two borders, Alsace and Lorraine. After we’re determined to win it back.

Question 5

Austria-Hungary?

Answer 5

Emperor franz Joseph his successor was his nephew franz Ferdinand. The Austrian hungarian was in decline and many countries under its control were struggling for independence. Bosnia was under the rule of Austria Hungarian. For 70 years Serbia had been fighting to unite Serbs. Many whom still lived in Bosnia. The Serbs in Bosnia wanted to leave.

Question 6

Triple alliance?

Answer 6

Germany, Austria/Hungary, Italy

Question 7

Triple entente?

Answer 7

Britain, France and Russia

Question 8

Russia?

Answer 8

Tsar michalos 2nd, he was cousin to George V and wilhelm II. Russia was a large people but tsar was a poor ruler and was facing threats from his people that wanted a say in running the country.

Question 9

Russia and the Balkans?

Answer 9

The Black Sea is Russia’s entry to the Mediterranean. An enemy could access Russia thought the straits of the Black Sea. Russia must control this area

Question 10

Militarism?

Answer 10

Building up armed forces getting ready for war.

Question 11

Alliances?

Answer 11

Agreements or promises to help and defend another country.

Question 12

Imperialism?

Answer 12

Trying to build up an empire

Question 13

Nationalism?

Answer 13

Having pride in your country and willing to defend it

Question 14

5 triggers for WW1?

Answer 14

French being unhappy about Alsace and Lorraine, the assassination at Sarajevo sparked off ww1, Austria and Russia competing, two alliance systems in existence, army race between Germany and France.

Question 15

Explain how the war began dates- 1914-1918

Answer 15

28 June 1914- gauvrilo Princip shoots franz Ferdinand and his wife, 28 July 1914 unhappy at Serbia’s response, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. 29 July 1914 Russia mobilises to support Serbia. 1 August 1914 due to alliances Germany declares war on Russia. 3 August Germany declared war on France. 4 August Germany invaded Belgium using Schliffen plan. Britain declares war on Germany. 5 August Austria Hungary declared war on Russia. 12 August France and Britain declare war on Austro Hungary.

Question 16

The spark that started WW1?

Answer 16

See core assessment

Question 17

Explain the schlieffen plan?

Answer 17

Count Alfred Von schlieffen was chief staff of the German army until he died in 1913. By 1904 he had already worked out his plan to win war in Europe. This plan was known as the schlieffen plan. Germany expected to send troops into France to surround and capture Paris within six weeks, they also knew they would have to place troops to defend against the French attack, Alsace and Lorraine.they also thought they could capture the channel ports and stop British troops from coming over to help the french.

Question 18

Why didn’t the schlieffen plan work?

Answer 18

Belgians army was stronger than Germans expected, the flooded the land and slowed down. East Germany, Russia mobilised more quickly than Germany expected. German soldiers had to quickly move east. Britain sent a highly trained force of 100,000 men. The British expeditionary stopped Germans from capturing ports and capturing Paris. The French managed to get reserve soldiers out of the trench, some were sent by taxi cab.

Question 19

Why was the war fought in trenches?

Answer 19

By the end of 1914, trenches stretched to the channel coast to Switzerland over 370 miles of them. In the next 4 years they rarely moved from more than 10miles east or west. This was the western front, over time more we’re built. They were linked by communication trenches, for every 1 and a half km there was eventually 30 miles of trenches. On the eastern Front Germans and Russians also built trenches facing each other. In front there was a barrier of barbed wire, 15 metres thick. In between is no mans land, the area being fought over. The two trench lines could be as far as 800m miles apart, in a few places the enemy was just 20 miles away. Every night there was patrols. Aim-capture enemies trenches but this was difficult, goof defence. Ordinary soldiers carried a bayonet and a rifle. Which were no match for machine guns which fire 600 rounds per minute. The Great War was special because it was the only war fought without voice control. So men were given instructions and told to stick to them.

Question 20

Describe a cross section of a front line trench

Answer 20

See in book

Question 21

What were sandbags and barbed wire used for?

Answer 21

Trench defences

Question 22

What was a parapet?

Answer 22

The front of the trench

Question 23

What was a parados?

Answer 23

Back of the trench

Question 24

Dug out bunker?

Answer 24

Where soldiers slept

Question 25

Fire step?

Answer 25

Where snipers could fire from

Question 26

Duckboard?

Answer 26

Wooden planks to walk along

Question 27

Sump?

Answer 27

Beneath them waste and water and rats. Rubbish collected here.

Question 28

Food in the trenches?

Answer 28

Rations were strict. They got 6 ounces of bully beef, vegetables and hard biscuits. They sometimes got cheese, jam, tea, sugar, salt and condensed milk.

Question 29

Dangers in the trenches?

Answer 29

Rats and lice, shell shock(PTSD) snipers, gas, lachrymator, causes temporary blindness, asphyxiate, poisonous gas, dichlorethylsulphide, blistering agent, going over the top.

Question 30

Diseases in the trenches?

Answer 30

Trench foot, typhus, influenza, malaria and diabetes

Question 31

Why Germany lost?

Answer 31

Germany looked hopeless by autumn 1918, spring offensives failed. Germany’s allies collapsed Bulgaria and turkey stopped fighting in late October 1918. Austria Hungary on November 3rd 1918. German troops were deserting, hardships for German civilians worsened and there growing demands on piece. The Germans wealthy ruling classes wanted a quick into the war, so protested. Kaiser finally accepted the German generals advice that an armistice was necessary, leaving Germany for Holland on 10 November 1918.

Question 32

Why allies won?

Answer 32

British naval blockade of Germany, were able to produce more weapons and ammunition, weakness of German military leadership, the entry of USA in 1917, collapse of Germany’s allies and morale, political revolution, new military tactics by the allies, cooperation by allied armies.this then lead to the treaty of Versailles in 1919 which was rules set for Germany after the war.

Question 33

What does the term holocaust?

Answer 33

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, caused by fire or nuclear war

Question 34

Nazi racial policies?

Answer 34

Jews were banned from government jobs, owning land, key media jobs, serving in the area,many towns and villagers put up Jews not wanted here signs in public places parks swimming pool and cafes, September 1935 nurembourg trials, 2 laws the reich citizenship law where they were deprived of economic rights and the law for the protection of German blood and honour, it became illegal for Jews and Aryans to marry or engage in sexual relations outside marriage. The persecution of the Jews eased off during the Olympics held in Berlin. Forced to register all their wealth, properly and business. Had to carry identity cards, their passports were marked with a J symbol. Their names were changed Sarah for a girl, Israel for a boy. The murder of nazi on 7th November caused a major outbreak, which became known as the kristalinact, many homes were destroyed. 91 Jews were killed and in the following months 20,000 were sent to concentration camps. The nazis blamed the Jews for this and fined them 1 billion marks and made them clean up the streets. Jewish children weren’t allowed to attend German schools. They were encouraged to emigrate. Hitler spoke to future annihilation of Jews if they caused world war.

Question 35

Why did the Nazis persecute Jews?

Answer 35

They were seen to be greedy, moneylenders. Hitler thought if he could get rid of them he could make Germany greater.

Question 36

How did Hitler persecute Jews?

Answer 36

He sent Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, criminals, and anyone who didn’t meet his standards to concentration camps, where they were worked to death.

Question 37

What was life like in the concentration camps?

Answer 37

They confiscated possessions, any were unfit were sent to gas chambers immediately, they were shaved and they’re clothes were stripped, they got next to nothing to eat or drink, they were split from they’re families, they had to work all day and sometimes night with little hours of sleep.

Question 38

Recent genocide?

Answer 38

Perhaps the most high-profile genocide of recent years is that of the Rohingya, who live in Rakhine state in northwestern Myanmar.

Unlike the majority of the Buddhist country, the Rohingya are Muslim, and have long suffered as second-class citizens in Myanmar because most people in the country believe they are illegal immigrants and “terrorists” from Bangladesh.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson officially declared the Rohingya crisis a case of ethnic cleansing on Wednesday. So far, up to 3,000 people have been killed in Myanmar, and at least 270,000 have been displaced.