Great War (WW1)

Question 1

Name some long-term causes of the Great War?

Answer 1

Nationalism, Militarism and Imperialism.

Question 2

Define Nationalism

Answer 2

The pride of your country, especially your country’s power.

Question 3

Define Militarism

Answer 3

The pride in your army and building it up. To want to have the best Military.

Question 4

Define Imperalism

Answer 4

Imperalism is when a country wants to expand and take control of other countries.

Question 5

When , where and who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

Answer 5

28 June 1914; Sarajevo, Bosnia; Gavrilo Princip

Question 6

When did WW1 start and end?

Answer 6

1914-1918

Question 7

Who was the Black Hand?

Answer 7

A Serbian terorrist group who wanted Serbia and Bosnia to join again.

Question 8

28 July

Answer 8

Austria Hungary blames Serbia for the Archduke and it attacks Serbia.

Question 9

29 July

Answer 9

Russia (who promised to protect Serbia) gets ready to attack Austria-Hungary.

Question 10

1 August

Answer 10

Germany, supporting Austria-Hungary, learns about Russia’s preparations and declares war on Russia.

Question 11

3 August

Answer 11

Germany, who is preparing for the Schlieffen Plan, declares war on France.

Question 12

4 August

Answer 12

Germany asks Belgium to oet them walkthrough Belgium to France but are denied and held up by Belgium and the British Expeditionary Force.

Question 13

6 August

Answer 13

Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

Question 14

12 August

Answer 14

Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary

Question 15

When did people expect the war to be over

Answer 15

By Christmas of 1914

Question 16

What was Germany’s big disadvantage in the war?

Answer 16

They had to fight a war on two fronts.

Question 17

What is the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 17

It was a war plan developed and crteated by Alfred Von Schlieffen where the Germans would attack France through Belgium and take care of them quick enough to return the whole army to the Eastern Front and fight Russia there.

Question 18

Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?

Answer 18

The Schlieffen Plan failed because the Belgians didn’t let Germans through and were fought by Belgium and the BEF and Russia arrived at the Eastern Front earlier than they expected.

Question 19

What is a stalemate?

Answer 19

When neither side can foresee a victory.

Question 20

What is a front?

Answer 20

The front is an area where two armies meet.

Question 21

What is a trench?

Answer 21

a long often zig-zagged dugout which were placed on fronts to battle.

Question 22

What is a duckboard?

Answer 22

Wooden planks placed on the muddy floor to prevent soldiers’ boots from getting wet and muddy.

Question 23

What is the Fire Step?

Answer 23

Soldiers would stand on these to look over the top of the trench.

Question 24

What are Dugouts?

Answer 24

These are rooms dugout at the back of trenches often housing a telephone for orders and a bell.

Question 25

What is a Periscope?

Answer 25

A device used for soldiers to see over the top of the trench without the risk of being shot.

Question 26

What was a Gas Bell?

Answer 26

A bell rang to alert soldiers to put on their gas masks.

Question 27

What is No Man’s Land

Answer 27

The area in between the two trenches.

Question 28

What issues/diseases did soldiers face in the trenches.

Answer 28

Trench Rats, Small Rations and low quality food and trench foot.

Question 29

What were trench rats?

Answer 29

Trench Rats were rats that were attracted by dead bodies and food scraps, they would take food and reproduce very quickly.

Question 30

What is Trench Foot?

Answer 30

Trench foot was an infection caused by cold, wet and dirty conditions on the feet. The feet of the infected men would often turn blue or red and if untreated could be amputated.

Question 31

What did a soldier’s daily life look like?

Answer 31

They would perfirm morning hate every morning by taking a step on the fire step.

Question 32

How did food become an issue?

Answer 32

As more people joined the war, rations became smaller and food quality got worse due to poor cooking conditions.

Question 33

Who were the “Big Three” and their leaders

Answer 33

Woodrow Wilson (USA), David Lloyd George (Great Britain) and George Clemenceau (France).

Question 34

What was the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 34

a Treaty decided by the Big 3 in the Palace of Versailles. They decided the consequences of Germany losing the war.

Question 35

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 35

28 june 1919.

Question 36

What did WW want for Germany’s consequences?

Answer 36

He didn’t really want Germany to be punished as he joined the war late in 1917 and didn’t suffer the consequences. He just thought that each country should rule themselves.

Question 37

What did DLG want for German’s Consequences?

Answer 37

He wanted to make the German’s pay but didn’t want to humiliate them. But he wanted the Germans to no longer be a threat.

Question 38

What was agreed at the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 38

Germany must pay for the war in money and goods. GPD6600M, Germany will have no air force of sbmarines. No German soldiers in France; Germany handed over colonies to Britain and France, parts of countries were cut off to make new countries. The League of Nations was setup for ALL countries.

Question 39

What was the League of Nations?

Answer 39

An International club for settling problems peacefully

Question 40

Where was the LN based?

Answer 40

Geneva, Switzerland.