Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

School > History > Flashcards

History Flashcards

1
Q

What is pals battalion?

A

when men join the army because their friends, football team, neighbours etc, are joining

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

what were the three types of soldiers?

A

volunteer, professional and conscripted (forced)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what shape were the trenches?

A

the trenches were a zig-zag shape so if a bomb exploded the whole thing wouldn’t be destroyed, and if someone was chasing you with a gun, the couldn’t shoot you because you were round a corner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

what were the order of the trenches?

A

Front line, support, supplies, Lieutenant/command and medical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

what are some features in a trench?

A

sand bags, ammunition shelf, duckboards and a dugout

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

when did the war start

A

1914

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

what was the army made up of in 1914

A

professionals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

what soldiers in 1915 - 1916

A

a mix of volunteers and professionals because lots of pros had died

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

what happened after 1916

A

people stopped volunteering because they were told that war was fun, but then they found out the true horrors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

what were German trenches like

A

very deep, concrete sides and floor, proper beds, sometimes electricity and running water because they always stayed in on place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

what were English trenches like

A

not very deep, extremely muddy and cold, beds were made up of metal mesh on a wooden frame, this was because they kept moving forward

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

what was being in a trench like?

A

it was quite boring because they went on for hundreds of miles, so most of the time you were just wating for the Germans to attack.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

what were the knifes at the end of a rifle called

A

they were called bayonets, and they were serrated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what was the battle of Somme

A

the battle of Somme was a diversion battle, where the Germans were moving forward towards France, but the Verdov was there as a diversion, so the Germans headed east where the british were ready to attack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

how many people died in the battle of somme

A

20,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

how many people were injured in the battle of Somme

A

60,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

what is the big push

A

on the 1st July at 7:30, 100,000 British soldiers were sent to attack the Germans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

what is trench foot

A

trench foot is when your foot gets so cold the blood stops flowing into it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

how far did the German trenches go down

A

30-40 metres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

who was the franco-Prussia war against

A

France and Prussia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

what is Prussia

A

one of the states in the group of states that later formed germany

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What is the north federation

A

The states that Prussia controlled

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

how did the telegram cause the franco-Prussia war

A

King Wilhelm had sent the original telegram, but Bismarck had changed it to insult the French

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

When was Germany created

A

1871

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What is the naval arms race

A

The naval arms race where Britain and Germany raced to build more ships than each other

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What is two power standard

A

This is where if Germany builds one ship, Britain will build two, so then if Germany builds another ship, Britain will build two more.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What countries were in the Triple Allience

A

Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

when was the triple alliance created

A

1882

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

why was the triple alliance created

A

Germany created the triple alliance because it was afraid that France was going to attack.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

What is collective security

A

Collective security is where a group of countries promise to protect each other if they get attacked

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

what are two reasons empires make enimies

A
  1. you are going to be hated by other countries because they want an empire as big as yours
  2. countries are going to hate you because you are going to try and take over them
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

what is the main reason Britain had the biggest empire

A

they had the biggest navy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

How did Britain sail safely without getting their supplies stolen

A

they surrounded the merchant ships with war ships that shot anyone who tried to attack them

33
Q

Why did Russia want to expand their empire

A

so their ports wouldn’t freeze and so they had access to the Mediterranean sea

34
Q

When was the dreadnought created

A

1906

35
Q

What is the dreadnought

A

Britain’s warship

36
Q

What countries are in the triple entente

A

Britain, France and Russia

37
Q

when was the Triple entente created

A

1907

38
Q

why was the triple entente created

A

Because they were scared of being attacked by Prussia, who was trying to grow their empire, and so France could get back at Prussia for the franco-Prussian war

39
Q

How long did it take Germany to build an empire

A

44 years

40
Q

how big was Germany’s empire

A

3rd biggest in the world

41
Q

What is the GPS in first order concepts?

A

Geographical, political, society

42
Q

What is the CREM in first order concepts

A

cultural, religion, economics, military

43
Q

What are the 3 C’s in second order concepts

A

cause & consequence, change, context

44
Q

What are the three S’s in second order concepts?

A

significance, short term/long term, similarities/differences

45
Q

what is the L in second order concepts

A

links

46
Q

What were the main causes of WW1

A

franco-Prussian war, The triple alliance & entente, murder of archduke Ferdinand

47
Q

What countries did the Austro-Hungary empire want to take over

A

Serbia, Bosnia and Bulgaria

48
Q

What country had the Austro-Hungary empire already taken over

A

Bosnia

49
Q

Why was Serbia concerned

A

They were concerned that Austro-Hungary was going to take over their country

50
Q

What was the Serbian gang called

A

the black hand gang

51
Q

What did the black hand gang want to do

A

Assassinate the archduke Ferdinand

52
Q

Who did Bosnia want to become allies with and why

A

Serbia because they both hated Austro-Hungary

53
Q

Why did the Archduke and his wife go to Bosnia

A

for their anniversary

54
Q

When and where did the archduke and his wife arrive in Bosnia

A

28th June 1914 at 10:00 at the train station

55
Q

How many assassins were on the route to the town hall

A

3

56
Q

What did the first assassin in Bosnia do

A

He had a pistol, but ran away because he got scared

57
Q

What did the second assassin in Bosnia do

A

He threw a grenade at the car, but it bounced off the bonnet and hit the car behind

58
Q

What did the third assassin do

A

Gustav Princip thought the Archduke was dead because he saw the bomb go off, but then the car pulled up in front of him, so he shot the Archduke and his wife

59
Q

What was the man who killed Archduke Ferdinand

A

Gavrilo Princip

60
Q

How did the murder of Archduke Ferdinand cause the WW1

A

Because the Archduke was killed by a Serbian gang, Austro-Hungary went to war on Serbia. Because of the triple alliance, Germany went to help Austro-Hungary. Russia the joined in with Serbia, and because of the triple entente, Britain and France had to join in with Serbia. Overtime, more and more countries join in.

61
Q

When did America join the allies

A

1917

62
Q

When did Russia drop out the war

A

1917

63
Q

Why did Russia drop out the war

A

Because they had a revolution/civil war

64
Q

When was the treaty of London made

A

19th April 1839

65
Q

What is the treaty of london

A

The treaty of London is a document that states that if any army that threatens Belgium with aggression, Britain will come to defend

66
Q

Who was the head of the German navy

A

Alfred von Tirpitz

67
Q

What was the scramble for Africa

A

England and Germany raced to conquer as many countries in Africa as they could

68
Q

what does W.O.Q stand for

A

word of question

69
Q

When was WW1

A

1914 - 1918

70
Q

When did trench warfare start

A

1915

71
Q

Why did the industrial revolution make WW1 the most deadly

A

because during the industrial revolution things like bombs, explosive shells, planes, submarines and machine guns had been invented

72
Q

Who had a big role in recruitment in WW1

A

Lord Kitchener

73
Q

How many men did the British army have when they first started

A

200,000

74
Q

How many men were in the German army when they first started

A

3 million

75
Q

When did Lord Kitchener start recruiting

A

1915

76
Q

How many propaganda posters were published in the first year of recruiting

A

12 million

77
Q

when was the big push

A

7:00 on the 1st july

78
Q

what was the big push

A

the big push was were 100,000men were sent to attack the Germans at 7:00

79
Q

when did the battle of Somme begin

A

1st July 1916

80
Q

what was the battle of Somme

A

the Germans were going to attack Verdon ( a symbolic place in France ), and France said is Verdon got destroyed then they would quit the war, so the British came up from behind and that was the battle of Somme

School (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions