Impact Of First World War (Military)

Question 1

What percentage of the population was mobilised for World war One in 1914?

Answer 1

9%

Question 2

What happened to 9% of the population in 1914

Answer 2

Mobilised for World War One

Question 3

In what year was 9% of the population mobilised for World War One?

Answer 3

1914

Question 4

What number of men were mobilised for World War One?

Answer 4

5.3 million men

Question 5

What happened to 5.3 million men?

Answer 5

Mobilised for World War One

Question 6

How many had seen military service by Christmas 1916?

Answer 6

15.3 million

Question 7

What happened to 15.3 million people by Christmas 1916?

Answer 7

Seen military service

Question 8

In what year did 15.3 million men see military service?

Answer 8

1916

Question 9

What year was a turning point?

Answer 9

1915

Question 10

What was the war initially like?

Answer 10

Successes

Question 11

What happened in 1915?

Answer 11

Turning point

Question 12

What happened in September 1915

Answer 12

Nicholas dismiss his uncle (Nikolai) and then he became commander in chief

Question 13

When did Nicholas dismiss his uncle (Nikolai)

Answer 13

September 1915

Question 14

Who did Nicholas dismiss in September 1915?

Answer 14

His uncle (Nikolai)

Question 15

What military qualities did Nicholas have?

Answer 15

Unqualified as his conservative education focused on Calvary

Question 16

What happened by Christmas 1916?

Answer 16

Shortage of war materials

Question 17

When was there a shortage of war materials?

Answer 17

Christmas 1916

Question 18

Why was there a shortage of war materials by Christmas 1916?

Answer 18

Poor communication, transport and leadership

Question 19

What did the list of shortages include in the Christmas 1916 shortage?

Answer 19

Suitable weaponary
Basic warm clothing
Waterproof footwear

Question 20

What was the shells unit by the end of 1915?

Answer 20

Some limited to firing 3 shells a day

Question 21

By what year were some units limited to shooting 3 shells a day?

Answer 21

1915

Question 22

By the end of 1915, what the split of rifles to soldiers?

Answer 22

2 rifles for every soldier

Question 23

When did some units split rifles to 2 rifles for every three soldiers?

Answer 23

By the end of 1915

Question 24

What was the number of soldiers dead by December 1916?

Answer 24

1.6 million

Question 25

By what year were 1.6 million soldiers dead?

Answer 25

December 1916

Question 26

What was the number of soldiers wounded by December 1916?

Answer 26

3.9 million

Question 27

By what year were 3.9 million soldiers wounded

Answer 27

Christmas 1916

Question 28

What was the number of soldiers take prisoner by December 1916?

Answer 28

2.4 million taken prisoner

Question 29

By what year were 2.4 million soldiers taken prisoner?

Answer 29

Christmas 1916

Question 30

What did the high number of casualties show?

Answer 30

Lack of expertise

Question 31

How were the lack of expertise shown?

Answer 31

high number of casualties

Question 32

When was the failure of the Brusilov offence?

Answer 32

September 1916

Question 33

What happened in September 1916?

Answer 33

failure of the Brusilov offence

Question 34

How many desertions were there in 1916?

Answer 34

1.5 million

Question 35

In what year were there 1.5 million deserters?

Answer 35

1916

Question 36

What happened after the failure of the Brusilov offence in September 1916?

Answer 36

Retreats (troops withdrew from Baltic to Black Sea) | Deserters

Question 37

What happened in September 1914?

Answer 37

Battle of Tannenburg. German Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff won a crushing defeat over Russian Generals Rennenkampf & Samsonov;

Question 38

When was the Battle of Tannenburg, where German Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff won a crushing defeat over Russian Generals Rennenkampf and Samsonov?

Answer 38

September 1914

Question 39

What was the impact of the Battle of Tannenburg?

Answer 39

30,000 Russians casualties, 95,000 captured, | 500 guns captured

Question 40

What battle caused 30,000 Russians casualties, 95,000 captured, 500 guns captured

Answer 40

September 1914: Battle of Tannenburg

Question 41

What happened in December 1914?

Answer 41

Battle of Lodz

Question 42

When was the Battle of Lodz?

Answer 42

December 1914

Question 43

What was the impact of the December 1914 Battle of Lodz?

Answer 43

Crushing defeat and the Germans began to look at the Russians with more "disdain"

Question 44

What happened in December 1915?

Answer 44

Russians driven out of Poland

Question 45

When did Russians driven out of Poland?

Answer 45

December 1915

Question 46

What was the sentiment in August 1914?

Answer 46

patriotic support for the Tsar and the Russian Army

Question 47

What success did the Russian army make in August 1914?

Answer 47

Russian army entered East Prussia and parts of Austro-Hungarian Empire

Question 48

What success did the Russian army make in September 1914?

Answer 48

Russians captured Austro-Hungarian fortress town of Przemysl, taking 110,000 prisoners

Question 49

By 1914, how many troops were killed or wounded?

Answer 49

4 million

Question 50

By what year were 4 million troops wounded or killed?

Answer 50

1914

Question 51

When did the Russians capture Austro-Hungarian fortress town Przemysl taking 110,000 prisoners?

Answer 51

September 1914

Question 52

What happened in September 1914?

Answer 52

Russians captured Austro-Hungarian fortress town Przemysl taking 110,000 prisoners

Question 53

What happened in August 1916?

Answer 53

Brusilov offensive lost momentum and troops withdrew from Baltic to Black Sea

Question 54

When did the Brusilov offensive loose momentum and troops withdrew from Baltic to Black Sea?

Answer 54

August 1916

Question 55

What was said by the end of 1915?

Answer 55

Stavka, command centre for the Russian army blamed the lack of military progress on the ‘shell crisis’ (lack of munitions reaching the frontlines)

Question 56

When did Stavka, command centre for the Russian army blame the lack of military progress on the ‘shell crisis’ (lack of munitions reaching the frontlines)?

Answer 56

By the end of 1915

Question 57

Why did the munitions industry struggle to keep up with the demands of the army?

Answer 57

Industry was already working at full capacity Military administrators could not cope with the logistical challenges of the war Made worse by the communications and transportation issues

Question 58

What impression did General Alex Brusilov have?

Answer 58

Most able Russian military commander

Question 59

Who was the most able Russian military commander?

Answer 59

General Alex Brusilov

Question 60

Which general was slow to act?

Answer 60

General Evert

Question 61

What happened in 4 June 1916?

Answer 61

Brusilov offensive was launched and result in a retreat of the enemy. Austrian Hungary armies suffered heavy casulties (200,000 troops killed and all equipment destroyed )

Question 62

Why was General Alex Brusilov success limited?

Answer 62

Not backed by fellow commanders

Question 63

Why was Nicholas a bad commander?

Answer 63

He had training in cavalry regiment but this did not prepare him for the scale of WW1.

Question 64

What was the role of Zemgor?

Answer 64

Forced to care for war casualties

Question 65

What did the Cossacks refuse to do?

Answer 65

Fire on protestors Some regiments mutinied Joined the protestors

Question 66

How was the 1916 Brusilov offensive?

Answer 66

Successful initially as the Romanians joined Russians and Nicholas made some excellent appointments like that of Brusilov, who developed military tactics and contributed to the initial success