Lecture 13

Question 1

What were “Pal Battalions”

Answer 1

The army tried to recruit whole teams of young men, like a whole cricket team.

Question 2

What happened in Christmas 1914?

Answer 2

an unofficial truce, you know the story

Question 3

What are some important battles on the Western Front?

Answer 3

Battle of Somme(about 1 million dead), First battle of the Marne, First battle of Ypres, Second Ypres, Siege of erdun, Battle of Passchendaele, Hundred days offensive (over 2.2 million dead)

Question 4

WWI was remarkable for its combination of sphisticated and primitive battlefield technologies, what are these?

Answer 4

Aviation, Submarine warfare, Chemical warfare, Advanced artillery, Machine guns, Hand to hand fighting

Question 5

Aircraft was initially used for what?

Answer 5

scouting the enemy forces, targets for ground artillery, later on some were designed to drop bombs

Question 6

Who used poison gas?

Answer 6

Both, everyone

Question 7

What was the “Gallipoli Campaign”?

Answer 7

A campaign to get a path to Russia to get them supplies, this would go through the Ottomans, but due to poor planning this was a horrific failure.

Question 8

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

Answer 8

A telegram that was supposed to go to Mexico but was intercepted by the Allies and was given to the US, this caused the US to get into the war.

Question 9

What was “Unrestricted submarine warfare”?

Answer 9

All non-German ships, including American ships, could be subjected to attack by submarine