Nearing The End And The End Of WWI Flashcards
Why did the Gallipoli Campaign not work?
Turks were waiting for them in the hill, creating a stalemate
What does the Gallipoli stalemate lead to?
Trench Warfare
In the Gallipoli Campaign who gave up and withdrew?
The Allies
What was unrestricted submarine warfare?
Germans would sink ships without warning
What are U-boats?
Germans Submarines
What did the Germans use the U-boat for?
To hurt the the British trade route
U-boats snuck how many US ships in 1917?
3
What new chemical weapon did German use in the battle of Ypres in 1915?
Poison Gas
What new weapon was used by the British in the battle of Somme in 1916?
Tanks
What was the Zimmerman note?
Germany sends Mexico a telegram asking if they can distract America they will help them
Who intercepts the telegram that was sent to Mexico?
Britain
What’s total war?
When the country devotes all recourses to war
What is Rationing?
When people can only get a set amount of food for a set amount of time
What’s Propaganda?
Government uses one sided info to convince people to do certain things
What does Kaiser Wilhelm do when Germany loses?
He steps down from his position
