Revision Flashcards
When was the tank invented
1915
What were machine gun
Huge guns able to fire over 600 rounds a minute needing 2 men to operate
What was poison gas
A type of chemical weapon used to kill or greatly harm soldiers
How was artillery used
Heavy artillery was always used to bombard trenches and cut through barbed wire
How were planes used
For recoinnasnance or occasional bombing
What were trench conditions like
The conditions were very bad as disease was rife and rats were everywhere
What was the battle of the some
A British attempt to break the stalemate by attacking German lines
How did the British attack the some
They bombed it heavily and then walked across no man’s land only to be gunned down
What was the Versailles treaty
A treaty Germany was forced to accept taking full blame for ww1 and having to pay lots of reparations
What was the impact of ww1
Countries were made destroyed and over 8.5 million people died
