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The Great War Flashcards

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Who was King of Britain in 1914?

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King George V

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Who was the German kaiser in 1914

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Who was the Russian Tsar in 1914?

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Tsar Nicholas II

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Who was the Austria-Hungarian emperor in 1914?

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Franz Joseph

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Who was the French president in 1914?

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Raymond Poincaré

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Who was the American president in 1914?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was Franz Joseph’s heir?

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Franz Ferdinand

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Who was in the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

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Who had the biggest army in 1914?

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Germany

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Who was in the Triple Entente?

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Great Britain, Russia and France

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11
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Which country has the biggest empire in 1914?

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Great Britain

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12
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When was Franz Ferdinand killed?

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28/6/1914

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13
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What was causing problems in Austria-Hungary?

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Nationalism

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14
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Who had the biggest navy in 1914?

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Great Britain

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15
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Who shot Franz Ferdinand?

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Gustav Princip

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16
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Who lead the Black Hand?

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Princip

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17
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Who supplied Princip with the gun?

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Serbia

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18
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Why did Serbia want Franz Ferdinand dead?

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They wanted to be independent

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19
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When did Austria-Hungary declare war in Serbia?

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28th July 1914

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20
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Who did Serbia act for help?

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Russia

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21
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What was the Schilffen Plan?

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The German plan to avoid war on 2 fronts (with Russia and France)

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22
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What pulled Great Britain into the First World War?

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Germany invaded Belgium

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What did the Schliffen Plan consist of?

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The Germany would invade Belgium and defeat France before fighting Russia

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Who was the Black Hand?

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Princip’s terrorist group

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25
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Why did soldiers fight in trenches?

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To protect themselves from snipers, machine guns and shells

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26
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What was trench foot caused by?

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Cold wet dirty conditions

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27
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What was a self inflicted wound nicknamed?

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Blighty ones

28
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What age did you have to be to go overseas?

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19

29
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When did the public think the war would end in 1914?

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By Christmas 1914

30
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When was the coldest winter?

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1916

31
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What type of oil was used to treat trench foot?

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Whale oil

32
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Did men lie to go overseas?

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Yes

33
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Why did sentries use periscopes?

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So they didn’t get shot by snipers

34
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What is chatting?

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Popping live eggs with a candle

35
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What size were the rats in the trenches?

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As big as kittens

36
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What are some basic foods served in the trenches?

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Bully beef, bread, cheese etc.

37
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What did the water taste like?

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Chlorine and petrol

38
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Why did the water taste funny?

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The containers that it was carried in were dirty and coated with chemicals

39
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What are the types of gases used in WW1?

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Chlorine, mustard and phosgene gases

40
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What did the rats eat?

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Corpses

41
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What are some duties?

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Patrol, ration/water party, sentry duty etc.

42
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How quickly could a sniper kill someone who put their head above the trench?

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In 3 seconds

43
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Why were letters from the trenches censored?

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To prevent treason (not showing support to the war or complaining about the government calling the war pointless etc.), to stop men joining the army (making the war sound horrible) and to prevent enemies find in out about plans

44
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When did the USA join the Triple Entente?

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April 1917

45
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What caused America to enter the war?

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A German u-boat sank the Lusitania and killed American passengers

46
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What happened in Russia in November 1917?

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Communists took power and a civil war started

47
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What happened in February 1918?

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Russia left WW1

48
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What did the Germans do in March 1918?

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Made a big push to end the war before American soldiers arrived in Europe

49
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What happened on the 8th August 1918?

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Germans lost a big battle and started to lose more battles after this

50
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What happened in September 1918?

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German generals realised the lost the war

51
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What did Kaiser Wilhelm II do in November 1918?

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He was forced to abdicate

52
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What happened at 11am on the 11th November 1918?

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The fighting stopped

53
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What was the treaty of Versailles?

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The official end of WW1

54
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When was the treaty of Versailles signed?

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28th June 1919, 5 years after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination

55
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What did the USA want at the end of the war?

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World peace

56
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What did the British PM want at the end of the war?

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A fair punishment for germany

57
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What did France want at the end of the war?

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Revenge on germany

58
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Who was the American president in 1919?

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Woodrow Wilson

59
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Who was the British PM in 1919?

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David Lloyd George

60
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Who was the French president in 1919?

A

Clemenau

61
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What did Article 231 of the TOV say?

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Germany accepted that they started the war

62
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How much did Germany have to pay in damages after the TOV?

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6.6 billion pounfs

63
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How big was the German army after the TOV

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Limited to 100,000

64
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Did the Germans have an airforce after the TOV?

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No

65
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Who did Germany have to give land to after WW1?

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Belgium, Denmark, Poland and France

66
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What were the German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles?

A

They hated and thought it was ‘diktat’

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