The Great War

Question 1

What was the Black Hand?

Answer 1

A secret military society formed on 9th May 1911. It is said to be one of the starting factors of WW1 as one of its members Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 2

Name three diseases that broke out in the trenches

Answer 2

Malaria, trench foot and trench fever

Question 4

What were the vermin like in WW1?

Answer 4

Rats were as big as cats and ate the corpses and left over food in trenches and no man’s land. Lice were constantly infesting the soldiers, and a soldier had to get rid of them by running a lit candle over the seams of his jacket that created a ‘pop-pop-pop’ sound.

Question 6

Why was WW1 fought in trenches?

Answer 6

It was the most efficient way at the time to protect themselves against new weaponry e.g machine guns and improved artillery

Question 7

Name the front of the trench

Answer 7

Parapet

Question 8

What was the device that soldiers used to scope out the enemies from their trenches called?

Answer 8

Wooden periscope

Question 9

What type of food did soldiers receive in WW1?

Answer 9

Billy beef, bread and biscuits

Question 12

Are five duties soldiers did in trenches

Answer 12

Refilled sandbags, repaired barbed wire, dug out trenches, patrolled, gave out rations

Question 13

How did WW1 end?

Answer 13

On November 11th 1918 Germany formally surrendered, and on June 28th 1919 the Allied Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles

Question 14

What gases were used in WW1?

Answer 14

Chlorine and mustard gas

Question 15

Name four dangers in the trenches

Answer 15

Malnutrition, disease, muddy conditions and gases used in attacks (mustard & chlorine)

Question 18

Give four facts about the Schlieffen plan

Answer 18

• The plan was devised by Alfred von Schlieffen
• It took nine years to devise (1897- 1905)
• The plan imagined a huge blow on Paris to take out France quickly so they wouldn’t have to fight on two fronts
• It was Germany’s only plan

Question 21

Give four main points as to how the Great War started

Answer 21

The assassination of Prince Franz Ferdinand, militarism, the French-German hostility and the Balkans war 1912-13

Question 22

Name the back of the trench

Answer 22

Parados

Question 23

The top trench was called the …..

Answer 23

Front line

Question 24

Each compartment in the trench was known as a …….

Answer 24

Fire bay

Question 25

The mud and water collected at the bottom of the trench was called the …..

Answer 25

Sump

Question 26

The soldiers slept in ……

Answer 26

Dug outs

Question 27

Name three types of trench

Answer 27

The front line trench, the reserve trench and communication trench

Question 28

Why were trenches zig zagged ?

Answer 28

So that if the trench was attacked the enemy couldn’t just shoot straight down the trench and kill everyone

Question 29

What happened in Christmas 1914

Answer 29

There was a temporary ceasefire, and men played football and exchanged gifts

Question 30

Why did the Schlieffen plan backfire?

Answer 30

Because Russia mobilised their army quicker than expected, and had invaded Germany within 10 days. This meant Germany had to quickly switch troops away from Western Europe to hold up the Russian invasion

Question 31

What were the RFC?

Answer 31

The eyes of the British army that took photographs and took part in dog fights

Question 32

What were block houses?

Answer 32

Where machine guns were kept

Question 33

How was trench foot treated?

Answer 33

By whale oil

Question 34

Who signed the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 34

Wilson - USA
Clemenceau - France
Lloyd George - UK