The Great War Quiz Slides 27-end Flashcards
What were the Key Battles of World War I?
Battle of the Marne, Battle of Verdun, Battle of Somme, Battle of St. Mihiel, and Hindenburg Line
Which country did all of the Key Battles take place in?
France
Explain the significance of the Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun demoralized both sides and was the battle with the first extensive use of the flamethrower.
Explain the significance of the Battle of Marne
The Battle of Marne was significant because it stopped Germany’s advance and kept Paris from falling.
Explain the significance of the Battle of St. Mihiel.
The is significant because it is the first battle with only American troops under American Commanders.
Explain the Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne took place in 1918 as a last ditch effort to defeat the French.
This battle was started by the French to draw Germans out of Verdun.
Battle of the Somme
What is the Operation Alberich?
Operation Alberich is the German plan for retreat. This operation must be called.
Explain the Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line was meant to be the world’s most indestructible trenches where the Germans could regroup and prevent their soldiers from being pushed back into Germany.
Which two generals decided to create the Hindenburg Line?
General Hindenburg and General Lundendorff
What were Carrier Pigeons used for?
Carrier Pigeons were used for aerial surveillance and communication.
Explain the Delousing Process
This was the process that soldiers went through to get rid of lice. It didn’t work.
What was the space between the trenches of the opposing sides called?
“No Man’s Land”
What is Trench Foot?
Trench Foot was where the foot became swollen, infected, and worn away. This could spread and amputations were at or above the knee.
When did Shell Shock first occur and what is is called today?
Shell Shock first occured in World War I and is today called PTSD/PTS (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
What was the Christmas Truce?
The Christmas Truce was an unofficial truce between the enemy soldiers on Christmas where both sides ate and played together.
What the Scorched Earth?
Scorched Earth was a tactic that the Germans borrowed from the Russians where retreating armies would burn buildings, destroy crops, and force those inhabiting the place to flee.
Who was a German spy and mistress of many French officials?
Mata Hari
What was Mata Hari’s real name and where was she from?
Her real name is Magarethra Zelle
Who was Edith Cavell?
She was a British nurse in Germany during the war who helped many Allied soldiers escape German hospitals.
What is Espoinage?
It was the tactic used during WWI that had spies father information in a variety of ways.
What are the two main poison gases of WWI?
Chlorine and Mustard
What did Anton Fokker do?
He pushed for the use of planes in war and made the plane with a mounted gun that fired at intervals.
What were airplane flights called?
dogfights
Who was the Red Baron?
He was a German fighter pilot with the most aerial dogfight victores (80). His real name is Manfred von Richthofen.
Who was the second ace with the most aerial dogfight victories (73)?
Mick Mannock
What were aces?
They flew the bomber planes
What was the unrestricted submarine warfare and who practiced it?
The Germans practiced the unrestricted submarine warfare where they attacked cargo. They get into trouble for this.
What did the Germans call their submarines?
U-boats
What was the Lusitania?
It was a British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans. This enrages the US government because 128 Americans were killed.
What was the Lewis gun?
It was a major advancement for machine guns since it could be used by one person.
What was the Howitzer?
It was a long range gun that was mainly used to “soften the enemy up” and later on, shoot down planes. It needed the support of animals to transport it.
What was the first successful tank offensive?
Cambrae
What was the name of the huge cable that went across the Atlantic Ocean to connect the America’s and Europe?
The Trans-Atlantic Cable
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
This telegram was the final push for America to join war. It proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico. It said that if Mexico helped Germany, after the war in Europe, Germany would help Mexico invade the U.S.
What was President Woodrow Wilson’s major saying?
“Peace without victory.”
What were Liberty Bonds used for?
It was intended to finance the war.
What was the Committee of Public Information?
It’s sole prupose was to make anti-German sentiment.
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Information?
George Creel
What did many countries grant to women after the war?
They granted woman’s suffrage
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This treaty announces Russia’s withdrawal from WWI.
Germany takes advantage of Russia’s Civil War and takes _______, and ships him to Russia.
Lenin
After Tsar Nicholas II is abdicated, the _____________________ is created, only to be overthrown by Lenin and the Soviets.
Provisional Government
Where is the Tsar abdicated to?
the Doma
Britain helped the ______ unite against Ottoman rule because they wanted to be in a favorable position to trade with them later on.
Arabs
What is an armistice?
A temporary agreement to stop fighting
What were the “Big Four?”
Great Britain, France, U.S., and Italy
The countries with the most power, which are also called the “Big Three” are?
Great Britain, France, and U.S.
Wilson created a plan for the treaty called the _________________.
Fourteen Points
Who were leaders of the “Big Four?”
Great Britain: David Lloyd George.
France: Georges Clemenceau
Italy: Vitorio Orlando
U.S.: Woodrow Wilson
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
It was the treaty that the German’s had to sign at the end of WWI.
Where was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
It was signed and drafted in the Hall of Mirrors
27 countries participated in the _________________________. It was here that the Allied Powers set the terms for the defeated powers.
Paris Peace Conference
How did the Versailles Treaty punish Germany?
It made Saar, and important coal resource fo Germany, go into international control, made Germany demilitarize the Rhine land, give up the Russian territory it recieved in the Treaty of Brest-Livosk, and give Freance back Alsace-Lorraine.
What did Germany have to pay for the damages they caused during the war?
They had to pay reparations.
Who helped Europe from financial crisis and helped Germany pay the first five billion and prevented the other countries from overrunning Germany?
Dawes
What did the League of Nations do?
It keeps the peace and is supposed to act as police. However, it cannot properly enforce what it says.
What is the Allied country that never joins the League of Nations?
U.S.
