The Last 100 Days, U.S. Entry Flashcards
Why were the Germans able to bring hundreds of thousands of men to the Western Front?
They defeated Russia and switched their men from the East to the Western Front.
Why did the Germans avoid attacking Canadian Forces?
The Canadians had huge success in taking Vimy Ridge
What did the Germans decide to do with the massive influx of troops? Why did they have to do it quickly?
Wanted to launch an offensive against the Allies and negotiate peace before the U.S. arrives
Why did the Canadians have to move in secrecy and at night to Amiens, France? Who commanded these troops?
To avoid spies.
General Arthur Currie
Where did the Canadians comes? Where did they hide on their way to Amiens?
Vimy Ridge.
Hid in Gentelle’s Wood
What was the Hindenburg Line? It was the best ______ ______ on the Western Front.
Interlocking wall of pill boxes. Kilometres of barbed wire and machine gun posts.
defensive system
Why didn’t Currie let his men stay long in Arras, France?
To get on with it and finish the war sooner. Germans should not be given time to prepare
How was the attack on the Hindenburg Line similar to the Battle of the Somme?
No real plain, huge losses, got caught in barbed wire
Why was the city of Cambrai a strategic location to the Germans?
German supplies were kept there
What obstacles did Canadian forces face on their way to Cambrai?
Canal du Nord, 20 meters wide
Why did the U.S. enter the war on the Allies side? Describe the sinking of British and U.S. ships, President Wilson’s desires, and the Zimmerman Telegram.
With submarines, Germans sank British passenger ships with U.S. citizens aboard and U.S. merchant ships
Woodrow Wilson wanted to be involved in negotiations at war’s end to advance the League of Nations.
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico proposing that they should ally together. If the U.S. entered the war, Mexico should declare war against the U.S. and they would enlist Japan as an ally. They would prevent the U.S. from sending troops to help the Allies, and allow for the Germans to cut off Britain’s war supplies with submarines.
How did the Canadians attack the Canal du Nord?
Hid in the surrounding woods and rushed through the unfinished dry portion of the canal. Then they fanned out North and South towards Cambrai.
Why did the Germans indiscriminately destroy French homes?
To slow down the Canadians. Refugees would need their help.
Why did Canadian troops have to defend German prisoners in Cambrai?
Townspeople threatened to kill them with clubs and pitchforks. They protected them out of morality
Where was the last attack for the Canadians?
Mons, Belgium
