The topics with be on WWI - Conflict in the 20th Century

Question 1

why did the great world war start?

Answer 1

1. The muder of Frenz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 whichset off a chain of events that led to war was some were * patriotism* and nationalism because Britain and Germany both believed they were the best countries and they were offended that another country had made that claim. War was a way for them to prove who was more powerfu.

Question 2

whenThe Start of the Great War start

Answer 2

28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918

Question 3

how and why soldiers were recruited into the British Army

Answer 3

how?
. They used the effect of conscription
. men aged up to 18 and 41 could be forced to join the army
.also the propaganda - by making posters aimed atmen who love their country and thier king, feel guilty for not joining up to persuade them

why?
. because if they didn’t they would be
starved,
beaten
placed in solitary confinement in filthy cells.
they were put in cages like animals or thrown into sewage ponds.

forced to work in Labour camps

Question 4

conscription

Answer 4

forcing men aged between 18 and 24 to join the army

Question 5

recruitment

Answer 5

to fill up the number of with new members

Question 6

what is the trench warfare?

Answer 6

the trench warfare was a hole in the earth to protect themselvs the trenches were protected with
. sandbags
. barbed wire

they were defended by men with rifels bayonets, machine guns

Question 7

whats in no mand land

Answer 7

an between area of land which had dead world full of bomb creators and rooting human remains

Question 8

conditions of the trench warfare

Answer 8

. you could get diseases such as

trench mouth - due to poor oral hygiene and poor diet living in the trenches

living in such close proximity and lacking washing facilities, many soldiers’ clothing became infected with lice
.
rat infested

trench foot parasites

Question 9

Trench weapons

Answer 9

rifle - a knife called bayonet ws on the end could be used if bullets ran out
machine gun -
poison gas - chlorine gas - sufficted the lungs
musterd gas - rotted the body skin blisterd
tank- crush barbed wire and cross trenches
flame thrower-
grenade - explodes and causes fragments horrific injuries

Question 10

The Home Front

Question 11

casualties
how many were killed

what impact did it have?

Answer 11

1. 15 to 22 million deaths
2. thousands were wouned and disabled for life

Question 12

women at home
what work did they do -
what oppo did it give women

Answer 12

they did medical work, textiles,clothing transport

it gave mowen the oppotutnity to show that they are equal to men and led to them gaining the vote

Question 13

zeppeliens

• what were they
• what impact did they have on britian

Answer 13

huge inflatable german airships

buildings were destroyed buiness jobs,many injured and death

Question 14

German U-boat (submarine) RAIDS

What did they do?

what impact did this have on britian?

Answer 14

import a large amount of raw materials and food over seas

German submarines threatened Britain’s ability to keep on fighting the war

Question 15

rationing

when was it introduced?

why was it introduced?

what was rationed?

Answer 15

1. 1916
2. to reduce food consumption through volunteering rationing
3. sugar, then butter tea meat bacon , ham and yam

Question 16

DORA

1. when?
2. what does DORA stand for?
3. why was it introduced?
4. give examples of laws

Answer 16

1. 1917
2. defence of the realm act
3. to control communications, the nation’s ports and subject civilians to the rule of military courts
4. . no buying binoculars
   . no spreading rumours
   . government could take any land

Question 17

what does militrarism mean

Answer 17

the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Question 18

what does nationalism mean?

Answer 18

thinking your country is the best

Question 19

what does imperialism mean

Answer 19

the desire to want a big empire