The War at Sea and Gallipoli Flashcards
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merchant ships
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transport ships of food and weapons
2
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Scarborough
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British port town shelled by the Germans - one of few direct naval confrontations of WW1
3
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sinking of the Lusitania
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- sunk on premise that there were munitions on board
- 1959 men, women, and children on board 1195 died - 123 Americans
- May 1915
4
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dreadnought
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Most powerful British battleship - German Nassau
5
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Battle of Jutland
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- 1916
- sea battle between Germany and Britain
- Germany sank 14 British ships - but failed to break the British blockade
6
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what was the blockade
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- British tactic to prevent supplies reaching Germany
- 1914-1918
7
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submarine warfare and u boats
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- tactic used by the Germans of unrestricted use of submarines to attack allied merchant ships
- began in 1915
- led to loss of 500,000 tonnes shipping from allied ships by 1917
- British defence of mines destroyed u boats - stopped them entering the British channel
8
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Q ships
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- Decoy ships used to lure in German U-Boats
- armed with heavy guns.
9
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effects of the blockade
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- 300,000 German deaths due to malnutrition
- German’s could not get enough nitrates for their explosives
10
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The Gallipoli campaign
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- April 1915
- Attack Turkey from the sea to knock them out of the war - German ally
11
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reasons for Gallipoli
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- seek an alternative war front
- secure supply line to the black sea - relieve pressure on the western front
- open up the Dardanelles and Bosphorus
12
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Failures at Gallipoli
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- Turkish guns difficult to destroy
- not enough research about Turkish terrain and weather
- lack of supplies/fresh water/grenades
