U6: The Great War Flashcards
Why was Passchendale so important during the war?
It lay between Germans and the sea => strategically important
what’s a whizzbang?
a bomb
(onomatopoeia)
liveth?
= archaic, poetic 3p sing form of to live
=> proof English being a Germanic language
the Stone of Remebrance?
- kind of altar which can be found in larger English cemetries
- to commemorate + honor the fallen soldiers
corps vs. corpse
- group soldiers [cor]
- dead body [corps]
soldiers on horses
+ on sea?
- cavalry
- navy (marine)
commonwealth?
- = association of 56 independent countries, mostly former British colonies
- voluntarily collaborate on economic, social issues
pros and cons of commenwealth
+ helps countries develop + work together + are equal
- = legacy of Britain’s colonial past (exploitation of country/ people)
- doesn’t have any real value/power
an agreement to stop fighting?
= ceasefire
= armistice
=> Armistice day (11th November)
raid?
short quick attack to capture something
trench foot?
medical condition caused by the wet conditions the soldiers were exposed to.
=> could possibly result in gangrene => amputation
syn guard
sentry
syn especially?
particularly
syn autumn
fall
the elements?
abiotische factoren
f.e. rain, sun, …
