US enters WWI and Battles of WWI Flashcards
What happened at Gallipoli?
April 25 1915 the Allies land a multinational force on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire
Austrialian/New Zealand headed by British (Anzac) vs Turkish Ottomans
The Turkish Army successfully defeats the peninsula and stalemate seets in with both sides developing a system of trenches
January 9, 1916 the allies complete their withdrawl from Gallipoli having incurred over 250,000 causalties including 46,000 dead
Mouth of the Black Sea
Soldiers were sacrificed
What happened in the Battle of Verdun 1916?
The German attack on Verdun on Feburary 21, 1916 was a complete suprise to the French
German heavy artilery quickly reduced French trench system into isolated pieces, forcing soldiers to fight in small groups with no tactical links
Considered one of the most brutal battles because over 300,000 dead and 750,000 wounded with not much gained
Remembered as the battlefront with the highest density of dead per square yard
In France near Luxemburg
The Battle of Somme 1916?
British general Haig orders a massive bombardment of the German lines that begins June 24, 1916 and lasts over a week
German troops hunkered down under the bombardments “the sound that could be heard across the English channel”
July 1, 1916 - British attack German lines suffering the most causalties in a single day in British military history - 20,000 killed and 40,000 wounded
Ended Nov 18, 1916 with British gaining less than 10 miles of land for their efforts
In France on Somme River near Belgium
The 2nd Battle of Ypres 1915?
First time Germans use poisionous gas
In Belgium
The 3rd Battle of Ypres 1917?
June 7, 1917 - British forces set off giant mines under German lines causing great damage
British troops then advanced and captured German lines
In Agust 1917, unusual amounts of rain turned the battlefield into mud
On Nov 6, 1917, the Allies get small gains but not the breakthrough hoped for
In Belgium (Passiondale)
Men died drowning in liquid mud
The 1st Battle of Marne?
1914
September 4, German army advanced rapidly through Belgium and northern France, panicing france
Troops were rushed to the line in taxis
With the help of the Britsh, they haulted the Germans
Northern France
The 2nd Battle of Marne?
1918
End of May, Germans reached Marne after the successes of Ludendorffs offensives that year
After 4 years, Germany goes back to where they began
Northern France
The Battle of Cambrai 1917?
On Nov 20, 1917 British launched the first attack with tanks at Germany
France
Why did the US join WWI?
German torpedoed Lustania
German sank US Sussex (started Sussex Pledge)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Note
Russian Revolution
Wilson wanted to make the world safer for democracy
We are English domant
