What Was The Fighting Like On The western Front?

Question 1

Why did everyone have to adapt?

Answer 1

Western front was a new kind of warfare

Question 2

What was change 1 and what happened?

Answer 2

Trench warfare. By 1915 they had developed into complex defensive systems

Question 3

What was change 2?

Answer 3

Artillery became more powerful

Question 4

What happened during change 2?

Answer 4

Artillery bombardments caused more casualties than any other weapon
Start of war-not very accurate
End of war- much bigger more accurate

Question 5

What was change 3?

Answer 5

Cavalry became less important

Question 6

Why did cavalry become less important?

Answer 6

Too vulnerable because of artillery

Question 7

What did Calvary become useful for?

Answer 7

Transporting supplies and equipment

Question 8

What was change 4?

Answer 8

Infantry became more important

Question 9

What was the backbone of the army?

Answer 9

The infantry

Question 10

What became standard in 1916?

Answer 10

Steel helmets (gave some protection)

Question 11

What did the infantry charge replace and why?

Answer 11

The cavalry charge because of the trenches

Question 12

Going over the top A.K.A…

Answer 12

… Infantry charge

Question 13

What was very effective against the infantry charge?

Answer 13

Machine guns

Question 14

What was the only attacking strategy generals had?

Answer 14

Infantry charge

Question 15

What is attrition?

Answer 15

The thought that the infantry charge would eventually wear down the enemy and they could break through.

Question 16

What was change 5?

Answer 16

Poison gas

Question 17

When was the first gas attack?

Answer 17

April 1915.

Question 18

What was released and by who on the first gas attack?

Answer 18

Chlorine by the Germans to the British

Question 19

What was mustard gas?

Answer 19

Lethal gas. Burned, blinded and slowly killed

Question 20

3000 is the number of…

Answer 20

… British troops that died of gas attacks

Question 21

What was the main impact of gas attacks?

Answer 21

Psychological impact (living in fear)

Question 22

What was change 6?

Answer 22

Tanks

Question 23

Who invented tanks?

Answer 23

British

Question 24

Who funded tanks?

Answer 24

Winston Churchill (head of the navy)

Question 25

When were tanks first used?

Answer 25

Battle of the Somme (1916)

Question 26

What did tanks do?

Answer 26

~advanced ahead of infantry 
~crushed barbed wire
~machine gun fire 
~raised British morale
~frightened Germans

Question 27

Early tank faults were…

Answer 27

… moved at walking pace
~ not very manoeuvrable
~ more than 1/2 broke down before reaching German trenches

Question 28

Were tanks a great success at Cambria (November 1917)?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

Why were tanks too successful?

Answer 29

Moved ahead of infantry too quick

Question 30

What did Germans create by 1918 to fight back against tanks?

Answer 30

Armour piercing machine gun bullets (impossible targets to miss, big and slow)

Question 31

What did tanks offer?

Answer 31

Significant boost to morale