Where the war was fought

Question 1

The western front

Answer 1

November 1914- July 1918
-From English Channel to Switzerland. 400 miles long
- Germany VS Britain France soldiers from colonies
- USA in 1917 on Britains side
-Soldiers dug trenches to shelter from artillery fire while they held onto land they had already won or didn’t want to lose

Question 2

Battle of Jutland

Answer 2

1916
-151 British ships VS 94 German ships
-Only naval battle
-Germans wanted to gain access to open sea

Question 3

The eastern front

Answer 3

1914-1917
-Germany VS Russia
-No trenches, the soldiers where less concentrated and the battle was more fluid
-Russias western front
- Started because Russia was marching to help Serbia

Question 4

Submarines

Answer 4

1914-1917
Germany VS Britan
-German submarines sinking British ships
-in 1915 the Lusitania was shot down, it contained American citizens, it is the reason why USA joined the war.
- British blade across North Sea cut war supplies, food and fuel to Germany so they started building U-boats

Question 5

The German colonies

Answer 5

1914
Germany VS africa
-Germany ring to obtain African land
- Because the triple entente captured German colonies

Question 6

the Middle East

Answer 6

1914-1918
Ottoman Empire VS British Russia and France
- Battle ground for various colonial powers
- Because of the shelling of Odessa (Russian city) by the ottoman empire

Question 7

Itlay

Answer 7

Italy did not fit at first because the alliance’s where defensive and Germany attacked first.
Later on in 1915 I switched sides and joined the triple entente. And declared war on Austria Hungary
Italy had always hated Austria Hungary, but had joined the triple alliance out of fear for France.
Italy changed sides because it was offered control over the border with Austria Hungary
it was fought in the Alps

Question 8

name the fronts and battles

Answer 8

eastern front
western front
battle of Jutland
submarines
the German colonies
the Middle East
Italy