Why Was There A Stalemate On The Western Front

Question 1

Where did men in the trenches sleep

Answer 1

Dug outs

Question 2

What were the main problems with life in the trenches

Answer 2

Weather, disease, rats, lice

Question 3

How many British soldiers were admitted to hospital with frostbite in 1917

Answer 3

21,000

Question 4

How big were the rats

Answer 4

Size of a cat

Question 5

What problems did lice cause

Answer 5

Boils and skin infections

Question 6

How many cases of Trench foot were there in 1917

Answer 6

70,000

Question 7

How many cases of disantry in 1917

Answer 7

6000

Question 8

What problems did rats cause

Answer 8

Ate rations, spread disease

Question 9

What were the roles of aircrafts in ww1

Answer 9

Reconnaissance, leaflet dropping, air defence of Britain,

Question 10

What was Verdun

Answer 10

A fortress with 20 large forts and 40 smaller forts around

Question 11

Why was verdun weaker than it looked

Answer 11

Guns + ammo had been removed

Question 12

Who was the General that led Germany at the time of verdun

Answer 12

Falkenhayn

Question 13

When did the attack in Verdun begin

Answer 13

Feb 21st 1916

Question 14

Who was appointed to lead the Verdun army

Answer 14

Pétain

Question 15

What was the road that supplied Verdun and how many vehicles per day would travel on it

Answer 15

La voie sacrée
6000, 1 every 14 seconds

Question 16

Where was the combined British and French offensive to save verdun

Answer 16

Somme

Question 17

What weapon was first used in verdun

Answer 17

Flamethrowers

Question 18

How many Germans died in verdun

Answer 18

337,000

Question 19

How many French were killed or injured in verdun

Answer 19

362,000

Question 20

Why did the Germans chose to attacked verdun

Answer 20

It had powerful symbolism and they wanted to bleed the French white
Would open the way for an attack on paris

Question 21

When did Douamont fall

Answer 21

25th feb 1916

Question 22

How much of the French army served at verdun

Answer 22

2/3

Question 23

When did the French retake douamont

Answer 23

24th oct 1916

Question 24

When did verdun end

Answer 24

18th dec 1916

Question 25

What was the first tank called

Answer 25

Little Willie

Question 26

When was the first successful tank design

Answer 26

Jan 1916

Question 27

When were tanks first used

Answer 27

Sept 1916 Somme- flers Big willie

Question 28

What were the disadvantages of tanks

Answer 28

8 man crews - poorly trains + bad conditions Only move 4 miles an hour Germans built anti tank ditches First tanks unreliable

Question 29

When was the first use of poison gas

Answer 29

22nd of April 1915 - 2nd Ypres

Question 30

When and where did the British first use poison gas? What happened

Answer 30

Sept 1915 - Loos The wind turned against the British

Question 31

What % of deaths did poison gas cause

Answer 31

4%

Question 32

When was artillery used

Answer 32

Before a bombardment

Question 33

3 types of poison gas

Answer 33

Chlorine, mustard and phosgene

Question 34

What % of casualties did artillery cause

Answer 34

70%

Question 35

What range did Paris guns have

Answer 35

75 miles

Question 36

Name a plane

Answer 36

Sopwith camel

Question 37

How many rounds did machine gun fire

Answer 37

400-600 bullets per min

Question 38

Disadvantages of machine guns

Answer 38

Bogged down trenches Helped create stalemate

Question 39

What was the battle of Somme plan

Answer 39

To bombard Germany with artillery for 7 days and nights to break barbed wire Then send in troops to kill of the rest

Question 40

Why did the battle of the Somme plan fail

Answer 40

Faulty weapons Well built German trenches Inexperienced British troops Haige given wrong info

Question 41

What happened during the battle of Somme

Answer 41

German troops hid in bunkers Barbed wire unscathed - shells didn’t go off Large part of British infantry by machine gins

Question 42

Who took over from sir John French in late 1915

Answer 42

Sir Douglas Haige

Question 43

Why was the Somme intended to achieve

Answer 43

Relieve pressure off french

Question 44

What date did Joffre insist Somme should be on

Answer 44

1st July 1916 - French couldn’t hold out any longer

Question 45

When did the Somme bombardment start

Answer 45

24th June

Question 46

How long was the front at Somme

Answer 46

18 miles

Question 47

How many causalities were on the first day of the somme

Answer 47

57,470

Question 48

Who replaced Falkenhayn in 1916

Answer 48

Ludendorff and Hindenburg

Question 49

When did Somme end

Answer 49

Nov 1916

Question 50

What were the allies loses at Somme

Answer 50

415,000 British 200,000 french

Question 51

When was the Nivelle offensive

Answer 51

April 1917

Question 52

When was Passchendaele

Answer 52

July 1917

Question 53

When was Cambrai

Answer 53

Nov 1916

Question 54

Where were tanks first used effectively

Answer 54

Cambrai

Question 55

What were the German casualties at the end of the battle of Somme

Answer 55

650,000

Question 56

What was the outcome of the Battle of the Somme

Answer 56

Germans retreated to Hindenburg line

Question 57

What was the use of tanks like in Somme

Answer 57

49 - shipped 9 made it to no man's land

Question 58

How many tanks were used in Cambrai

Answer 58

381 tanks used