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Why Was There A Stalemate On The Western Front Flashcards

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1
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Where did men in the trenches sleep

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Dug outs

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What were the main problems with life in the trenches

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Weather, disease, rats, lice

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3
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How many British soldiers were admitted to hospital with frostbite in 1917

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21,000

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4
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How big were the rats

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Size of a cat

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5
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What problems did lice cause

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Boils and skin infections

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6
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How many cases of Trench foot were there in 1917

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70,000

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7
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How many cases of disantry in 1917

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6000

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8
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What problems did rats cause

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Ate rations, spread disease

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9
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What were the roles of aircrafts in ww1

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Reconnaissance, leaflet dropping, air defence of Britain,

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10
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What was Verdun

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A fortress with 20 large forts and 40 smaller forts around

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11
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Why was verdun weaker than it looked

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Guns + ammo had been removed

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12
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Who was the General that led Germany at the time of verdun

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Falkenhayn

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13
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When did the attack in Verdun begin

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Feb 21st 1916

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14
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Who was appointed to lead the Verdun army

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Pétain

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15
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What was the road that supplied Verdun and how many vehicles per day would travel on it

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La voie sacrée
6000, 1 every 14 seconds

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16
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Where was the combined British and French offensive to save verdun

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Somme

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17
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What weapon was first used in verdun

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Flamethrowers

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18
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How many Germans died in verdun

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337,000

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19
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How many French were killed or injured in verdun

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362,000

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20
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Why did the Germans chose to attacked verdun

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

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21
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When did Douamont fall

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25th feb 1916

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22
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How much of the French army served at verdun

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2/3

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23
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When did the French retake douamont

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24th oct 1916

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24
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When did verdun end

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18th dec 1916

25
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What was the first tank called

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Little Willie

26
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When was the first successful tank design

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Jan 1916

27
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When were tanks first used

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Sept 1916 Somme- flers
Big willie

28
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What were the disadvantages of tanks

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

29
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When was the first use of poison gas

A

22nd of April 1915 - 2nd Ypres

30
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When and where did the British first use poison gas? What happened

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Sept 1915 - Loos
The wind turned against the British

31
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What % of deaths did poison gas cause

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4%

32
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When was artillery used

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Before a bombardment

33
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3 types of poison gas

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Chlorine, mustard and phosgene

34
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What % of casualties did artillery cause

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70%

35
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What range did Paris guns have

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75 miles

36
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Name a plane

A

Sopwith camel

37
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How many rounds did machine gun fire

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400-600 bullets per min

38
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Disadvantages of machine guns

A

Bogged down trenches
Helped create stalemate

39
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What was the battle of Somme plan

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

40
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Why did the battle of the Somme plan fail

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

41
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What happened during the battle of Somme

A

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

42
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Who took over from sir John French in late 1915

A

Sir Douglas Haige

43
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Why was the Somme intended to achieve

A

Relieve pressure off french

44
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What date did Joffre insist Somme should be on

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

45
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When did the Somme bombardment start

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24th June

46
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How long was the front at Somme

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18 miles

47
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How many causalities were on the first day of the somme

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57,470

48
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Who replaced Falkenhayn in 1916

A

Ludendorff and Hindenburg

49
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When did Somme end

A

Nov 1916

50
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What were the allies loses at Somme

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415,000 British
200,000 french

51
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When was the Nivelle offensive

A

April 1917

52
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When was Passchendaele

A

July 1917

53
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When was Cambrai

A

Nov 1916

54
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Where were tanks first used effectively

A

Cambrai

55
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What were the German casualties at the end of the battle of Somme

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650,000

56
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What was the outcome of the Battle of the Somme

A

Germans retreated to Hindenburg line

57
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What was the use of tanks like in Somme

A

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

58
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How many tanks were used in Cambrai

A

381 tanks used

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