World War 1 Flashcards
What caused world war 1
The Anglo German rivalry caused some tension in the west of Europe
Serbias alliance was called into battle when the heir to the throne was killed by a rebellion
What were the 2 alliances
Great Britain, France and Russia were in 1 alliance
Germany , Austria Hungary and Italy were in the other
When did world war 1 start
World war 1 started in august 1914 and ended in may 1918
When did Britain reinforce France
Britain entered France 7 days after the war started on 23rd of august
When did Germany advance into France
Germany advance into France in September 1914
What was obviously not going to happen by the first year
It became obvious that the war wasn’t going to end by Christmas
What were the 3 trench types
Front trench was where all the battles took place behind no man’s land
Second trench was were the injured were taken
The dugout was were soldiers could rest and heal up
The soldiers spent a week in each trench per month
What shape were the trenches and why was this an advantage
The trenches were zig zagged and this was useful so machine gunners didn’t mow all the men down
What was the weapons used by soldiers
Each soldier had an Enfield rifle, a few grenades , a bayonet attached to the gun and a gas mask for mustard and chlorine gas attacks
What were illegal weapons in war
If you had a saw tooth bayonet you were shot by firing squad as it was too brutal even for war
