World War 1 - key wars Flashcards

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What date was the Battle of the Marne?

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-September 6-12 1914

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What are the key events of the Marne?

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  • Britain sent BEF - 150,000 men
  • Germany followed Schifflen plan, however Russia mobalised quicker than expected
  • Had to split there troups, therefore they were pushed back from the position of 20 miles from Paris (Boming Distance)
  • pushed them back at the River Ains due to French resistance and spliting army
  • Lead to trench Warfare
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3
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What was the date of Gallipoli?

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-Feburay 17 1915 - January 9 1916

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What was the aim of Gallipoli?

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  • Control of the Dardinales straight
  • Easy trade with Russia
  • Ottamen Empire was stopping this`
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5
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What was the first attack?

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  • Down the straight, the battleships went down.
  • They were getting shot at and hit sea mines
  • Turned around, and landed at anzac cove
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What was the seccond attack?

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  • Landed at Anzac Cove
  • Landed in water - forced to swim to land
  • They were surrounded by hills with turks
  • They therefore got shot down.
  • Once made it up the hill, stalemate
  • Dug down
  • Hot days and cool nights, meant lots of disease
  • Retreated - considered a failure for the British
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7
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Why was the Gallipoli a faliure?

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  • 73000 men died

- didn’t win war

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8
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What dates was the Battle of Verdun?

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  • Germany tried to break through enemy line
  • Germany used attrition warfare to break down resistance
  • German planned to launch attack on French Forts
  • By 1916, over 700,000 men had been killed and the French were about to collapse
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9
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What was the date of Verdun?

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21 Feb - 18 Dec 1916

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10
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What did Verdun lead to

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-Battle of the Somme

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Explain the battle of the somme

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  • 10 day bombardment before hand
  • knew the attack was coming
  • This therefore lead to the germans ready with machine guns
  • This then meant that they got mowed down - 57,000 deaths in first day
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12
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Success or failure?

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  • partial success - drew attention away from Verdun - kept Frech morle high
  • With numbers, they should have won the battle - partial faliure
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13
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Date of the somme

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1 July - 18 December

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14
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What was the battle of Paschendale

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  • Muddy battle on Western Front
  • there was intense rain - lead to burst of sewage pipes
  • Soilders drowned in mud
  • 275000 deaths - British
  • British Victory
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15
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Date of Paschendale

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-31 July - 10 Nov 1917

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16
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Explain Battle of Jutland

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  • Battle between british and german in sea
  • British blockade was working
  • German ships came to stop
  • Admiral Jellicoe made decision to fight
17
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Success or Failure

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-Success as they did not challenge blockade again

18
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How many ships lost for each side

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GER - 13

BRIT - 14

19
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What was the date

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-31st May 1916