World War One Flashcards
To recap and recall basic facts about WWI that we covered in class
What year did WWI start?
1914
Who were the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, Russia
How many people were killed during WWI?
10 million
Name the country beginning with ‘C’ created as a result of WW1
Czechoslovakia
What was the name given to the series of trenches running from Northern France and Belgium to the Swiss border?
The Western Front
What is the name given to the space between opposing sets of trenches
No mans land
Name the condition soldiers could suffer from after walking in a wet and muddy trench for weeks at a time
Trenchfoot
What year did WWI finish?
1918
Approximately how many people were killed per day during WWI?
5000
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (later joined by Turkey and Bulgaria whilst Italy swapped sides to the Allies)
Name a new weapon used in WWI for the first time
Machine Guns, Gas, Tanks
Whose assassination sparked the outbreak of WWI?
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
