world war one: end of the war

Question 1

On what date did the Lusitania sink?

Answer 1

7th of May 1915.

Question 2

Why was resuming unrestricted u-boat warfare initially effective for Germany?

Answer 2

It severely limited supplies to Britain.

Question 3

What did the Zimmermann Telegram show in 1917?

Answer 3

That Germany planned to form an alliance against the USA with Mexico.

Question 4

In what month did the USA join the war in 1917?

Answer 4

April.

Question 5

Around how many US troops had landed in Europe by the summer of 1918?

Answer 5

1 million.

Question 6

When did the first Russian revolution occur?

Answer 6

March 1917.

Question 7

What happened in the first Russian revolution?

Answer 7

The Tsar (the Russian emperor) was overthrown and replaced by a temporary government.

Question 8

Who led the second revolution in Russia in November 1917 and immediately ended the war?

Answer 8

The Bolsheviks (a Russian communist party).

Question 9

Which treaty gave Germany control of huge areas of land in Russia which meant they could supply raw materials to their army?

Answer 9

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

Question 10

Russia surrendering from the war meant that Germany could…

Answer 10

Transfer 100,000s of troops to the Western front.

Question 11

What was unrestricted submarine warfare?

Answer 11

Allowing the attacking of any ships that could be supplying Britain or any ships crossing the Atlantic.

Question 12

Who were successfully using airplanes against German submarines?

Answer 12

The British Royal Flying Corps.

Question 13

Which military attack tactic was well supported by better tanks and improved artillery?

Answer 13

The creeping barrage.

Question 14

What was the creeping barrage?

Answer 14

Where a wall of artillery fire moves forward ahead of advancing infantry.

Question 15

What were German storm-troopers specialised in?

Answer 15

Making rapid, penetrating attacks against enemy lines.

Question 16

When was the Ludendorff Offensive launched?

Answer 16

March 1918.

Question 17

What is another name for the Ludendorff Offensive?

Answer 17

The Spring Offensive.

Question 18

How much rapid progress did the German army make initially?

Answer 18

64km (in range of Paris).

Question 19

How many German casualties were there during the Ludendorff Offensive?

Answer 19

400,000.

Question 20

When did the Ludendorff Offensive eventually stop?

Answer 20

May 1918.

Question 21

When was the Allied Hundred Days counterattack launched?

Answer 21

8th of August 1918.

Question 22

Which British and French commanders jointly planned the Allied Hundred Days?

Answer 22

French commander Ferdinand Foch and British commander Douglas Haig.

Question 23

Who was out in unified command of the Allied Hundred Days?

Answer 23

Ferdinand Foch.

Question 24

What happened to the German army by 1918?

Answer 24

They were in fun retreat and the Hindenburg Line had been broken.

Question 25

Around how many German civilians died of starvation or starvation related diseases in 1917 and 1918?

Answer 25

Over half a million.

Question 26

What happened in Berlin as response to food shortages?

Answer 26

Riots and protests.

Question 27

Where in Germany was there a mutiny?

Answer 27

The naval base of Kiel.

Question 28

On what date did the Kaiser abdicate?

Answer 28

9th of November 1918.

Question 29

What happened to Germany after the Kaiser abdicated?

Answer 29

Germany became a republic (a country without a monarchy) and Germany agreed to the allied demands and signed the armistice.

Question 30

On what date was the armistice signed?

Answer 30

11th of November 1918.

Question 31

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 31

28th of June 1919.

Question 32

How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?

Answer 32

£6.6 billion.

Question 33

How many men was the German army reduced to due to the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 33

100,000 men.