Ww1 Flashcards
What sparked ww1?
The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What were 2 tensions between countries before ww1 started?
Britain and Germany in an arms race.
Alliances: Britain France and Russia surrounding Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Triple alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple entente
Britain, France, Russia
What were the MAIN causes of ww1
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Conditions in the trenches
Dirty and muddy, infestations of rats and other dirty animals
What happened to soldiers’ letters home?
Most of what was said was cut out.
Anything saying something bad about war or what the war plans were or where they were were would be covered up.
Who killed archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
Who was the butcher of the Somme?
The field martial, earl Haig.
Who fired the first shot for the British in ww1?
Alhaji Grunshi
Who were the lions?
The soldiers
Who were the donkeys?
The generals and leaders
Why were the soldiers “lions led by donkeys”?
Because the leaders sent them out to no-man’s land thinking they would easily win even though they had hardly killed any of the German soldiers. There were 60000 British casualties on the first day.
Who were some ‘often forgotten soldiers’
The Algerian soldiers
