ww1 Flashcards

ww1

1
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when did ww1 start

A

1914

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2
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where did Franz Ferdinand get assassinated

A

Sarajevo

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3
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what does main stand for

A

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism.

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4
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what were the alliances

A

triple entente, triple aliance

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5
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who was in the alliances

A

triple entente= Britain, France, Russia
triple alliance= germany, austria-hungury and Italy.

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6
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why did Britain get involved in the war

A

germany went through Belgium to do their plan and England had a mini alliance with Belgium so they helped Belgium out.

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7
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what was the middle of the 2 trenches called

A

no mans land

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8
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what role did rats have in ww1 in the trenches

A

rats would eat all of their food and spread diseases

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9
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what did pigeons do in ww1

A

they spread messages

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10
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who got priority in the titanic

A

the people in first class

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11
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who’s fault was it that the titanic sunk

A

captain smith because he was going to fast and he ignored all the iceberg warnings

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12
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why did the titanic sink

A

it hit a iceberg

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13
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how many people survived on the titanic

A

705

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14
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how many people died on the titanic

A

1496

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15
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what mistakes did the crew make on the titanic

A

the crew took to long to react

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16
Q

what is the different between sufragets and suffragist

A

suffragist were kind and peaceful but sufragets were non peaceful

17
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when did ww1 end

A

11 November 1918

18
Q

how many British died in the battle of the somme

A

419,654

19
Q

what went wrong in the battle of the somme for the British first part

A

there artillery bombardments were not strong enough.

20
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what went wrong in the battle of the somme for the British 2nd part

A

when they went into no mans land the French were quick but the British were slow

21
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why were the British slow in the battle of somme

A

they had to carry all the trench repair kit because they were going to take over the German trenches.

22
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what did the German do in the battle of the somme

A

they got prepared and because the bondbardment they had time to shoot the British because they were slow.

23
Q

what happened in the naval arms race

A

britain had a huge navy and the. Germany wanted a bigger navy but Britain took that word and created more huge ships

24
Q

who won the naval race

A

britain

25
Q

why did tanks not work at the battle of somme

A

they got stuck in the mud and were not as quick and effective as general Haig wanted them to be

26
Q

why did the schlieffen plan fail

A

But this plan ultimately failed for several reasons. First, things did not go as planned in Belgium. The Belgians offered brave resistance to Germany, slowing down its advance. The invasion of Belgium also brought Great Britain into the war, making a breakthrough in the west much harder.

27
Q

what were the problems in the trenches

A

trench foot, trench fever, trench mouth, rats,

28
Q

how did ww1 affect the suffragettes getting the vote

A

the women helped out with all the Jobs the men did when they went out to fight in the war

29
Q

what jobs did women do in ww1

A

Police force.
Postal workers.
Bus conductors.
Railway workers.
Delivery van drivers.
Farming.
Forestry workers
Munitions workers

30
Q

who was the person who ran in front of the kings horse

A

Emily davidson

31
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why were Germany key to build up in ww1

A

Germany made France Britain and Russia form a alliance because of how much they are building up there navy and army.