WW1

Question 1

Causes of WW1

Answer 1

Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism

Question 2

Wat was the july crisis

Answer 2

a chain of events leading to WW!

Question 3

Wat is another name for the assassination crisis

Answer 3

july crisis

Question 4

wat was included in the schliffen plan

Answer 4

the germans would go thru belgium and take paris in a line, then go back to the eastern front

Question 5

y did the schliffen plan fail to capture paris

Answer 5

troops were reallocated from western front to the eastern front as the russians mobilised earlier than expected, the plan had no flexibility and relied on everything to go perfect. the belgians resisted more than expected, tracks destroyed by belgian forces. lack of alts. belgian neutrality

Question 6

wat is mobilisation

Answer 6

preparing for war

Question 7

wat was the race to the sea

Answer 7

the allied and the opp trying to outflank each other eventually leading to the sea. germans considered breaching switzerland’s neutrality.

Question 8

the german offensive

Answer 8

slowed down by the belgian infantry, high losses, balgian held for 4 days before surrendering and attacking belgium gave time for sllies to mobilise. Germans defeated by british at mons on the 23 of august

Question 9

wat happened in the first battle of the ypres?

Answer 9

German offensive to be a knockoput blow to the allies, came close to success many times. germans succeeded on the 11 of november but they oaused unsure of wat to do giving time to the allies.

Question 10

wat was life in the trenches like

Answer 10

death was common, and the young soldiers had to resist the temptation to tlook over the parapet into no mans land. many died to snipers. 33.3% of all injuries were in trenches

Question 11

y was the battle of attrition begun

Answer 11

both sides were too evenly matched, even if there was land taken it was quickly regained.

Question 12

who were in the triple alliance

Answer 12

romania, germany, italy, and austria-hungary

Question 13

who were in the triple entente

Answer 13

france, russia, and britain

Question 14

y did a naval reace begin (militarism)

Answer 14

germany wanted to be able to chalenge the fleet of britain, both sides spent enormous amlints of money

Question 15

tactics for the battle of the somme

Answer 15

huge artillery bombardment so enemy’s barbed wire would be destroyed, british troops then able to run onto no mans land, cavalry ready to charge thru gaps

Question 16

disadvantages to the brits

Answer 16

germans had high ground, deep dugouts and fortified with concrete, and shells supplied were of poor quality, few were powerful enough or they did not go off.

Question 17

Daranelles

Answer 17

bombarded forts, mines and shore guns sunk ships, and decided to land troops at gallipoli

Question 18

chunuk bair

Answer 18

meant to be taken in 2 days but took 4 months, capture by anzacs but only held for 10 hrs. poor decisions made and men were inexperienced

Question 19

withdrawal from gallipli

Answer 19

no loses, guns with water cans, gallipoli abandoned completely

Question 20

Impact of the blockade

Answer 20

shortage of mats to make ammunition and arms, reduced fertilizer reqired, dead from starvation. staple foods were scarce. riots

Question 21

march 1918 the german sping offensive

Answer 21

ludendorfs gamble to win a swift victory, gas shells and 6000 heavy artillery, soldiers needed to adapt the changes, stormtroopers smashed thru trenches instead of taking them, running out of essentials.

Question 22

the 100 day offensive

Answer 22

the final push to drive germans out of france, pushed the germans back to the hundenbuirg line, devastating loss for germany