WW1 Flashcards
Causes of WW1
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
Wat was the july crisis
a chain of events leading to WW!
Wat is another name for the assassination crisis
july crisis
wat was included in the schliffen plan
the germans would go thru belgium and take paris in a line, then go back to the eastern front
y did the schliffen plan fail to capture paris
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
wat is mobilisation
preparing for war
wat was the race to the sea
the allied and the opp trying to outflank each other eventually leading to the sea. germans considered breaching switzerland’s neutrality.
the german offensive
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
wat happened in the first battle of the ypres?
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.
wat was life in the trenches like
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
y was the battle of attrition begun
both sides were too evenly matched, even if there was land taken it was quickly regained.
who were in the triple alliance
romania, germany, italy, and austria-hungary
who were in the triple entente
france, russia, and britain
y did a naval reace begin (militarism)
germany wanted to be able to chalenge the fleet of britain, both sides spent enormous amlints of money
tactics for the battle of the somme
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
disadvantages to the brits
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.
Daranelles
bombarded forts, mines and shore guns sunk ships, and decided to land troops at gallipoli
chunuk bair
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
withdrawal from gallipli
no loses, guns with water cans, gallipoli abandoned completely
Impact of the blockade
shortage of mats to make ammunition and arms, reduced fertilizer reqired, dead from starvation. staple foods were scarce. riots
march 1918 the german sping offensive
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.
the 100 day offensive
the final push to drive germans out of france, pushed the germans back to the hundenbuirg line, devastating loss for germany
