WW1 Flashcards
When did WW1 start?
1914
When did WW1 end?
1918
Who was in the Triple Entente ?
Britain France and Russia
When was the Triple Entente created?
1907
Who was in the Triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
When was Triple Alliances created?
1882
When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
July 1914
Who was assassinated in July 1914?
Archduke Ferdinand
What kind of warfare was used in WW1?
Trench Warfare
Who was the commander in the Battle of Somme?
Field Marshall Douglas Haig
Marshall Douglas Haig
Who was the commander in the Battle of Somme?
Which were some of the weapons that were used in WW1?
Tanks, fighter and spotter planes, poison gas
What were the three long term causes of WW1?
The alliance system, empires and the arms race.
Who had suffered the most deaths?
Russian Empire
In what rank in deadliest plagues is the Spanish flu?
2nd
How many people died in the Spanish flu?
Around 50,000 some people say it reached 100,000
What three locations could have the Spanish flu have started from?
The disease in the trenches in WW1
In China 1917 Shanxi Prooince disease(respiratory disease)
Camp Fuston (USA) 1918 soldiers died of flu right before the outbreak.
Did the Spanish flu start in Spain?
No
Why is the Spanish flu called Spanish flu?
because Spain was neutral in WW1 so they shared the disease information and how t was killing their people but the flu was also outside of Spain but the other countries did not want to give info so they never said anything
What was USA afraid of?
that if they told the public about this then the men might not go to fight
Where was it nicknamed ‘the Spanish flu’
In the trenches
what happened when you got the disease physically?
Black spots would appear on the body before the skin turns blue due to the lack of oxygen in the blood. Patients will bleed from the nose and the ears as they suffocated
What did the army doctor Roy Grest say about this problem?
'’It is only a matter a few hours then until death comes, and it is simply struggle for air until they suffocate. It is horrible.
What happened when you came in contact with a person who has Spanish flu?
You will get the Spanish flu
What did the people put the blame for Spanish flu on and how?
People began blaming the germans saying they had spread poisonous clouds and also blamed a german company called ‘Bayer’ saying that it had affected their aspirin.
Why couldn’t doctors make medicines?
Because they had really little knowledge and the microscopes were not great.
What happened to public places?
They got shut down
What happened in some countries to the people who did not wear a mask?
They got charged
What were people who did not wear a mask called?
Mask Slackers
How many people died in the USA alone?
675,000
When did the scientists start to study the virus?
1933, 15 years after
When was the first vaccine created and when was it given to whom and when in order?
1938 and given to WW2 soldiers and after the war, it was finally given to the public.
What was the german plan linked to U-Boats to make Britain surrender?.
to sink all the merchant shipping that brought food and supplies by their deadly submarines called U-Boats
When did the German send the U-Boats( date)?
1st February 1917
What was Britain’s plan?
Rationing and growing as much food
What happened due to the lack of food before rationing and growing?
Long Ques started forming and some people started to loot the shops.
What happened due to the low amount of farmers and horses in farms?
Women and children had to do farming as well and had to plant vegetation so they could be fed on it.
Who replaced the farmers and in numbers?
84,000 disabled soldiers
30,000 German prisoners
Over a quarter of a million British women
What year did rationing begin?
1918
Did rationing work?
yes
How many acres had been dug up by 1918
7million
When was the Treaty of Versailles drawn up?
June 1919
When did Germany surrender
November 1918
What did the UK suffer?
1 million dead. Economy deeply affected and went from the biggest Creation Nation to the largest debtor
What did Britain want from Germany?
Wanted Germany to pay for its damage
They did not want Germany to be too weak because they were worried about France becoming too powerful on the continent and a stronger Germany balanced this.
They wanted Germany to be economically strong because they traded a lot.
What did France suffer?
1.4 million men
30% of young people
Industrial affected
What did France want?
Revenge and reparations
Security from an attack
Make Germany weak permanently
Make its borders demilitarised and make a strong Poland
What happened to the USA?
Suffered the least damage, declared war in 1917 and sent troops in 1918
It benefited them from boosting their economy
What were the 5 things in the Treaty of Versailles?
Learn Land Every Economic Good Guilt Reason Reparations Men Military
What did the USA want?
Introduced Wilson’s 12 laws which claimed to make the world a better place.
Europe would be divided according to self-determination.
What are the things linked to land in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany lost about 12% of its land and population
Lost Alsace and Lorane to France
Rhineland controlled by 15 years by allies
Germany lots all of its oversea territories
What are the things linked to economically in the Treaty of Versailles?
The land also lost extremely important economically.
Lost nearly 12% oof agriculture
Lost nearly 16% of its coastal production
Lost nearly half of its important Iron and steel industry.
What are the things linked to guilt in the Treaty of Versailles?
Perhaps the thing that Germany detested the most was article 23. The so-called war guilt cause . This held that Germany was solely responsible for the outbreak of World War 1 and then liable for the damages.
Germany felt deeply unfair and unjust
What are the things linked to reparations in the Treaty of Versailles?
As they were liable under the war guilt clause.
They, therefore, were expected to pay 6.6 billion pounds a year and 1/4 of all German exports. It was also expected to pay for the allies army occupation.
Germany did not find the right amount of preparation scale until 1921.
What are the things linked to Military the Treaty of Versailles?
Allowed army of 100,000 men
Conscription was banned
Banned to have an airforce
Forbidden from having tanks
Only allowed 6 battleships and no submarines.
Had a proud military history it felt humiliated and defenceless.
How did they react to the treaty in 1919?
Horrified. They wanted to reject but that would mean direct invasion.
Write 6 words about Hitler’s Germany?
Censorship Leader Hitler Anti-semitism Opposition Youth Employment
Why did USA drop the atomic bomb?
Thought that Japan would not surrender snd if they did not surrender and if did not kill Japan by atomic bomb lots of their casualties would be lost.
Bomb cost a lot of money so want to try it out
Show superiority of USA’s military to USSR.
Japanese cruel to war prisoners and deserved they should taught them a lesson
