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.