Ww1 Begins and Trenches

Question 1

When did war begin

Answer 1

August 1914

Question 2

When did British expeditionary forces arrive in France

Answer 2

23rd of august
The war had been going on for over a week

Question 3

What halted the German advance along the Belgium coast

Answer 3

German Calvary operating ahead of the German army, met the British expeditionary forces and the advanced halted

Question 4

Describe the battle of the Mons

Answer 4

Germany brought five division
The battleline stretched for 40 km
70,000 British expeditionary forces opposed 160,000 Germans and 300 British guns against 600 German guns

Question 5

What caused the schlieffen plan to be halted

Answer 5

The British expeditionary forces had to retreat and dig in after the battle of the mons the schlieffen plan halted in other words failed

Question 6

When was the first battle of the Marne

Answer 6

6-12 September 1914

Question 7

What caused the first battle of Marne

Answer 7

German advance was halted at the river Marne not far from Paris
French and British reinforcements were rushed to the front line and buses and taxis

Question 8

Describe the first battle of Marne

Answer 8

The French had 250,000 losses the German suffered similar casualties though no official figures are available
The British recorded 12,733 casualties among the BEF

Question 9

What did both armies aim to do after the first battle of Marne

Answer 9

Booth armies tried to manoeuvre each other to close off the channel ports it was a race for the sea.
Fierce fighting took place around Albert,arras and Ypres (wipers)
Thousand on all sides were killed and times were wrecked by artillery fire

Question 10

What led to the armies beginning to dig trenches?

Answer 10

They knew the war was not going to be over by Christmas.
The professional soldiers of the BEF were nearly all killed or wounded
the land except for a few small hills was completely flat and the next best option was to dig

Question 11

When did Britain declare war

Answer 11

Britain declared war on Germany on the 4th of August 1914 and rapidly deployed the BEF- battle already sections of the British Army -to France

Question 12

When was the race for the sea?

Answer 12

From September to November 1914 German focus turned from Paris to securing control of channel and North Sea ports

Question 13

Why was the first battle of Marne such a wanted success

Answer 13

Following a month of German military success when the French and British army succeeded in hunting the German advance towards Paris, they were happy

Question 14

Describe a cross section of a trench

Answer 14

Back=parodos
Front=parapet
Parodos:
Sandbags
Dig-out
Middle:
Duck board where soldiers stood above the sump(supposed to stop feet getting wet)
Fire step
Parapet:
Wooden periscope
Wooden iron support
Barbed wire

Question 15

What was the top trench called

Answer 15

Front line

Question 16

What way were all trenches dug

Answer 16

In a zig zag shape to prevent the enemy firing down the whole trench if it was captured

Question 17

What was each compartment in the trench known as

Answer 17

Fire bay

Question 18

The land between the two front lines became known as

Answer 18

No man’s land

Question 19

What was the purpose of the duckboard

Answer 19

To keeps men’s feet of put the mud and water that gathered at the bottom of the trench known as sump.
Even in summer months the ground was usually wet as Belgium was flat and the water therefore did not drain

Question 20

Why did men have to change their socks everyday

Answer 20

If they didn’t the constant wetness of their feet would cause a disease ‘known as trench foot

Question 21

Describe trench foot

Answer 21

Men’s feet went numb and black
Sometimes their toes or their entire foot had to be cut off

Question 22

What was at the top of the trenches

Answer 22

The top of the trenches were protected by coils 9f barbed wire and sandbags

Question 23

What were fire steps for

Answer 23

To help men shoot over the top

Question 24

Where did soldiers sleep

Answer 24

In dug outs.
These were holes in the side of trenches
They would have been unpleasant because they were dark,damp and cold

Question 25

What was behind the frontline

Answer 25

Support trenches. In these trenches were more men and more equipment

Question 26

What were behind the support trenches

Answer 26

The reserve trenches which contained food supplies and more equipment

Question 27

What were often found in front line trenches

Answer 27

Forwards saps or listening posts. At night, men would listen for the sound of the enemy snipers. They were not as deep as the real trenches,

Question 28

What was the purpose of blind alleys and tunnels

Answer 28

They were build to confuse the enemy if they captured a trench as they did not lead anywhere

Question 29

What was between the lines of trenches

Answer 29

Communication trench that was used to carry messages to the men at the front