WW1 experience

Question 1

how many men died in WW1?

Answer 1

10 million

Question 2

how many British dead in WW1?

Answer 2

750,000

Question 3

what was the biggest killer in WW1?

Answer 3

warfare

Question 4

why was disease less impactful on WW1?

Answer 4

the introduction of better medical equipment

Question 5

what medical techniques were widely used in WW1?

Answer 5

antiseptics
mass inoculation against disease
anaesthetics
X-ray techniques
blood transfusions

Question 6

which diseases did play a major factor in WW1?

Answer 6

trench foot
venereal disease

Question 7

how many men served in the British Army in WW1?

Answer 7

5.7 million

Question 8

why was there a vast range of experiences faced by British troops?

Answer 8

• many didn’t serve at the Western Front
• the different services in the army had different experiences
• the war was different across the years
• many men never experienced trench warfare

Question 9

why were conditions in the trenches so bad?

Answer 9

• shit weather
• frostbite and trench foot
• rats carrying diseases
• blood-sucking lice

Question 10

how many were infected by the blood-sucking louse?

Answer 10

95% of British troops

Question 11

what were the main concerns of men at the front?

Answer 11

food
clean water
cigarettes

Question 12

what were the feelings of the men who went over?

Answer 12

anxiety or exhilaration
many men wanted to kill a German simply to avenge their pals
many felt the exhilaration in just being a soldier

Question 13

what was the main stance of soldiers to the war?

Answer 13

stoicism
with dark humour

Question 14

was discipline an issue with the BEF?

Answer 14

NO
men performed their duty instead of being cowards

Question 15

what was the only instance in which a British force surrendered in WW1?

Answer 15

when the 5th Army surrendered in 1918

Question 16

what was the relationship between the officers and the soldiers?

Answer 16

it was mainly harmonious
there was no issue of class divide which was evident

Question 17

what was the relationship between soldiers and the staff?

Answer 17

major hatred
even the officer class despised the staff for their inability to emphasise

Question 18

how many British soldiers were court-martialled?

Answer 18

300,000

Question 19

how many British soldiers were executed?

Answer 19

350

Question 20

what was the main reason for an execution?

Answer 20

desertion

Question 21

what was the main offence committed by British troops?

Answer 21

drunkedness

Question 22

how many men served in the Royal Navy?

Answer 22

500,000

Question 23

how many men did the Royal Navy lose in WW1?

Answer 23

43,000

Question 24

what were the problems faced by naval men?

Answer 24

stress due to being at sea for long times

boredom from being stationed at ports

Question 25

how many women served in WW1?

Answer 25

100,000

Question 26

how many women were nurses in Britain and France during the war?

Answer 26

40,000

Question 27

what were the roles take on by women in WW1?

Answer 27

typists
drivers
clerks
cooks
nurses

Question 28

what was the women division of the army?

Answer 28

Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp

Question 29

what was the women division of the navy?

Answer 29

Women’s Royal Navy Service

Question 30

what was the understood purpose of WW1?

Answer 30

to prevent German domination of Britain

Question 31

what medal was given to all those who served in WW1?

Answer 31

the Victory medal