WW1 History

Question 1

Long Term Causes of the Great War: Nationalism

Answer 1

People started to take great pride in their country. Especially in Europe they were convinced that their country was the best in doing things. But for many leaders in Europe the best way in showing they are the best they would have a war with their rivals

Question 2

Long Term Cause of the Great War: Militarism

Answer 2

People took a great pride in their armies and navies to ensure that there army was the best they would often spend more money and resources onto as they did not want to be the country with the smallest army. This made the countries caught up in an arms race. They had a big and fierce but what was the point if they had not used it so when countries fell out with each other they would be tempeted to use their armies

Question 3

Long Term Causes of the Great War:Imperialism

Answer 3

It was not just Britain who had an empire as many other European countries had control of other nations oversees such as Africa which was the best one. They would often form many rivalaries and threats to the countries which could be only solvedby war by removing them permanetly

Question 4

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente

Answer 4

Britain,France and Russia

Question 5

Which countries were the Triple Alliance

Answer 5

Germany,Austria-Hungary,Italy

Question 6

Why was the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente created?

Answer 6

The idea of doing this to put off people as it would be fighting 3 nations instead of one. But this also meant that it would take a small disagreement between two nations and Europe would be caught up in this

Question 7

The Short Term Reason of the Great War?

Answer 7

It was because of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assinated by Gavrilo Princip

Question 8

When did Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrive in Bosnian City of Sarajevo?

Answer 8

28th of june 1914

Question 9

What was the gang referred to(Who killed the ArchDuke)?

Answer 9

Black Hand

Question 10

When did the ArchDuke die?

Answer 10

28th of June 1914

Question 11

When was the war declared?

Answer 11

August 1914

Question 12

What was the plan called to take over Paris?

Answer 12

The Schlieffen Plan

Question 13

When was the Schlieffen plan in action?

Answer 13

3rd of August 1914

Question 14

What was the BEF?

Answer 14

British Expeditionary Force consisting of 125,000 men

Question 15

Trench Warfare What are the main features?

Answer 15

Duckboards,Firestep,Dugouts,Periscope,Barbed wire,Concrete bunker,Gas bell

Question 16

What are Duckboards used for?

Answer 16

They were placed on the ground to stop troops from sinking in the mud

Question 17

What are Fire Steps?

Answer 17

Soldiers stood on these to look and fire over the top of the trench

Question 18

What are Dugouts?

Answer 18

Rooms that are dug out of the back wall of the trenches prders were usually recieved by the telephone

Question 19

What was the Gas Bell?

Answer 19

To alert the soldiers to use their gas masks

Question 20

What were the Trench Rats and why were they a problem?

Answer 20

They were rats who would live in the Trenches and could have offsprings up to 880 and often Trenches would be filled with these. They were bold and could kill and eat a wounded man if it could not defend itself. They were often huge and steal food in the soldiers pockets.

Question 21

What was the Trench foot disease?

Answer 21

It was a disease that was caught when the soldiers standing in the mud and the cold damp floor could make their boots cold and this led to the feet becoming red and purple and if not treated would need to be amputated

Question 22

What was the food like in the Trenches

Answer 22

At the beginning of the war it used to be fed well and they were treated well but as the war progressed it would be the bear mininium. It would take really long time till fresh food arrived to the front line soldiers biscuits and bread would often turn stale. Flour was in high demsnd so they would make bread with ground up turnips. The Kitchen staff would have two large pans and would have to cook everything in those pans so food would often taste like something else.

Question 23

How was Daily Life in the Trenches?

Answer 23

It would often consist of firing to the enemy lines and take care of their gun repeatedly as if it got jammed in critical moments they would be dead. Often battles would take most of their time in the trenches.

Question 24

Who was the Big Three?

Answer 24

Woodrow Wilson(USA wanted peace)
David Lloyd George(Britain)
George Clemenceau(France wanted bitter revenge)

Question 25

When did the Big Three meet at the palace of Versailles

Answer 25

January 1919

Question 26

Why did the Big Three meet at the Palace Of Versailles

Answer 26

They met up their decide the fate of the beaten country

Question 27

When was the Treaty of Versailles published?

Answer 27

June 1919

Question 28

What did the Treaty of Versailles Consist of?

Answer 28

Pay £6600 million
Germsny cannot have any air force or submarines only a tiny army and navy. They were not allowed anywhere near France
Germany had to had its colonies over to Britain and France
Parts of Countries had to be cut off to make new countries
League of Nations set up

Question 29

Why was the League of Nations set up?

Answer 29

To stop any future wars from taking place and sorting it out by a discussion.If one of the nation ended up calling war on another nation it would mean all members would stop trade with the countries and force them to end the war. It would stop drug smuggling, slavery and improve working conditions

Question 30

What was the treaty called when the Britains had to help the Belgium?

Answer 30

The treaty of London