WWI

Question 1

28th June 1914

Answer 1

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo

Question 2

4th August 1914

Answer 2

Britain declares war on Germany. WWI officially starts

Question 3

What is militarism

Answer 3

An emphasis on military ideas and strength. Wanting your country to have a strong army and navy. This leads to the development of an arms race, which Europe was having before the First World War.

Question 4

What is nationalism and how did it help cause WWI

Answer 4

Nationalism is great pride in your country and the belief that your country is better than other countries. This made the other countries aggressive and they also thought that the war would be over in a few months.

Question 5

What are alliances

Answer 5

A group of countries that promise to support and protect each other. Rival groups have rival alliances. This made a much smaller war between Serbia and Austria become a much bigger war involving the whole world.

Question 6

What is imperialism

Answer 6

Imperialism is the desire to conquer colonies to create an empire. Germanys empire was much smaller than other countries which made Germany want to fight other countries so they could have a bigger empire

Question 7

Sarajevo

Answer 7

Capital of Bosnia where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Question 8

Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II

Answer 8

The emperor of Germany at the time of the First World War. He wanted to make Germany an important country in the world

Question 9

What does conscription mean?

Answer 9

When a country makes it compulsory to join the army.

Question 10

Enlist

Answer 10

To join the military

Question 11

Pals Battalion

Answer 11

Groups of British men who enlisted together in a local area. They were often friends or family.

Question 12

Trench

Answer 12

A long narrow ditch that men fought in in WW1

Question 13

No Mans Land

Answer 13

A piece of land between the two opposing armies that belonged to neither side.

Question 14

What is a conscientious objector

Answer 14

A person who refused to join the army for moral reasons

Question 15

24th December 1914

Answer 15

The Christmas Truce. Enemies stopped fighting for a day and played football on No Mans Land.

Question 16

January 1916

Answer 16

Conscription introduced in Britain

Question 17

1st July 1916

Answer 17

First day of the Somme

Question 18

April 1917

Answer 18

America joins the allies

Question 19

December 1917

Answer 19

Russia surrenders and leaves the war

Question 20

11th November 1918

Answer 20

Germany surrenders.

Question 21

1919

Answer 21

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

Question 22

1919

Answer 22

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

Question 23

What is shell shock (PTSD)

Answer 23

A mental disorder which soldiers got from serving in the trenches. They could never recover.

Question 24

Why did men want to fight?

Answer 24

Men wanted to fight to protect their country and do their duty to the King. They also would be shamed and be labelled as cowards if they didn’t so it was basically bad either way

Question 25

What happened at the Somme?

Answer 25

The Germans dug their trenches deep and when Britain bombed their trench for a week the bombs had little effect. When the British soldiers went to loot the trench Germany came out and killed them all. This lasted for 141 days and there were over a million casualties overall.