Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

History > WWI: Stalemate > Flashcards

WWI: Stalemate Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® U.S. History flashcards World History 101 flashcards European History 101 flashcards AP® European History flashcards AP® World History flashcards World History 102 flashcards U.S. History 101 flashcards U.S. History 102 flashcards
1
Q

When was General Count Alfred von Schlieffen born and where?

A

Berlin in 1833

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

At what age did Count Alfred von Schlieffen join the Army?

A

21

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Which war did Count Alfred von Schlieffen take part in?

A

Franco-Prussian War (1870 - 1871)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

When did Count Alfred Von Schlieffen become head of Germany’s army?

A

1891

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

When did Count Alfred von Schlieffen retire?

A

1906

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

When did Count Alfred von Schlieffen die?

A

1913

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

How long did Schlieffen predict it would take for Paris to be taken and the French army to be defeated?

A

Around 40 days

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

How long did Schlieffen assume Russia would take to get its army ready?

A

At least 6 weeks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who was Schlieffen replaced by in 1906?

A

General von Moltke

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

How many British soldiers, part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), landed in France when WWI began?

A

120,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

How many soldiers did Germany send to fight Russia early in the war?

A

Around 100,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Who commanded the German 1st Army in WWI?

A

General von Kluck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Who commanded the German 2nd Army in WWI?

A

General von Bülow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Who commanded the British and French during the Battle of the Marne?

A

General Joffre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How many soldiers fought and were injured or killed during the Battle of the Marne?

A

Over 2 million soldiers fought, over half a million either injured or killed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

When did the Battle of the Marne take place? (From book and sources)

A

6th - 12th September 1914

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

How much did the Battle of Liège delay the German invasion of France?

A

4 or 5 days

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

How far did the Germans advance to Paris during the Battle of the Marne?

A

They advanced to 40 km from Paris

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

When did French and British forces under General Joffre attack von Kluck’s forces from the west?

A

6th September 1914

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

During the Battle of the Marne, how large of a gap was created in the German lines?

A

50 km gap

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Which river did the Germans reach by late August during the Battle of the Marne?

A

River Marne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

How long did the Russians take to get their armies marching towards German and Austria-Hungary?

A

10 days

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Where did the Germans retreat to during the Battle of the Marne?

A

River Aisne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

When did the First Battle of Ypres take place?

A

19th October - 22nd November 1914

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

How many British, French and Belgian soldiers were killed or wounded during the First Battle of Ypres?

A

Over 120,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

How long did trenches in the Western Front stretch for during WWI?

A

Over 400 miles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

How large was the Russian Army early in WWI?

A

Over 1 million soldiers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Which two German generals faced Russian forces in WWI initially?

A

Ludendorff and Hindenburg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

When did the Battle of Tannenberg occur?

A

26th - 30th August 1914

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Which two battles did Russia lose early into the war?

A

Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of the Masurian Lakes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

How many men did Russia lose at the Battle of Tannenberg?

A

125,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

How many men did the Germans lose at the Battle of Tannenberg?

A

13,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

How many men did Russia lose at the Battle of the Masurian Lakes?

A

100,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Which war plan had Austria-Hungary followed by late August?

A

Plan R

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

How far did Austro-Hungarian forces retreat in how long at the sight of Russian forces early in WWI?

A

Over 120 miles in less than a week

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

How many Austro-Hungarian forces were killed, wounded and captured (individual) in their retreat from the Russians early in WWI?

A

100,000 killed; 220,000 wounded; 100,000 captured

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Where did the Eastern front line run from in WWI?

A

From Baltic Sea near Riga to Black Sea in Ukraine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

What types of trenches were there?

A

Front line trenches, support trenches, reserve trenches, communication trenches

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

How far behind the front line was long-range artillery positioned?

A

About 10 km behind the front line

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

How far were two enemy front-lines generally?

A

50 - 200 m apart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

What were dugouts (also called “bunkers”)?

A

Underground living areas in German trenches

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

How deep were dugouts built by Germany?

A

More than 10 m below the surface

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Who was the youngest British soldier to join the Army and how old was he when he did?

A

Sidney Lewis, 12 years old when he lied about age to join Army

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

When did Sidney Lewis die?

A

1969

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

What proportion of soldiers did what in the everyday routine of the trenches?

A

One third of men on guard duty; another third repaired trench and collected food, water, letters, ammunition and first aid supplies, other third rested, wrote letters, drew, painted, played cards or cooked

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

What would a typical monthly routine be for a soldier?

A

4 days in front-line trench, 4 days in support trench, 8 days in reserve trench, remained of time behind lines in local town

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

When were soldiers on both sides on “stand to”?

A

Before sunlight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

What did soldiers do during “stand to”?

A

On high alert, guns loaded, on the lookout for enemy attacks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

When were “The Wipers Times” started?

A

1916

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

What illnesses and conditions did soldiers suffer from?

A

pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis, diarrhoea, trench foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

How many letters were sent to soldiers each week?

A

Around 12 million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

What food and drink did soldiers have (all)?

A

Stew, bread, hard biscuits; bacon, cheese, jam (treats); British troops got drink of rum in harsh weather, Germans drank beer and brandy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

In 1915, how many artillery shells were fired every month on the Western Front?

A

400,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

What were different types of artillery shells?

A

Contained high explosives, gas, smoke, shrapnel shells contained red-hot pieces of metal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

What percent of wounds was artillery responsible for?

A

About 60%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

How many losses did the French report in the first 2 weeks of the war, mostly from what?

A

Over 200,000 men, mostly through machine gun fire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

How fast could machine guns fire bullets?

A

Up to 10 bullets per second

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

How many rifles was a machine gun equivalent to?

A

Around a hundred rifles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

When was the first use of poison gas and by which side?

A

April 1915, by the Germans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

A rifle was deadly accurate up to which distance?

A

About 600 m

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

How many bullets could a soldier fire per minute?

A

15 - 20 bullets per minute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

How long was a bayonet?

A

40 cm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

How far could flamethrowers reach?

A

About 15 m

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

When were tanks first used?

A

1916

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

How many tanks had the British produced by the end of the war?

A

2,636

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

How many tanks had the French produced by the end of the war?

A

3,870

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

How many tanks did the Germans produce in WWI?

A

20

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

When did the Battle of Verdun take place?

A

21st February - 18th December 1916

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

When did the German assault on Verdun begin exactly?

A

7:15 am on 21st February 1916

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

On the first day of the Battle of Verdun, how many shells were fired by how many guns?

A

2 million high explosive shells fired by 1,400 guns

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

How many German soldiers, led by who, attacked how many French defenders on the first day of the Battle of Verdun?

A

1 million troops, led by Prince Wilhelm (German Kaiser’s eldest son), attack about 200,000 French defenders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

By 24th February, during the Battle of Verdun, French forces had retreated to a line of trenches that were how far from Verdun?

A

8 km

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

Who had been the French Commander at Verdun initially?

A

General Joffre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

Who planned the attack on Verdun?

A

General Erich von Falkenhayn, commander of the German Army

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

Who was French Prime Minister during the Battle of Verdun?

A

Aristide Briand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

Who was General Joffre replaced by as the French commander at Verdun?

A

General Philippe Pétain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

Out of the 330 infantry regiments of the French Army, how many fought at Verdun?

A

259

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

The “Sacred Way”, during the Battle of Verdun, was used by how many vehicles a day (average every how many second)?

A

6,000 (average of 1 every 14 seconds)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

When was the German advance brought to a halt in the Battle of Verdun?

A

Late February

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

On 6th March 1916, during the Battle of Verdun, how far did the Germans advance due to a new attack?

A

3 km

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

How many forts and of what type was Verdun surrounded by?

A

20 major forts, 40 smaller ones

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

When did German soldiers take a large fort during the Battle of Verdun?

A

Early June

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

When the German attack on Verdun ended, how many shells had they fired?

A

Over 23 million shells

84
Q

How many French soldiers died during the Battle of Verdun?

A

Around 315,000

85
Q

How many German soldiers died during the Battle of Verdun?

A

280,000

86
Q

Are area of farmland how large around Verdun after the Battle of Verdun was declared a Zone Rouge (Red Zone)?

A

170 square kilometres

87
Q

How many villages around Verdun were entirely destroyed due to the Battle of Verdun?

A

9

88
Q

Why was an area around Verdun declared a Red Zone after the Battle of Verdun?

A

Number of unexploded bombs left in ground

89
Q

When did the Battle of the Somme occur?

A

1st July - 18th November 1916

90
Q

How many men took part in the Battle of the Somme?

A

More than 3 million

91
Q

Since when had the British and French been planning a coordinated attack (which would become the Somme Offensive)?

A

Summer of 1915

92
Q

When did Sir Douglas Haig take command of British forces?

A

December 1915

93
Q

How many fresh recruits had the British Army gained from its recruitment campaign before the Battle of the Somme?

A

About 1 million

94
Q

When did British and French artillery begin a bombardment before the Battle of the Somme?

A

24th June 1916

95
Q

How many shells were fired in how many days in the bombardment before the Battle of the Somme?

A

1,500,000 shells fire in 8 days

96
Q

When did the first wave of British soldiers go “over the top” in the Battle of the Somme?

A

7:30 am on 1st July 1916

97
Q

How many casualties and deaths did the British suffer on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

A

Around 60,000 casualties, 20,000 dead

98
Q

How large was the strip of land British and French troops gained during the Battle of the Somme?

A

25 km long, 6 km wide

99
Q

How many men did British and French troops lose during the Battle of the Somme?

A

Around 620,000 men

100
Q

How many men did the Germans lose during the Battle of the Somme?

A

Around 500,000 soldiers

101
Q

Which African war did Douglas Haig serve in, when did this war occur?

A

Boer War (1899 - 1902)

102
Q

What was the Battle of Passchendaele also known as?

A

Third Battle of Ypres

103
Q

When did the Battle of Passchendaele occur?

A

31st July 1917 - November 1917

104
Q

When did the Battle of Arras occur with British forces attacking German defences near the French town of Arras? (IWM)

A

9th April - 16th May 1917

105
Q

During the Battle of Arras, which ridge did Canadian troops capture and how large and tall was this?

A

Canadian troops captured Vimy Ridge, an 8 km long, 60 m high hill

106
Q

What was the Nivelle offensive, in which year did it occur and what was its outcome?

A

An attack by French troops against German lines in 1917 which failed

107
Q

Which mutiny occurred after the Nivelle offensive and how was it stopped?

A

Mutiny in French Army, half of entire army refused to follow orders, stopped when hundreds of mutineers sentenced to death, improved food rations prevented further mutiny

108
Q

When the British attacked at Messines, miners had been digging under how tall of a hill since when, how many tunnels were dug, how many explosives were put inside?

A

Miners digging under 140 m high hill since 1915, 19 tunnels dug, filled with around a million tonnes of high explosives

109
Q

When were explosives detonated under a hill at Messines at the time of a British attack?

A

7th June, 1917

110
Q

How many tanks were involved in the British attack on Messines?

A

72

111
Q

When did the artillery bombardment before the Battle of Passchendaele begin?

A

18th July 1917

112
Q

How long did the artillery bombardment before the Battle of Passchendaele occur?

A

10 days

113
Q

How many shells were fired from how many guns in the artillery bombardment before the Battle of Passchendale?

A

Over 4,500,000 launched from 3,000 guns

114
Q

Within a week of the Battle of Passchendaele , how many men had the British lost?

A

30,000

115
Q

How far was the village of Passchendaele from the starting point of the Battle of Passchendaele?

A

About 8 km

116
Q

How many soldiers from Britain and its empire were killed and injured in the Battle of Passchendaele?

A

400,000

117
Q

How many soldiers did the Germans lose in the Battle of Passchendaele?

A

Over 300,000

118
Q

What were the causes behind the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Open sea route to supply Russia, force Germany to send soldiers to help Turkey, get countries like Greece, Romania and Bulgaria to join war on Britain’s side

119
Q

When did Britain’s war council agree that an attack on Turkey should occur?

A

15th January 1915

120
Q

When did British and French ships begin their attack on the Turkish forts?

A

19th February 1915

121
Q

By which date was the entrance to the Dardanelles clear of Turkish forts and mines?

A

25th February 1915

122
Q

When was the main naval attack launched against the Dardanelles during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

18th March 1915

123
Q

How many and what types of ships sailed into the Dardanelles during the main naval attack of the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

18 large battleships supported by smaller warships and minesweepers

124
Q

How many ships were sunk and severely damaged in the main naval attack during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

3 ships sunk, 3 severely damaged

125
Q

Who led the troops invading Gallipoli and destroying the Turkish forts in the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

General Ian Hamilton

126
Q

Who was head of the British navy during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Winston Churchill

127
Q

How many troops did Greek army leaders tell the British would be needed to take Gallipoli?

A

Around 150,000

128
Q

Who was Lord Kitchener?

A

Leading army general and Minister for War

129
Q

How many soldiers did General Ian Hamilton gather for the invasion of Gallipoli during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

70,000

130
Q

How many troops did Turkey move along the coast to prepare for the land invasion during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

84,000

131
Q

Where did the troops prepared for the invasion of Gallipoli during the Gallipoli Campaign come from?

A

Mainly ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps), Britain and its Empire, France

132
Q

How many Indian troops were included in the forces prepared to invade Gallipoli during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

15,000

133
Q

When did the landings in Gallipoli begin during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Early morning of 25th April, 1915

134
Q

Where did British and allied troops land in April during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Cape Helles, Anzac Cove

135
Q

Where did Britain land troops in August 1915 during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Suvla Bay

136
Q

When did Britain land troops in Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli Campgain?

A

August 1915

137
Q

How many troops did Britain land in Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

60,000

138
Q

What percent of the ANZAC Army contracted dysentery during the Gallipoli Campgain?

A

80%

139
Q

When was Ian Hamilton replaced by General Munro?

A

14th October 1915

140
Q

When were groups of soldiers secretly led away at night to waiting boats during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

12th December 1915

141
Q

How many soldiers were evacuated without a single death during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

More than 80,000

142
Q

How many Allied deaths were there during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Over 200,000

143
Q

How many Turkish deaths were there during the Gallipoli Campaign?

A

Around 300,000

144
Q

How many Germans starved to death during the war?

A

Estimated around 420,000

145
Q

When did the Battle of Heligoland occur?

A

August 1914

146
Q

How many German ships were destroyed and where during the Battle of Heligoland?

A

3 German ships destroyed in the North Sea

147
Q

How many British ships did the Germans sink off the coast of Chile?

A

2 British ships

148
Q

When did the Germans sink British ships off the coast of Chile?

A

November 1914

149
Q

How many German warships did the British sink near the Falkland Islands?

A

4

150
Q

How many German sailors drowned and who specifically died when the British sank German warships near the Falkland Islands?

A

2,000 German sailors drowned, including admiral in command and his two sons

151
Q

When was a German warship destroyed in the North Sea at Dogger Bank?

A

Early in 1915

152
Q

When was Admiral Reinhard Scheer been put in charge of the German Navy?

A

January 1916

153
Q

Where was the main base of the British navy?

A

Scapa Flow (in the Orkney Islands)

154
Q

What were some locations of British naval bases?

A

Portland, Dover, Rosyth

155
Q

Which British towns were bombarded by German warships in November 1914?

A

Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft

156
Q

Which British settlements were shelled by the German navy in December 1914?

A

Scarborough, Hartlepool, Whitby

157
Q

What casualties did the shelling of British settlements by the German navy in 1914 cause?

A

Nearly 600 casualties, mostly civilians, of whom 137 died

158
Q

What were some German U-boat bases in Belgium?

A

Ostend, Zeebrugge

159
Q

What industrial impact did Britain’s naval blockade have on Germany?

A

Coal, oil and steel couldn’t reach Germany, so industry suffered

160
Q

When did the Battle of Jutland start?

A

31st May 1916

161
Q

Who commanded the German “bait” ships in the Battle of Jutland?

A

Admiral Hipper

162
Q

Who commanded the small British fleet which met the German “bait” ships initially in the Battle of Jutland?

A

Admiral David Beatty

163
Q

When the British and German small fleets initially met in the Battle of Jutland, at what range did they open fire?

A

15 km

164
Q

Within how many minutes of the start of the Battle of Jutland was a British ship destroyed?

A

20 minutes

165
Q

How many British ships were destroyed in the different stages of the battle of Jutland?

A

4 British ships sunk before rest of German ships arrive under Admiral Scheer, another British battleship destroyed before rest of British fleet arrived

166
Q

How many ships of each type did Britain lose at the Battle of Jutland and how many British sailors were killed?

A

0 Battleships lost, 3 battle cruisers lost, 3 cruisers lost, 8 destroyers lost, 6100 sailors killed

167
Q

How many ships of each type did Germany lose at the Battle of Jutland and how many German sailors were killed?

A

1 Battleship lost, 1 battle cruiser lost, 4 cruisers lost, 3 destroyers lost, 2550 sailors killed

168
Q

What were Q-ships?

A

Heavily armed warships disguised as supply ships that lured U-boats into attacking before firing upon them

169
Q

How many supply ships did U-boats sink on average?

A

2 two supply ships a day

170
Q

When did a German U-boat sink the British passenger liner, the Lusitania?

A

May 1915

171
Q

How many deaths did the sinking of the Lusitania cause, and how many of these were Americans?

A

Over 1,000 passengers drowned, including 128 Amricans

172
Q

How many supply ships were destroyed in how much time by Germany when the second U-boat campaign started?

A

500 supply ships heading for Britain destroyed in 8 weeks

173
Q

How did Britain respond to the second U-boat campaign by Germany?

A

Convoy system, depth charges, long-range airfract

174
Q

Between July and August 1917, how many ships bringing supplies to Britain out of the total were sunk?

A

5 were sunk of the 800

175
Q

When were aeroplanes invented?

A

1903

176
Q

In August 1914, after two British pilots spotted German soldiers preparing to surround British troops on the Western Front, British Army leaders ordered their soldiers to withdraw, saving possibly how many lives?

A

100,000 British troops

177
Q

By which year had the Germans developed the Gotha bomber?

A

1917

178
Q

When did a 20-bomber raid on London occur?

A

June 1917

179
Q

How many people in London, including children at a primary school in Chelsea, were killed in a 20-bomber raid?

A

162 people killed, including 18 children

180
Q

What was the name of the British long-range bomber?

A

Handley Page

181
Q

By the end of the war, how many bombing raids had long-range bombers flown over Germany?

A

More than 200

182
Q

In 1915, how many Zeppelin raids were there in Britain causing how many deaths?

A

20 raids resulting in 188 deaths

183
Q

What were Zeppelins?

A

Large bomber airships

184
Q

How long were Zeppelins?

A

About 200 m

185
Q

How many tons of bombs could Zeppelins carry?

A

27 tons

186
Q

How many raids did Zeppelins make over British towns in total, killing and injuring how many people?

A

57 raids, killing 564 people and injuring over 1300

187
Q

How many litres of fuel could the petrol tank of a Zeppelin hold?

A

700 litres

188
Q

When did the Siege of Kut occur and who won?

A

December 1915 - April 1916, Ottoman victory

189
Q

Who was T E Lawrence and what was he known as?

A

A British army officer, known as “Lawrence of Arabia”

190
Q

Which German colonies did troops from Australia and New Zealand capture within a few weeks of the outbreak of the war in the Pacific region?

A

Western Samoa (today Samoa), New Guinea

191
Q

When did Japan declare war on Germany?

A

August 1914

192
Q

Which German colonies in the Pacific Ocean did Japan capture?

A

Mariana, Caroline and Marshall Islands and German-controlled territory in eastern China (Kiaochow)

193
Q

How many German forces were there in German East Africa, and how did Africans and Germans compose these forces?

A

12,000 men (3,000 German and 9,000 African)

194
Q

Who commanded German forces in German East Africa?

A

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

195
Q

How many Allied troops did German forces in German East Africa manage to keep occupied until the end of the war?

A

Around 200,000

196
Q

Which German African colony did South Africans, fighting for the British Empire, conquer?

A

German South West Africa

197
Q

When was German-controlled Cameroon attacked and when was it captured?

A

Attacked in August 1914, captured in February 1916

198
Q

The German colony of Togoland was captured by British and French forces how quickly in the war?

A

Captured in first month of the war

199
Q

When did Italy join WWI and on whose side?

A

Joined on side of Britain, France and Russia in 1915

200
Q

Where did Italy attempt to attack Austria-Hungary in WWI?

A

Through the difficult Julian Alps mountain range around the Isonzo river

201
Q

How many battles were fought between 1915 and 1917 by Italy against Austria-Hungary with limited successes (limit of advance too)?

A

11 battles fought, Italians never advanced more than 10 miles

202
Q

When did Germans score a major victory over the Italians in the Battle of Caporetto>

A

November 1917

203
Q

When did Bulgaria join WWI and on whose side?

A

Joined war on side of Germany and Austria-Hungary in October 1915

204
Q

Which countries sent troops to help Serbia in WWI?

A

Britain, France, Italy and Russia

205
Q

Where was the Salonika Front located and which sides was it fought by?

A

Located in Salonika in Greece, fought between Allied troops (Britain, France, Italy and Russia) and Bulgarian troops with German support

History (9 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions