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Define militarism

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The term militarism means that the army and military forces are given a high profile by the government.

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How long did the war last?

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Four years

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2
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Name the countries in the triple entente

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Britain, Russia and France

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Name the countries in the dual alliance

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Germany, Austria and Hungary

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Name the countries in the triple alliance

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Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy

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Define imperialism

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Imperialism is when a country takes over new land or countries and make them subject to their rule.

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Define Nationalism

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Nationalism means being a strong supporter of the right and interests of one’s country

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How many people fought in it?

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More than 65 million

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9
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What diseased caused 1/3 of the military deaths?

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The Spanish flu

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10
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Define recruitment

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The action of enlisting new people in the armed forces.

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Define conscription

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Compulsory enlistment fir state service, typically into the armed forces.

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12
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When was the RFC set up?

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1912

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Give a couple reasons as to why some men joined the army

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Some felt it was their duty, a sense of patriotism, an adventure, friends and comradery, neglecting the label of coward, army pay

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14
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What was the busiest time of the day?

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Night time

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15
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Who did the Battle of Somme involve?

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The British, French and German armies.

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When was the Battle of Somme?

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1st of July 1916 - 18th November 1916

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17
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Where did the Battle of Somme take place?

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Northern France

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Why did the Battle of Somme take place?

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The aim of Battle was to break the German line and push it back in an effort to gain territory.

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What were the results of the Battle of Somme?

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Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died. The German line was pushed back, however only a short distance.

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20
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When was zero hour?

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7:30

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21
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What does over the top mean?

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This was when a soldier left his trench and went over the parapet into no man’s land.

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What was no man’s land?

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This was the name given to the land unoccupied between the opposing trenches on the battlefield.

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What did attrition mean?

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It meant to wear the enemy down through constant attack.

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What was the vehicle which ruled out most of the use of cavalry?

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Tanks

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25
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What happened to the tanks on the battlefield?

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They were either destroyed by shells, broke down or got stuck in ditches.

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What was each soldier equipped with?

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A bayonet, a rifle and a light field gun

27
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Who was first to use gas?

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The Germans

28
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How many soldiers died from gas poisoning? (Roughly)

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About 6000

29
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Why did Hitler hate the Jews?

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He was obsessed with the idea of racial superiority. He believed that the German people were Aryans, the master race and superior to all the other races.

30
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How would a gas attack start?

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They would fire it in a shell.

31
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What do we need in source writing

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Examples

32
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What was the RFC for?

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It was vital for observing movements and find targets for artillery.

33
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Define alliances

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The term alliances is an agreement between two or more countries to give each other help when needed

34
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What were dogfights?

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They were when ‘ace’ pilot would twist and turn to to get an enemy in sights for a machine gun blast.

35
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Who was the archduke

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Austrian Frank Ferdinand

36
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Which countries suffered the most?

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Serbia and Turkey

37
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How many military men died?

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Nearly 10 million

38
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What happened after the war?

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There was a deadly pandemic

39
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Name some economic impacts,

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The price of food doubled
Destruction of land
Countries in debt

40
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What were 3 things that the treaty said against Germany?

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Germany must not start another war
Germany must pay war damage
Germany’s borders were to be changed to reduce its influence.

41
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Name 7 groups that were prosecuted by the Nazis

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Political opponents 
Jehovah’s Witnesses 
Homosexuals
Jews
Gypsies
The Disabled 
Slavs
42
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Who were the three leaders?

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Georges Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Woodrow Wilson

43
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Describe an ‘aryan’

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Tall, athletic, blue eyes and blonde

44
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Define the term Holocaust

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It refers to the systematic murder of Europe’s Jews by the Nazis during World War II

45
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What did he believe that Jewish business men were doing?

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Plotting to take over the world

46
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What happened in April 1933?

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Boycott of Jewish shops introduced, Jews banned from government jobs.

47
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What does question 3 of source work always end with

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We must check our facts

48
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What were signed in September 1935?

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The Nuremberg Laws

49
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Name 3 discriminations against Jews

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Passports frozen
No money
Forced to live in ghettos

50
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What happened during the Night of Broken Glass

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Synagogues and houses burnt down and Jewish shops destroyed

51
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How many Jews died between 1942 and 1945

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Four and a half million

52
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When did the war fully start

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28th of July 1914 when Austro-Hungaria declared war on Serbia before all the allied countries came to give help.

53
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Name 3 ways the Nazis made the Jews think they were going to be ok

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They sometimes give out pretty postcards to be sent home
There was light music playing
They were told that they would be deloused

54
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When did the assassin kill the archduke and his wife

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28 June 1914

55
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How many Jews in total were murdered by the Nazis?

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6 million

56
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Give 5 reasons of why the war began

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Religion 
Alliance
Invasion
Land
Power
57
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Give the 4 steps to Genocide

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  1. Identify the stereotype
  2. Disassociate the stereotype from anything positive
  3. Associate the stereotype with negative ideas
  4. Escalate the seriousness of the negative associations
58
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How many civilian deaths were there?

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About 21 million

59
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What was the ‘final solution’ to the Jewish problem

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It meant full extermination of Jews in Europe

60
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Name 4 concentration camps

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Auschwitz
Belzec
Treblinka
Wolzek

61
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Describe what Zyclon B was

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It was a crystallised prussic acid which was dropped into the death chamber from a small opening

62
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What did they start to use the RFC for?

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Bombing

63
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Who was the man who killed the archduke

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Gavrilo Princip

64
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Where and when did the German leaders meet?

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In Wannsee (a suburb in Berlin) in January 1942

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