WW1 part two Flashcards
1
Q
Schlieffen plan
A
- Germany plans to win the war in 6 weeks
- Targeting France
- Mobilizes their army
- Gets very close to france
2
Q
Why 6 weeks?
A
- It will take Russia at least 6 weeks to start
- very behind
3
Q
What caused France to be getting defeated?
A
- Uniforms ( bright red with brass helmets )
- Switched to all blue
- Fighting traditionally ( rows )
- Germans have camo ( brown, green, grey )
4
Q
The battle of Marne
A
- Marne is a river by Paris
- The French need to stop them
- Used trench warfare
- Failed the Schlieffen plan
5
Q
Trench warfare and its effects
A
- Others replicated it ( Germans )
- Constant fear of being out of the trench
- Surrounded
- 3rd whistle, everyone moves
- Rats
- Some underground
6
Q
No man’s land
A
- Between the trenches
- No cover
