war on land

Question 1

where did most of the war take place?

Answer 1

western Europe

Question 2

what was the schlieffen plan?

Answer 2

germanys plan to stage a two-front plan to fend off Russia in the east while defeating France in the west (plan failed)

Question 3

what is no mans land?

Answer 3

waste land of corpses, barbed wire, and mud - the area between the trenches of two opposing forces

Question 4

what is the definition of stalemate?

Answer 4

a situation in which further action by opposing sides seems impossible

Question 5

new tech in the war

Answer 5

developed in the early 20th century - machine guns, aircrafts, etc.

Question 6

what is a war of attrition?

Answer 6

a strategy where groups of soldiers would run through the trenches would go “over the top” - exhaust enemies “man power” / resources before yours - many were killed by machine guns - trenches were successfully taken when armoured tanks developed

Question 7

Tech and the changing nature of warfare

Answer 7

machine gun - good for defence
planes - good for scouting enemies & defence
tank - good for shielding gunfire & solve tech warfare
dirigibles - good for scouting & bombing
poison gas - good for defence & blinding
gun - destructive & difficult to move
submarines - good for attacking