Aspects If WW1 Flashcards
Could men choose to join war or not (1)
Yes in the beginning
What is propaganda (2)
- Information the government wanted you to believe
- posters to appeal to mens sense of duty to their country and to protect their families
Name a few uses of propaganda (3)
- woman to work in factories
- to save food
- to control what people thought
Why did the government use conscription in Britain (2)
- 1916 so many men had been killed no one volunteered to go to war anymore
- men were forced to join the army
Give an example of propaganda controlling citizens thoughts (3)
- released untrue stories of german soldiers to creat hatred towards the enemy
- untrue stories about the war to make it seem like they were winning
- innaccurate news about the amount of dead soldiers
Was it only Britain that used propaganda? (1)
Nope
What is a conscientious objector (2)
- people believing killing people on behalf of the country is wrong.
- aka conchies
How did conchies express their opinions? (2)
- appeared at special military court (tribunal) to make appeal
- most appeals were turned down and conchies sent to trenches
What happened if conchies refused to shoot? (1)
They were courtmartialled and usually shot by firing squad
What did some conchies do in the war (2)
- served in ambulances or as stretcher-bearers or tasks ay the front
- faced same risks as soldierso
What happened when the war began? (3)
- Germany invaded France with the intent of defeating them quickly
- then focusing un russia their ally
- this did not happen
When did the war start? (1)
August 1914
How were the French and their allies evenly matches dor germany (3)
- their allies (british and russia) fought back
- since they were evenly matched neither could advance
- dug trenches for shelter for sdiers
What are the trenches (4)
- protect soldiers from enemy attack
- rows and rows of trenches facing eachother
- each cut about 600 km cutting accros north france and belgium
- long line od trenches called western front
What protected the trenches (1)
Sandbags and couls of barbed wire
What was the area between the opposite trencjes called (1)
No mans land
Explain the conditions in the trenches (5)
- conditions were terrible
- mud was everywhere
- dead bodies in trenches and no mans land
- awful smell
- hundreds rats fed on desd bodies
How did the letters work? (2)
- weren’t allowed to say how write about bad conditions
- letters strictly censored
How long did people figjt in the trenches (2)
- four years until Allies invented the tankin 1918
- tabks crossed trenches, no man land and broke the stalemate of trench warefare
What songs were sung during war?(3)
- songs sung by soldiers to keep spirits up
- encourage people to think off and support soldiers
- many patriotic and encouraged involvement in war
What poems were written during war?
(2)
- poems by soldiers on experiences
- published in news paper
Name some famous war poets (3)
- rupert brooke and wilfred owen (dead)
- siegfried sassoon survived but scared by experiences
