Chapter 4

Question 1

who was the Admiral for the British navy in 1914

Answer 1

Admiral Jellicoe

Question 2

who was the admiral for the German navy in 1914

Answer 2

Admiral Tripitz

Question 3

where was the British navy anchored in

Answer 3

Scapa Flow

Question 4

Where was the German navy anchored in

Answer 4

Wilhelmshaven

Question 5

What is the date for the Battle of Heligoland Bight

Answer 5

28 August 1914

Question 6

what did the British squardon in the battle of Heligoland Bight consist

Answer 6

31 destroyers, 2 light cruisers and 8 submarines

Question 7

what did the British squardon destroy in the battle of Heligoland Bight

Answer 7

• sunk 3 light cruisers
• sunk 1 light destroyer
• damaged 3 light cruiser

Question 8

the deaths, wounded and captured of the German army in the battle of Heligoland Bight

Answer 8

• 712 deaths
• 530 wounded
• 336 taken prisoner

Question 9

what were the objectives of the German raids

Answer 9

• lay mines
• force British ships to the German coast
• Force the British grand fleet to split up

Question 10

what was the date for the raid on Great Yarmouth

Answer 10

3 November 1914

Question 11

what was the date for the raid on Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool

Answer 11

16 December 1914

Question 12

what was the date for the battle of Dogger Bank

Answer 12

24 January 1915

Question 13

what did Germany loose through the battle of Dogger Bank

Answer 13

• 1 light cruiser
• 954 men

Question 14

what was the date for the battle of jutland

Answer 14

31 may - 1 June 1916

Question 15

what did the British send in the battle of Jutland

Answer 15

2 dreadnought fleets
- 259 warships
- 100,000 men

Question 16

what did British loose through the battle of Jutland

Answer 16

• 14 ships
• 6000+ men

Question 17

what did Germany loose through the battle of Jutland

Answer 17

• 9 ships
• 2500+ men

Question 18

when did Germany announce a submarine blockade on Britain

Answer 18

4 February 1915

Question 19

how many allied shipping did the U-boats sink

Answer 19

841,114 tonnes

Question 20

when did Germany stop using U-boats

Answer 20

24 October 1918

Question 20

what were the Ant - U - boats measures

Answer 20

• depth charges
• convoy system
• mines
• Q - ships

Question 21

when did the Lusitania sink

Answer 21

7 May 1915

Question 22

how many people were on board and died on the Lusitania

Answer 22

• 1959 on board
• 1198 died
• 128 were Americans

Question 23

what were the war materials on the Lusitania

Answer 23

• 4927 boxes of cartridges
• 1248 cases of sharpnel shells
• 18 cases of artillery shell fuses
• gun cotton
• 90 tonnes of cargo labelled “butter” and “cheese”

Question 24

when did the Anglo-French naval force bombarded the Turkish coast.

Answer 24

19 February 1915

Question 25

when did they start the attack on the Dardanelles

Answer 25

18 March 1915

Question 26

how may ships were sent to the Dardanelles and how many sunk and how many men died

Answer 26

18 battle ships + cruisers + destroyers sent - 3 battle ships sunk - 300 deaths

Question 27

when did the British and Anzac troops invade the Gallipoli peninsula

Answer 27

25 April 1915

Question 28

when did the British troops evacuate from the Gallipoli peninsula

Answer 28

10 December 1915 - 9 January 1916

Question 29

casualties of the Gallipoli campaign

Answer 29

480,000 men took part - 48,000 deaths - 204,000 wounded

Question 30

how many soldiers died from illness in the Gallipoli campaign

Answer 30

- 145,000 British soldiers - 64,000 Turkish soldiers