Fighting The War

Question 0

Why did the Schlieffen Plan not work?

Answer 0

Britain declared war on Germany, France put up a good fight and Russian mobilised far quicker than expected.

Question 1

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 1

Germany’s plan to end the war quickly by taking out France and then turning on Russia.

Question 2

Name three early ‘open’ battles

Answer 2

Mons, Marne and Ypres

Question 3

What is a stalemate?

Answer 3

When neither side can win.

Question 4

What technological changes did we see in the war?

Answer 4

Aircraft, machine gun, gas, barbed wire, grenades, tanks.

Question 5

What were conditions in the trenches like?

Answer 5

Very bad. Wet, dirty and terrifying.

Question 6

What does ‘over the top’ mean?

Answer 6

When generals sent the men out of the trenches to fight.

Question 7

How many British soldiers were killed on the first day of the Somme?

Answer 7

57,000

Question 8

Who was the commander of the British forces?

Answer 8

Sir Douglas Haig

Question 9

Name three battles over trenches

Answer 9

Ypres, Verdun and the Somme

Question 10

What are the arguments supporting Haig’s tactics?

Answer 10

He had to win the war no matter what the cost, they had no better strategy, those terrible battles were needed.

Question 11

What are the arguments against Haig’s strategies?

Answer 11

They cost so many lives, he could have waited for more tanks, he didn’t consider the weather

Question 12

What was the Eastern Front?

Answer 12

The war between German and Russian forces.

Question 13

Why did Russia drop out of the war?

Answer 13

The Russian Revolution

Question 14

What was the Gallipoli Campaign?

Answer 14

The British Invasion of Greece to attack turkey. It was a disaster.

Question 15

Why was the war at sea important?

Answer 15

Transporting of goods and trade was vital for supply, ports were blockaded, troops were carried, colonies were protected.

Question 16

When did America join the war? Why?

Answer 16

April 1917? Germans sunk American ships and tried to get Mexico to attack America.

Question 17

What was the Ludendorff Offensive?

Answer 17

Germany’s final plan to win the war with a massive breakthrough

Question 18

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Answer 18

Between Germany and Russia to have Russia leave the war

Question 19

Why did Germany lose the war?

Answer 19

Too ambitious, fighting on two fronts against too many forces, America entered the war with fresh troops and massive resources.

Question 20

How many horses participated in ww1?

Answer 20

About one million. Only 2 percent were in combat.

Question 21

Why were horses important?

Answer 21

They helped transport goods and carried soldiers. Cars and automobiles were not very common at this time.

Question 22

What was Lawrence of Arabia’s first job in Arabia?

Answer 22

He was an archeologist.

Question 23

What did the British want from the Arabs?

Answer 23

To attack the Ottoman Empire.

Question 24

What was Lawrence’s best friends name?

Answer 24

Dahu

Question 25

What did the British secretly do behind the backs of the Arabs?

Answer 25

Agreed to split the Middle East between them and France in the Sykes-pic court agreement.

Question 26

How did Lawrence feel after the war?

Answer 26

He felt sad and guilty as the British had not kept their promises.