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What is pals battalion?

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when men join the army because their friends, football team, neighbours etc, are joining

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what were the three types of soldiers?

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volunteer, professional and conscripted (forced)

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what shape were the trenches?

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the trenches were a zig-zag shape so if a bomb exploded the whole thing wouldn’t be destroyed, and if someone was chasing you with a gun, the couldn’t shoot you because you were round a corner

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what were the order of the trenches?

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Front line, support, supplies, Lieutenant/command and medical

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what are some features in a trench?

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sand bags, ammunition shelf, duckboards and a dugout

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when did the war start

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1914

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what was the army made up of in 1914

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professionals

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what soldiers in 1915 - 1916

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a mix of volunteers and professionals because lots of pros had died

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what happened after 1916

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people stopped volunteering because they were told that war was fun, but then they found out the true horrors

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what were German trenches like

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very deep, concrete sides and floor, proper beds, sometimes electricity and running water because they always stayed in on place

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what were English trenches like

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not very deep, extremely muddy and cold, beds were made up of metal mesh on a wooden frame, this was because they kept moving forward

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what was being in a trench like?

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it was quite boring because they went on for hundreds of miles, so most of the time you were just wating for the Germans to attack.

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what were the knifes at the end of a rifle called

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they were called bayonets, and they were serrated

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what was the battle of Somme

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the battle of Somme was a diversion battle, where the Germans were moving forward towards France, but the Verdov was there as a diversion, so the Germans headed east where the british were ready to attack

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how many people died in the battle of somme

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20,000

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how many people were injured in the battle of Somme

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60,000

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what is the big push

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on the 1st July at 7:30, 100,000 British soldiers were sent to attack the Germans

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what is trench foot

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trench foot is when your foot gets so cold the blood stops flowing into it

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how far did the German trenches go down

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30-40 metres

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who was the franco-Prussia war against

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France and Prussia

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what is Prussia

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one of the states in the group of states that later formed germany

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What is the north federation

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The states that Prussia controlled

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how did the telegram cause the franco-Prussia war

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King Wilhelm had sent the original telegram, but Bismarck had changed it to insult the French

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When was Germany created

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1871

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What is the naval arms race
The naval arms race where Britain and Germany raced to build more ships than each other
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What is two power standard
This is where if Germany builds one ship, Britain will build two, so then if Germany builds another ship, Britain will build two more.
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What countries were in the Triple Allience
Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary
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when was the triple alliance created
1882
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why was the triple alliance created
Germany created the triple alliance because it was afraid that France was going to attack.
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What is collective security
Collective security is where a group of countries promise to protect each other if they get attacked
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what are two reasons empires make enimies
1. you are going to be hated by other countries because they want an empire as big as yours 2. countries are going to hate you because you are going to try and take over them
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what is the main reason Britain had the biggest empire
they had the biggest navy
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How did Britain sail safely without getting their supplies stolen
they surrounded the merchant ships with war ships that shot anyone who tried to attack them
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Why did Russia want to expand their empire
so their ports wouldn't freeze and so they had access to the Mediterranean sea
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When was the dreadnought created
1906
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What is the dreadnought
Britain's warship
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What countries are in the triple entente
Britain, France and Russia
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when was the Triple entente created
1907
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why was the triple entente created
Because they were scared of being attacked by Prussia, who was trying to grow their empire, and so France could get back at Prussia for the franco-Prussian war
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How long did it take Germany to build an empire
44 years
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how big was Germany's empire
3rd biggest in the world
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What is the GPS in first order concepts?
Geographical, political, society
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What is the CREM in first order concepts
cultural, religion, economics, military
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What are the 3 C's in second order concepts
cause & consequence, change, context
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What are the three S's in second order concepts?
significance, short term/long term, similarities/differences
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what is the L in second order concepts
links
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What were the main causes of WW1
franco-Prussian war, The triple alliance & entente, murder of archduke Ferdinand
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What countries did the Austro-Hungary empire want to take over
Serbia, Bosnia and Bulgaria
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What country had the Austro-Hungary empire already taken over
Bosnia
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Why was Serbia concerned
They were concerned that Austro-Hungary was going to take over their country
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What was the Serbian gang called
the black hand gang
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What did the black hand gang want to do
Assassinate the archduke Ferdinand
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Who did Bosnia want to become allies with and why
Serbia because they both hated Austro-Hungary
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Why did the Archduke and his wife go to Bosnia
for their anniversary
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When and where did the archduke and his wife arrive in Bosnia
28th June 1914 at 10:00 at the train station
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How many assassins were on the route to the town hall
3
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What did the first assassin in Bosnia do
He had a pistol, but ran away because he got scared
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What did the second assassin in Bosnia do
He threw a grenade at the car, but it bounced off the bonnet and hit the car behind
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What did the third assassin do
Gustav Princip thought the Archduke was dead because he saw the bomb go off, but then the car pulled up in front of him, so he shot the Archduke and his wife
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What was the man who killed Archduke Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
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How did the murder of Archduke Ferdinand cause the WW1
Because the Archduke was killed by a Serbian gang, Austro-Hungary went to war on Serbia. Because of the triple alliance, Germany went to help Austro-Hungary. Russia the joined in with Serbia, and because of the triple entente, Britain and France had to join in with Serbia. Overtime, more and more countries join in.
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When did America join the allies
1917
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When did Russia drop out the war
1917
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Why did Russia drop out the war
Because they had a revolution/civil war
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When was the treaty of London made
19th April 1839
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What is the treaty of london
The treaty of London is a document that states that if any army that threatens Belgium with aggression, Britain will come to defend
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Who was the head of the German navy
Alfred von Tirpitz
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What was the scramble for Africa
England and Germany raced to conquer as many countries in Africa as they could
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what does W.O.Q stand for
word of question
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When was WW1
1914 - 1918
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When did trench warfare start
1915
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Why did the industrial revolution make WW1 the most deadly
because during the industrial revolution things like bombs, explosive shells, planes, submarines and machine guns had been invented
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Who had a big role in recruitment in WW1
Lord Kitchener
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How many men did the British army have when they first started
200,000
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How many men were in the German army when they first started
3 million
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When did Lord Kitchener start recruiting
1915
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How many propaganda posters were published in the first year of recruiting
12 million
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when was the big push
7:00 on the 1st july
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what was the big push
the big push was were 100,000men were sent to attack the Germans at 7:00
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when did the battle of Somme begin
1st July 1916
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what was the battle of Somme
the Germans were going to attack Verdon ( a symbolic place in France ), and France said is Verdon got destroyed then they would quit the war, so the British came up from behind and that was the battle of Somme

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