History paper 1 section B part 3

Question 1

what had the USA adopted a position of

Answer 1

neutrality

Question 2

who was the president of the USA

Answer 2

president woodrow wilson

Question 3

what did america however do

Answer 3

provide the allies with supplies and loans

Question 4

what was the Zimmerman telegram
between who
what did it say
who intercepted it

Answer 4

it was sent by the german foreign minister to mexico and it proposed a military alliance it said if germany had military support off mexico when germany won the war mexico could have the american states of texas arizona and new mexico and this telegram was intercepted by america

Question 5

what did the americans do because of the zimmermann telegram

Answer 5

they declared war on germany on april 6th 1917

Question 6

what also convinced america to join the war

Answer 6

the sinking on the Lusitania which had onboard 128 americans

Question 7

why was the usa joining a big blow to germany

Answer 7

it was a huge psychological blow also and the usa navy was the third largest it had a large army and it was powerful

Question 8

when was the russian revolution

Answer 8

february 1917

Question 9

who took over russia

Answer 9

a provisional government

Question 10

what happened in russia in october 1917

Answer 10

the bolshevik revolution

Question 11

what was the bloshevik revolution

Answer 11

it established a communist government under lenin it promised to end the war

Question 12

what was signed in march 1918

Answer 12

the treaty of brest litovsk

Question 13

what did the treaty mean russia had to give to germany

Answer 13

russia had to surrender the western part of its country to germany which was the wealthiest in terms of food and materials it also had to pay 6000 million marks in reparations

Question 14

what did the russian revolution mean for german troops

Answer 14

they were released to the western front before the usa joined

Question 15

what was the spring offensive/ ludendorff offensive of 1918

Answer 15

it was germanys final attempt to break through before the allies had help from the USA

Question 16

what did the spring offensive do

Answer 16

broke the stalemate

Question 17

how far did germany advance in the spring offensive

Answer 17

within 65km of paris

Question 18

how did germany do their attacks at the spring offensive their tatics

Answer 18

they didnt limit their attacks to a single area but instead did them at several points hiding the main point of attack and these attacks were usually at night

Question 19

what sort of troops did germany have and what did they do - spring offensive 1918

Answer 19

specially trained storm troopers attacked through gaps along the front line

Question 20

what were the german soldiers like in the spring offensive

Answer 20

they were not of the same calibre of that of the start

Question 21

what did german soldiers do when short on supplies

Answer 21

they looted french villages for supplies and food

Question 22

how many american soldiers were being sent to europe per month

Answer 22

250 000

Question 23

who became the single allied commander against the germans

Answer 23

the french marshal ferdinand foch

Question 24

when was the allied counted attack

Answer 24

august 8th 1918

Question 25

what was the 8th of august also known as

Answer 25

the black day of the german army

Question 26

where was the front line moved to for the first time since the war began

Answer 26

the hindenburg line

Question 27

when were german allies defeated by

Answer 27

november 1918

Question 28

at the end of the war how many calories was a german receiving

Answer 28

1000

Question 29

why was germany having a food shortage

Answer 29

due to the blockade on their ports by the british

Question 30

what happened at the ports in germany-kiel

Answer 30

sailors went and mutinied

Question 31

what did the kaiser fail to do

Answer 31

send troops to crust the mutiny

Question 32

was happened as a result of a lack of discipline at kiel

Answer 32

strikes happened all of germany

Question 33

what was germany on the brink of

Answer 33

the brink of collapse

Question 34

how did people feel about the kaiser

Answer 34

he was very unpopular

Question 35

what did the social democrats threaten to do

Answer 35

threatened to leave government unless the kaiser abdicated

Question 36

when did the kaiser abdicate

Answer 36

november 9th 1918

Question 37

what was the new government in germany- who under

Answer 37

provisional government under friedrich ebert

Question 38

when and where was the armistice signed

Answer 38

november 11th at compiegne

Question 39

what did germany hope the armistice would be based on -two things

Answer 39

president woodrow wilsons 14 points

and

self determination

Question 40

did germany have a say in the armistice

Answer 40

no and it was not negotiable

Question 41

how much in reparations did germany have to pay

Answer 41

6 600 million marks

Question 42

what else did germany have to do as part of the armistice

Answer 42

reduce army an navy
evacuate all occupied land 
give allies
25000 machine guns
1700 planes
5000 lorries
5000 railway engines
150000 trucks
all prisioners of war had to be released

Question 43

what was the final peace settlement called and when was it signed

Answer 43

june 1919 treaty of versailles

Question 44

what was the provisional government accused of

Answer 44

stabbing germany in the back