war in the air and war in wider world

Question 1

First airplanes?

Answer 1

• planes largely used for watching and spying (reconnaissance)
• several occasions intelligence gathered from plains saved several lives

Question 2

Fighter planes?

Answer 2

• would battle in air called dogfights
• pilots who shot down lots of planes were known as aces

Question 3

Bombeer planes?

Answer 3

• both sides used planes to drop bombs
• by end of war, both sides developed planes that could fly further and drop larger bombs

Question 4

Airships?

Answer 4

• as well as planes, both sides used airships - germany built zeppelins which attacked B, F and Blegian cities
• In B in 1915 - 20 zeppelin raids and 188 deaths

Question 5

Italy?

Answer 5

• despite being member of triple entente - stayed out of war until 1915 - joined in support of allies
• italians attempted to attack AH through Julian Alps - 11 battles fought between 1915 and 1917 - italians never advanced more than 10 miles
• In november 1917 germans defeated italy at battle of caporetto - nearly knocked them out of war - italy only able to continue through support from B and F

Question 6

Balkans and greece?

Answer 6

• Bulgaria joined war on side of Germany in 1915 - joined attack on serbia
• allies sent troops to help serbia - landed at salonika - unable to advance - stalemate established

Question 7

Middle east?

Answer 7

• B and indian troops fought turks in Mesopatamia - after turkish victory in april 1916, they were joined by ANZACS - turks forced to back down to turkish border
• arabs attacked turkish troops - hit and run tactics - supported by Lawrence of Arabia
• B and ANZAC troops defeated turks at battle of Beersheba and Megiddo

Question 8

Togoland?

Answer 8

Captured by B and F forces in the first month of the war

Question 9

Cameroon?

Answer 9

Attacked by the allies in August 1914 - Germans resisted - finally captured in Feb 1916

Question 10

German SW Africa?

Answer 10

South african fighting for british captured GSWA - now namibia

Question 11

German East Africa?

Answer 11

• colony was successfully defended into end of war by 12,000 german and african troops - was attacked by 200,000 allied troops

Question 12

Far east and pacific?

Answer 12

• japan long term ally of britain - august 1914 captured number of german colonies in pacific ocean - german controlled territory in china
• ANZACS captured german colonies in samoa and new guinea soon anfter outbreak of war