Why did the Allied Forces change in 1917?

Question 1

How many Russian soldiers had been killed by 1917?

Answer 1

Over 1 million

Question 2

(Russia) Why had both soldiers and civilians began to turn against the idea of war?

Answer 2

1. Huge casualties
2. Food shortages in Russia

Question 3

What was set up by rioters/protesters (soldiers + civilians) in Russia?

Answer 3

Provisional government

Question 4

1917 - What caused lots of the Russian army to desert war?

Answer 4

Huge defeat by Germans

Question 5

What was signed in March 1918? Who was this between?

Answer 5

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Germany and Russia

Question 6

Who did the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Answer 6

Germany and Russia

Question 7

How did the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk affect Russia?

Answer 7

Very harsh on them - lost best farmland and natural resources

Question 8

How was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk a good thing for Germany?

Answer 8

1. Ends war on two fronts -> concentrate on fighting Allies on Western Front
2. Gained resources they were short on due to blockade

Question 9

How did the USA benefit from the war before joining?

Answer 9

Selling food, weapons and other resources to Allies

Question 10

When was the Lusitania sunk?

Answer 10

1915

Question 11

How many Americans died in the Lusitania sinking?

Answer 11

128

Question 12

How many more US ships were sunk by Germans in 1917?

Answer 12

8

Question 13

Who was smuggled back to Russia during the Bolshevik revolution?

Answer 13

Lenin

Question 14

What happened to the Russian government?

Answer 14

Overthrown and established Communist government

Question 15

BR: who was arrested and imprisoned?

Answer 15

The Tsar and family

Question 16

How did the Bolshevik Revolution lead to the Russian withdrawal?

Answer 16

Lenin was smuggled into Germany -> believed revolutionary ideas would cause Russia to create peace with Germany

Question 17

How did the Russian withdrawal impact the Allies?

Answer 17

1. Britain struggling as had little resources
2. France had to take on full German army

Question 18

How much Russian farmland did Germany gain?

Answer 18

27%

Question 19

How much of Russian railways did Germany gain?

Answer 19

26%

Question 20

How much of Russian coal and iron did Germany gain?

Answer 20

74%

Question 21

What happened in March 1917 (USA and Germany)?

Answer 21

USA discovered Germany’s plan to ally with Mexico

Question 22

Why did the Germans want to ally with Mexico?

Answer 22

Mexico would provide money to Germany to attack USA

Question 23

What would Mexico gain from German allyship?

Answer 23

Take over US land

Question 24

How did the USA joining the war positively impact the Allies?

Answer 24

Boost in support for B + F and gained resources they were short on such as coal, iron, cotton, wheat

Question 25

How did the USA entry impact Germany?

Answer 25

Forced them to quickly act and launch Spring Offensive

Question 26

What was the aim of Ludendorff’s Spring Offensive?

Answer 26

To overpower British with rapid bombardment and force French to surrender

Question 27

What were German “stormtroopers”?

Answer 27

Soldiers trained to carry out a sudden attack

Question 28

Why was the Spring Offensive a failure?

Answer 28

1. Stormtroopers advanced too quickly so supplies too far behind 2. USA troops arrived and pushed Germans to near defeat

Question 29

How many German men were lost during the Spring Offensive?

Answer 29

220,000