WW1 Flashcards
(38 cards)
When did everyone expect the war to be over ?
Everyone expected the war to be “over by Christmas”.
What type of war did everyone expect?
A short and decisive war.
What lade the ground work for power to be in hand?
New technologies
In 1914 what were the the weapons of war?
Machine guns
What did soldiers have for Christmas?
Soldiers had a truce.
What is the Western Front?
The western front was a theatre of WW1 in Northern France and Belgium.
Who did Germany fight against?
Britain, France, Belgium and later the US.
What was Germany’s plan called?
Germany’s plan was called the Schlieffen plan
What was the Schelieffen plan
Sweep through Belgium, round into South France and cut off French Army.
Who implemented the Schlieffen plan?
Chief of Staff Moltke.
Who were Expenditionary Force Allies?
Britain and France
What was the French plan?
The French wanted to sweep into Belgium.
Was the French plan implemented?
No it was not.
Why was the French plan not implemented?
They did not implement it because of Belgian Neutrality.
Where did France end up sending most of their troops?
France sent most of their troops South to recapture Alsace-Lorraine.
Why did Advances stop?
Because Moltke put troops on the eastern front.
Who specifically sent troops from France to recapture Alsace-Lorraine?
Joffre
What happened at the end of 1914?
The exhausted Germans entrenched themselves and the allies created temporary trenches.
What taught commanders that bombardments can break through enemies lines?
Battle of Neuve-Chapelle
What did Germans use that was the first of the war?
Chlorine Gas
Who was assassinated?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Who assassinated the Archduke?
Gavrilo Princip
What gave Austria a reason to go into war?
The assassination gave them a reason.
What group had a assassins all over Sarajevo?
The Black Hand.
