Ww1 Flashcards (Quick Edition!!)

Question 1

What year did Germany unify?

Answer 1

1871

Question 2

What was the name and date of the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary?

Answer 2

Dual Alliance - 1879

Question 3

What was the name and date of the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?

Answer 3

Triple Alliance - 1882

Question 4

What was the name and date of the alliance between France and Russia?

Answer 4

Franco-Russian Alliance - 1892

Question 5

What was the name and date of the alliance between Britain and France?

Answer 5

Entente Cordiale - 1904

Question 6

What was the name and date of the alliance between Britain, France, and Russia?

Answer 6

Triple Entente - 1907

Question 7

What did the Kaiser promise the Sultan of Morocco in 1905?

Answer 7

To defend Morocco’s independence

Question 8

Why was Germany humiliated at the Algeciras Conference in 1906?

Answer 8

Only Austria-Hungary supported them

Question 9

What was the name of the ship that Germany sent to Morocco in 1911?

Answer 9

The Panther

Question 10

Which country in the Balkans did Austria-Hungary annex in 1908?

Answer 10

Bosnia

Question 11

Which countries formed the Balkan League?

Answer 11

• Greece
• Montenegro
• Bulgaria
• Serbia

Question 12

What group formed as a result of the annexation preventing the formation of Greater Serbia?

Answer 12

The Black Hand Gang

Question 13

What was Slav Nationalism?

Answer 13

The idea of bringing Slavs together under ‘pan-Slavism’ - Greater Serbia

Question 14

How many people were under the control of Britain?

Answer 14

400 million

Question 15

How many people were under the control of Germany?

Answer 15

15 million

Question 16

How many dreadnoughts were built by Britain?

Answer 16

29

Question 17

How many dreadnoughts were built by Germany?

Answer 17

17

Question 18

How much did the 6 European powers spend on the military in 1870?

Answer 18

£90 million

Question 19

How much did the 6 European powers spend on the military in 1914?

Answer 19

£400 million

Question 20

Name 2 reasons that Britain’s Splendid Isolation ended.

Answer 20

• France and Russia formed an alliance
• Germany was building up their navy

Question 21

What was Weltpolitik?

Answer 21

Germany’s policy to become a world power

Question 22

Which of the 6 European powers did not have conscription until 1916?

Answer 22

Britain

Question 23

What date was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

Answer 23

28th June 1914

Question 24

Which of the 10 demands of Austria-Hungary did Serbia refuse to accept?

Answer 24

Austro-Hungarian police policing Serbia

Question 25

What was the July Crisis?

Answer 25

The period after the assassination of ADFF where the countries in the alliances declared war on each other

Question 26

Give two reasons that the Schlieffen Plan failed.

Answer 26

* Germany believed Russia would take 6 weeks to mobilise but it took 10 days * Belgium fought back more ferociously than Germany anticipated

Question 27

What was the main consequence of the Battle of the Marne?

Answer 27

They built trenches - start of trench warfare

Question 28

What is a stalemate?

Answer 28

Where neither side can make any progress

Question 29

Why were trenches built in a zig-zag pattern?

Answer 29

To confine a blast or enemy gunfire to one section of a trench

Question 30

How many letters and parcels were sent per week to people in the trenches?

Answer 30

12 million

Question 31

What percentage of wounds were caused by artillery shelling?

Answer 31

60%

Question 32

When was the first use of poison gas by German troops against the French?

Answer 32

April 1915

Question 33

What percentage of casualties were wounded by machine gun fire?

Answer 33

40%

Question 34

How many metres was a rifle accurate up to?

Answer 34

600m

Question 35

When was the Battle of Verdun?

Answer 35

February - December 1916

Question 36

Which German General said they wanted to ‘bleed France white’ at Verdun?

Answer 36

Erich von Falkenhayn

Question 37

How many shells did Germany fire over the course of the Battle of Verdun?

Answer 37

23 million

Question 38

What is a war of attrition?

Answer 38

A war where each side tries to wear the other down by using up their resources and killing their troops

Question 39

Why did the British start the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 39

Relieve pressure on the French at Verdun

Question 40

When was the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 40

July to November 1916

Question 41

How many casualties did the British suffer on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 41

58,000

Question 42

When was the Battle of Passchendaele?

Answer 42

July to November 1917

Question 43

How many km of land were gained in the Battle of Passchendaele?

Answer 43

8

Question 44

When was the Battle of Gallipoli?

Answer 44

February to December 1915

Question 45

What stretch of water did the allied forces want to take control of at the Battle of Gallipoli?

Answer 45

The Dardanelles

Question 46

Name 2 reasons that the Battle of Gallipoli failed.

Answer 46

* They took 70,000 soldiers instead of 150,000 recommended * 80% of the soldiers got dysentery

Question 47

When was the Battle of Jutland?

Answer 47

31st May to 1st June 1916

Question 48

Why did Britain believe they won the Battle of Jutland?

Answer 48

They took control of the North Sea

Question 49

Why did Germany believe they won the Battle of Jutland?

Answer 49

They destroyed more British ships and caused more casualties

Question 50

How many weeks of food did Britain have left by February 1917 following the U-Boat campaigns?

Answer 50

6 weeks

Question 51

What was the Bolshevik Revolution?

Answer 51

The Bolsheviks (communists) overthrew the Russian government

Question 52

What treaty was signed in March 1918 which allowed Russia to leave the war?

Answer 52

Brest-Litovsk

Question 53

How many divisions of German soldiers were moved from the Eastern Front to the Western front after Russia left the war?

Answer 53

50

Question 54

Give the dates for the two main reasons that the USA entered the war.

Answer 54

* The sinking of the Lusitania - May 1915 * The Zimmerman telegram - January 1917

Question 55

Name a development in sea warfare.

Answer 55

* Q-Ships * Mines * Depth charges * Convoy system * Hydrophone * Floatplanes * Aircraft carriers

Question 56

Name a development in air warfare.

Answer 56

* Developed from reconnaissance to bombing * Fokker mounted a machine gun to the front * Lighter and stronger materials made them more maneuverable * Radios allowed them to communicate more effectively

Question 57

Name a development in tanks.

Answer 57

Somme (1916) - ineffective but by Cambrai (1917) 400 were used effectively

Question 58

Name a development in artillery.

Answer 58

* Special shells to destroy barbed wire * Creeping barrage tactic * Larger and more accurate

Question 59

Who was made the allied commander in March 1918?

Answer 59

Foch

Question 60

What is an example of a tactic used in warfare?

Answer 60

Infiltration tactics

Question 61

How many km of land did the Germans take at the start of the Spring Offensive?

Answer 61

60 km

Question 62

How many Germans were killed in the Spring Offensive?

Answer 62

800,000

Question 63

How many American troops were arriving per week by June 1918?

Answer 63

50,000

Question 64

How many American troops arrived in total?

Answer 64

2 million

Question 65

Which line were the Germans pushed back to during the Hundred Days Offensive?

Answer 65

The Hindenburg Line

Question 66

How many soldiers did the German army request to continue the war?

Answer 66

800,000

Question 67

What did the German General Ludendorff call the 8th of August 1918?

Answer 67

The Black Day of the German Army

Question 68

How many Germans died because of the blockade in 1916?

Answer 68

120,000

Question 69

How many Germans died because of the blockade in 1918?

Answer 69

420,000

Question 70

What was the Kiel Mutiny?

Answer 70

The sailors at the Kiel naval base refused to follow orders

Question 71

What was the German revolution?

Answer 71

Riots in Germany over lack of resources and casualties in the war

Question 72

What are the two opinions on the role of Haig and Foch?

Answer 72

* Positive: They used the tactics available to them * Negative: They should have used different tactics earlier

Question 73

When did the Kaiser abdicate?

Answer 73

9th November 1918

Question 74

What date was the armistice?

Answer 74

11th November 1918