Yr9 spring test

Question 1

how many soldiers did the UK have at the outbreak of WW1

Answer 1

around 700,000

Question 2

who was appointed secretary of state for war

Answer 2

lord kitchener

Question 3

lord kitchener was responsible for recruiting soldiers. what did he do to recruit them

Answer 3

a huge poster campaign was launched with the aim of reaching as many potential soldiers as possible.

Question 4

lord kitcheners campaign was very successful. within six weeks how many british men volunteered for the army

Answer 4

500,000

Question 5

by the end of 1915 how many men signed up for the army

Answer 5

2.5 million

Question 6

where did recruitment also take place

Answer 6

british colonies. most fighting was in europe but people from all over the world fought for the uk.

Question 7

how many soldiers served from the uk

Answer 7

5,704,416

Question 8

how many soldiers served from india

Answer 8

1,440,437

Question 9

which country had 628,964 people serving for the uk

Answer 9

canada

Question 10

how many people from australia served the uk

Answer 10

412,953

Question 11

how many south africans served the uk

Answer 11

136,070

Question 12

how mnay people from new zealand served the uk

Answer 12

128,825

Question 13

how deep where trenches normally and what supported them

Answer 13

two metres
wooden supports on either side

Question 14

where in trenches did soldiers try to sleep and rest

Answer 14

dug outs

Question 15

what is the name for the area in between enemy trenches

Answer 15

no mans land

Question 16

where were trenches dug

Answer 16

low land

Question 17

trenches were dug in low land what did this mean when they had heavy rain and what conditions did this create.

Answer 17

trenches would often flood
creating muddy and waterlogged conditions.

Question 18

when soldiers crossed no mans land what did they face.

Answer 18

enemy fire
muddy ground
barbed wire
shell holes that were difficult to navigate

Question 19

what did soldiers clothing often get infected with

Answer 19

lice which would spread quickly

Question 20

lice bites were itchy and uncomfortable what did lice also spread

Answer 20

trench fever

Question 21

what did dead bodies and food rations attract

Answer 21

rats which spread diseases by bite

Question 22

what did trench foot cause

Answer 22

blisters
losing feeling in nerves
sometimes needing to be amputated

Question 23

what is shell shock and what sometimes happened to people who had it

Answer 23

a mental health condition caused by soldiers being scared of explosions.
some were accused of being cowards they would be shot.

Question 24

what is shell shock now believed to be

Answer 24

post traumatic stress disorder.

Question 25

before ww1 what did armies rely on

Answer 25

horses cavalry

Question 26

hwo may bullets could machine guns fire how many people needed how many deaths resulted

Answer 26

600 bullets a minute 2 people tens of thousands

Question 27

what new type of explosive were heavily produced and thrown into enemy trenches

Answer 27

grenades

Question 28

what did mustard gas cause

Answer 28

blistering and burns 4000 british killed

Question 29

what did chlorine gas cause/ what did it smell like

Answer 29

breathing difficulties 150,000 uk deaths smelt like pepper

Question 30

when were tanks first used

Answer 30

battle of the somme in france

Question 31

why were tanks bad

Answer 31

slow 5mph unreliable stuck in mud broke down

Question 32

why were tanks good

Answer 32

provides soldiers protection form machine gun fire (men walk behind when crossing no man) could attack german defenses , machine gun posts

Question 33

what were planes mainly used for

Answer 33

surveillance behind enemy lines provide leader good intel on where to attack/ shoot artillery

Question 34

what else could planes do

Answer 34

shoot targets on the ground although couldn't carry heavy bombs dogfights to shoot eachother down

Question 35

where did the original idea of the battle of the somme come from what was its purpose

Answer 35

french commander joseph joffre a diversion from french attack at verdun

Question 36

how many shells were dropped on the germans

Answer 36

1.6 million german deep underground many shells were duds

Question 37

what were pals battalioms and what happended during the somme

Answer 37

they were used to encourage people to enlist this meant entire towns and villages mourned all their young men ended after this

Question 38

when were tanks first used

Answer 38

battle of somme

Question 39

who was haig

Answer 39

he was made commander in chief of the entire british army on the western front in december 1915 remained in control till november 1918