The War Plans Fail in the West

 

Please answer the following questions with complete sentences. 

 

  1. How were German soldiers transported across Germany?
  2. How many British soldiers arrived in French ports?
  3. What happened at the Battle of Liege?
  4. What happened to the French in Lorraine?
  5. What was plan Seventeen? (see page 1)
  6. Why were German soldiers exhausted when they arrived in France?

 

The Battle of the Marne

  1. To where have the Germans advanced by 4, September 1914?  What could they see?
  2. What fatal mistake did German generals make?
  3. Explain what the “taxis of the Marne” are and their importance to France?
  4. What are the facts of the Battle of the Marne?

 

The Race to the Sea

 

  1. What happened at Ypres?
  2. From where did the trenches stretch and what did the development of trenches prevent?

The Great War – Assignment Two

 

War Plans in the East

 

  1. Why did the Germans plan to defeat France in six weeks?  To where were they moving next?
  2. How did the Russian army respond to mobilization?
  3. Where was the Russian army on 19 August, 1914?  What happened?
  4. How did the Germans respond?

 

Defeat for the Russians

 

1.      What changes did Germany make in their leadership for the eastern warfront?

2.      How did these new leaders approach the Russian armies at the Masurian Lakes?

3.      Describe the scene at Tannenberg, according to the memoirs of General von Moltke.

4.      What were the results of the Battle of Tannenberg?

 

Victory for the Russians

 

1.      What had the Austrian army managed to do with Plan R?

2.      How did these circumstances change?  What did the Austrians “run into”?

3.      How did Russia find themselves  in a position to attack Germany from the south?

 

The Great War Assignment Three

 

New Weapons page 14

 

  1. What did the generals on the Western Front hope to accomplish with the use of weapons?
  2. Describe the “big guns” favored by generals.  What was unique about the howitzer?  How did soldiers identify what type of shell was headed their way?
  3. How many shells were used per month on the Western Front in 1915?
  4. List three effects that the shells had on humans.
  5. Who favoured the machine gun?  What were its capabilities?
  6. When, where and by whom was the tank invented?
  7. What weapon replaced the bayonet?
  8. Explain the horror of poisonous gas?

 

The Great War Assignment Four

 

  1. Describe planes as they were in WW I.
  2. What was a dogfight?
  3. For what were the planes best used?
  4. Name the three types of ships used by the British.
  5. Explain the impact of the German U-boat.
  6. What is a convoy system?
  7. Why would the Russian General Samsonon choose suicide over capture?
  8. When did Canada enter the war?
  9. What was compulsory conscription?
  10. Name three jobs that opened to women during WWI.
  11. What did women do with their children while they were at work?
  12. Who joined the war effort in support of Britain?  Germany?
  13. Why was Germany in BIG trouble by 1918?
  14. What was the Battle of the Amiens?
  15. How did the German monarchy end?
  16. List the order of surrender.