history quiz 2 WWI

Billet

A place that is designated for soldiers to receive food and shelter

Work detail

Specific physical task or chore assigned to soldiers

Kaiser

German word for emperor during ww1 (the Kaiser of Germany was Wilhelm II)

Tommy

Nickname used by German soldiers to describe British and Canadian soldiers

duck board

Floor sections made of wooden slats which can be laid on wet muddy or cold surfaces

Home leave

Brief period where soldiers were allowed to go home

Bayonet

Steel blade shaped like a sword that is placed at the end of a gun for hand to hand combat

Webbing

Type of military backpack

Jerry

Nickname used by allied soldiers to describe Germans

Five objectives and description of a trench raid

-raids came at night

-soldiers would stand with rifles drawn waiting for enemy to attack

-frontline trenches were protected with sandbags

-communication trenches

Label the trenches

Give description and objective of the creeping barrage

-troops waited days for artillery

-artillery shells that would blow up in lines so the dust as debris could distract the enemy and the soldiers can slowly creep from behind

Machine gun (describe strategy, interesting fact, nickname)

-proved to be an effective weapon for mowing down enemy troops

-steadily improved in killing efficiency

-coffee grinder because it ground anyone to pieces

Tank(describe challenges, fact, first country to use tank)

-Frequent breakdowns, slow, stuck in mud

-appeared in ww1 as weapon to break stalemate of trench warfare

-British army during battle of Somme

Submarine(German strategy, fact, nickname

-u-boats attacked British ships in an attempt to cut off supplies

-navies developed hydrophones to listen to conversations

-unterseeboot

Airplanes(how were they used, fact, 3 famous pilots)

-used to look at enemy land from above, later started dropping bombs, became efficient

-air service was sometimes referred to as suicide service

-Billy bishop, Alfred ball, Roy brown

Chlorine gas(how was it released, what happened to soldier after breathing in)

-through bombs thrown by hand, shot out of guns, burying them

-poisoned, killed

What links frontline and support trenches

Communication trenches

Which countries were the trench lines of the western front located in

Belgium, France, little close to German border

Billy bishop

Canadas First World War flying ace, credited with 72 aerial victories

Dog fight

Close range aerial battle between fighter planes

Ace

Term used for military aviator who shot down five or more enemy planes

Aerial reconnaissance

Use of airplanes in war to gather military intelligence from above

Roy brown

Canadas ace and businessman who shot down the red baron

The red baron

Manfred von Richthofen a German ace that was shot down by Roy brown

Convoy system

Ships that travel in groups instead of individually

U boat

German military submarine derived from unterseeboot

Wolfpack

-inactive, unsuccessful plan for one ship to locate and ally cargo ship and warn the others so they could gather in one place and attack like a pack of wolves

-failed because boats couldn’t communicate

Battle of Ypres (where,when, details, Canada’s role, historical significance)

-in western Flanders of Belgium

-April to may 1915

-poison gas involved

-vital anchor for allied line in Belgium, Canadian doctor came up with gas mask, mounted counter attacks

-marked first use of chemical warfare, first major engagement of WWI for Canada, Canada’s first big battle that revealed realities of war

Battle of Somme (where,when, details, Canada’s role, historical significance)

-northern France

-July to November 1916

-after 2 years of stalemate, the British landed a massive offensive in the Somme, gained approx 11km of land

-greatest single disaster for Newfoundlander’s since they weren’t part of Canada yet

-Haig’s horrible war plans came into play, horrible realities of war

Vimy ridge (where,when, details, Canada’s role, historical significance)

-northern France

-April 1917

-Canadians are prepared and have an element of surprise, Canadians earned a good reputation, under Arthur curries orders

-all four divisions of Canadian corps fought together as a unified team for first time, trained in winter, used creeping barrage

-First time Canada gained victory, Canada got a chance to be in peace talks, first uses of creeping barrage

Battle of passchendaele (where,when, details, Canada’s role, historical significance)

-July to November 1917

-West Flanders Belgium

-largest battle of WWI, muddy terrain, Arthur Currie leads Canadians again under British orders

-soldiers captured the ridge and village of pessendaele

-battle happened three years into war, Canadian courage showed

Attrition

-gradually reduce in numbers, size, strength, or resources overtime through pressure

-war strategy: when a side attempts to weaken or exhaust an enemy’s personal supplies through continuous attacks rather than quick victory

Five key details about condition in trenches

-waterlogged mud trench foot

-pests and rats

-chores and waiting for enemy attacks

-trenches built in zigzags

-barely enough food, or non-nourishing food