Recruitment and trench layout !

• How many men were in the British Expeditionary Force at the start of WWI?

  Approximately 100,000 men
• What methods were used in the recruitment campaign for WWI?

  Posters using peer pressure and patriotism
• What was "War Fever" in 1914?

  Public enthusiasm for war
• What belief did many have about the duration of the war?

  It would be over by Christmas
• How did Scottish recruitment differ from other areas in the UK?

  More Scots volunteered as a percentage
• What did posters suggest about volunteering for war?

  Men could impress women by volunteering
• What role did Music Hall performers play in recruitment?

  They sang songs encouraging men to volunteer
• How many men volunteered between August 1914 and January 1915?

  One million men
• What were Kitchener's Army posters known for?

  Using Lord Kitchener's image
• What were some reasons men joined the armed forces?

  Nationalism, adventure, escaping poverty
• What are Pals battalions?

  • Formed from groups of volunteers
  • Shared the same town, workplace, or hobby
  • Examples include tram workers and football club supporters
• What was the German plan called for invading France?

  The Schlieffen Plan
• What was the goal of the Schlieffen Plan?

  To win a quick victory in the west
• Where was the German advance stopped?

  At the River Marne
• How long did the trenches stretch on the Western Front?

  450 miles
• What was the purpose of digging trenches?

  For protection from enemy fire
• What were common features of trenches?

  Parapets, duckboards, fire steps, dugouts
• Why were trenches not straight lines?

  To protect from blasts and improve fire lines
• What was placed in front of trenches as an obstacle?

  Barbed wire
• How were the front line trench and support trench connected?

  By communications trenches