WW1

• What was the western front?

  Area of France covering 400 miles from the English chanel to the Alps.
• Types of trench


  Firing trench - also known as the front line trench, where attacks were mounted from.

  Communication trench - connected the other trench lines together.

  Reserve trench - behind the support trench, reserved troops would be based here in case of attack.
• What is a dug-out?

  A protected bunker from the trench where officers would plan and communicate
• What is no-mans-land?


  The area between the two enemy trenches.
• Order of ww1: what happened in the First Battle of Ypres 1914?

  Britain stopped Germany capturing ports such as calais.

  Trenches were built stretching to Switzerland.
• Order of ww1: what happened in april-may 1915?

  The second battle of Ypres.

  • German attack using chlorine gas for the first time (failed)
  • Allied casualties = 60,000
  • German casualties = 35,000
• Order of ww1: what happened in August 1915?

  Gallipoli landings.

  • Forces landed in Turkey to defeat ally (failed)
• Order of ww1: when was the battle of Verdun?

  February-December 1916

  • Germany attacked France and failed but killed 160,000 French
• Order of ww1: what happened in july-november 1916?

  Battle of the Somme.

  • British and French launched major attack to release pressure off of verdun
  • 400,000 ready by end and only gained 5 miles but success
• Order of ww1: what happened at the Battle of Arras april-may 1917?


  Another large scaled attack on Germany.

  • Ground was captured but high casualties
• Order of ww1: when did USA enter the war?

  6th April 1917, joined the allies
• Order of ww1: when was the Third Battle of Ypres?

  July-november 1917

  • Launched major atrack to stop Germany break through defences
  • Success but 245,000 dead
• Order of ww1: what was the revolution in Russia?

  October 1917

  • Communist government take over and pull out of war
  • Germany now move troops to western front
• Order of ww1: when was the battle of Cambrai?

  November 1917

  • For the first time British used a large number of tanks and succeeded with only 40,000 dead
• Order of ww1: what happened in the spring of 1918?

  The German Spring Offensive

  • Germany launched bug attack to end war before USA arrived