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What was the battle of Tannenberg? |
The first and second Russian army attacks Germany’s eighth or me. Superior German communication and transportation leads to Germany winning. Russia never really ever covers from its flaws of material during the war. |
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What was the battle of Jutland? |
I’m on 31st and May 1916 Britain and Germany, who had had the arms race, fought at the coast of Denmark. Each side lost a lot of men and no side really lost or one. However you could say that the UK one because Germany went back to their country and didn’t fight with the boats any more. Originally both were afraid to fight each other because both navies were so great. Submarine warfare continued afterwards. |
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How did Sweden help Germany after this? |
Uk didn’t allow German boats. However Sweden helped Germany by transporting stuff to them. |
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How many dreadnoughts did Germany have and how many did the UK have? |
Germany: 16. The UK: 27. |
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Who invented the airplanes? |
Wright brothers. |
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How were planes used in the war? |
At first they were only used for Scouting, then someone bought a gun to the plane and then more weapons etc. people brought bombs. |
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Who was the red Baron? |
German fighter ace who killed a **** ton of people from his plane I think. |
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How did the Germans bomb London? |
They used a zeppelin |
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What were some new ways to fight the trenches? |
With machine guns, flamethrowers, tanks, and gas. |
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How did the war help women? |
To help work in the factories and such and stuff, which showed that they were capable of doing that. And help them get the vote after the war. |
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What does it mean that there was a stalemate? |
Nothing really happened, the trenches kept still and everything was still, well no but yeah. However breakthroughs happen after change of tactics and weapons. And also when USA enters war with fresh troops. |
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People have gotten a new opinion concerning the war. What? |
I had reached a breaking point and people started revolting. The were revolution Russia, revolts by sailors, and French armies refused to attack. |
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What did the Russian revolution lead to? |
Communists taking power. Lenin took power and wanted peace to secure his power. |
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What is the Brest-Litovsk Treaty? |
Lenin wanted peace to secure his power so a peace treaty was made with Germany. In this they lost a lot of land and 25% of the population. However the treaty was annulated after Germany lost the war. |
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What’s the Michael offensive? |
Last push with eastern troops before Americans arrive? The Germans are all tired saloon the US arrives there are strong and can win easily-ish. I like this one through. |
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What caused the US to enter the war? |
Sub warfare in British propaganda. |
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What was the Zimmerman note? |
Germany tried to get Mexico to declare war on the US. This leads to the US becoming more anti-German me. At the same time Germany sinks a lot of ships and sinks an American ship which they mean is military but the US means is civilian. |
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What was this ship called? |
Lucitania |
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When was the armistice decided? |
11. 11. 1918. Did have to fight for five hours ish before the world was over. |
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How did they find the last hours? |
A blasted each other to bits before cease-fire |
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How was the treaty of Versailles harsh against Germany? |
It was hard because people been like Germany. They lost large parts of their territory, were forced to have limited army and navy, their industrial centers were occupied, they were forced to pay extreme war reparations. |
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How much did you have to pay? |
20,000 million marks. |
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What was the league of Nations? |
Previous version of the UN. It was the US idea but the US to join. Isolationism took place in the us. The soviet union was also formed. |
