Wells 2nd 42-49

Which is NOT a reason why the Battle of the Somme did not lead to a breakthrough?

• The German defenses were well dug in

• The lack of explosives used by the British

• There was no element of surprise

• There was no effective radio communication between commanders and their forces

"Shelling had caused barbed wire to be distributed throughout ____, forcing troops to bunch together."

• Paris

• the Marne River

• no-man's land

• the line of scrimmage

Many blamed the generals for the slaughter in the trenches. Which of these is NOT a reason to blame the generals?

• The kept trying the same tactics

• They were "butchers"

• They failed to come up with grand strategies

• They were overly concerned with matters of military honour

What German general vowed to "bleed France white" at Verdun?

• Erich von Falkenhayn

• Erich von Ludendorf

• Count von Chocula

• Paul von Hindenburg

Who dis?

• David Lloyd George

• Woodrow Wilson

• Georges Clemenceau

• Martin Moustacheface

Which of the following is NOT an argument used to challenge the hostile view of commanders during WW1?

• Politicians were more in charge of the military than the generals

• All sides welcomed new technology

• The issues of heavy losses and military incompetence need to be uncoupled

• Generals were willing to take advice

If you were alive and well in 1916, it appeared to most that Germany was winning the war. Which would NOT be a reason that appeared to be the case?

• German U-boats posed a serious threat to Britain's shipping

• Germany had advanced well into Russia

• Britain failed to eliminate Turkey by attacking at Gallipoli

• Germany had taken the great fortress of Verdun

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the war at sea?

• German sailors mutinied at the end of the war

• The German submarine campaign caused shortages but did not starve Britain out of the war

• The British naval blockade hit German supplies and morale but did not in itself bring an end to the war

• Britain won a great naval battle at Jutland

Should historians make moral judgements?

• Definitely

• Absolutely not