Find a picture of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
copy and paste it and list 5 facts about him under the picture you’ve chosen.
He began his military career aged just 12
He came from an old European family.
He did not get along with his uncle.
He wanted to restructure the empire
He was assassinated by a terrorist.
Write 5 facts from your reading under the following headings:
P3 - The Schlieffen Plan
Germany had been preparing for war for years in 1905
By the time German troops reached the French border the French army
Belgium would be easily beaten
Russia mobilizes its army in just 10 days
Britain declared war on German on 4th of August
P4 - The Cavalry
The british cavalry charge at German forces during the retreat from the battle of Mons
Soldiers have fought on horses ever since people have ridden horses.
French 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, 1807
Mongolian cavalry in the Khalkhin Gol (1939)
French cuirassiers, wearing breastplates and helmets, parade through Paris on the way to battle, August 1914.
P8 and P16/17 -
The Trenches
It is estimated that there were about 2,490 kilometre of trench lines dug during World War I.
between 1-2 metres wide and 3 metres deep. Trenches weren't dug in straight lines.
trench warfare is resorted to when the superior firepower of
the defense compels the opposing forces to “dig in”
During WWI, trenches were used to try to protect soldiers from poison gas, giving them more time to put on gas masks.
Trench warfare of the First World War can be said to have begun in September 1914
P17 -
Poison Gas
Poison gas was a new weapon
Poison gas was used in january 1915.
Windy weather could also be a problem.
The earliest gas masks were made from a pad of cotton soaked in water or soda.
There were the first basic gas masks issued to british soldiers in 1915
