1916–1918: the end of the war
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Compare Verdun and the Somme: write two similarities and one difference.
Similar: trench warfare, huge losses, little movement. Different: tanks were first used at the Somme; Verdun was a German attack, the Somme an Entente one.
2
How did US entry affect the course of the war?
New troops, resources and credit reached the Entente and the balance shifted.
3
Write the events of 1917 in Russia with dates (old and new style).
February (old) = March (new): abdication; 25 October (old) = 7 November (new): Bolshevik takeover.
4
Write the social consequences of the war in 4 sentences.
Millions dead or disabled, hunger and disease, economic disruption, the end of four empires and the rise of new states.
5
Why did over seven months pass between the armistice and the peace treaty?
At the Paris conference the victors had to agree on terms, borders and reparations.