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World War One and the Peace Settlement
Quick questions on The nature of the First World War explained: O-Level History
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What is a war of attrition?Show answer
Because no side could break through, the war became one of attrition. Attrition means wearing the enemy down by inflicting more casualties and damage than you suffer, until the enemy can no longer fight. Generals launched massive battles hoping to bleed the enemy white and exhaust their reserves of men and supplies. The Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the Battle of Verdun the same year are the classic examples: months of fighting, over a million casualties between them, and almost no change in the front line.
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What is meant by "no man's land"? [3 marks]
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Explain why the war on the Western Front reached a stalemate by the end of 1914. [5 marks]
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"New weapons, not attrition, decided the course of the First World War." How far do you agree? [8 marks]
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