Era of the Great War
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| What were Local Loyalties? Why would they encourage Scots to sign up for war? | Groups of friends/colleagues who signed up for war together. Made the men more confident and comfortable about enlisting. |
| What were Local Loyalties? Why would they encourage Scots to sign up for war? | Groups of friends/colleagues who signed up for war together. Made the men more confident and comfortable about enlisting. |
| Why was a sense of adventure important in encouraging Scots to sign up for war? | War gave them the opportunity to travel abroad. Most men would be working hard, boring jobs and it gave them a chance to escape. |
| Why was a sense of adventure important in encouraging Scots to sign up for war? | War gave them the opportunity to travel abroad. Most men would be working hard, boring jobs and it gave them a chance to escape. |
| Why would Scots sign up for war out of economic necessity? | It gave men a consistent wage, food, clothes, and shelter. Especially appealing to the unemployed and homeless. |
| Why would Scots sign up for war out of economic necessity? | It gave men a consistent wage, food, clothes, and shelter. Especially appealing to the unemployed and homeless. |
| How was propaganda used to encourage Scotsmen to enlist? | Used emotions such as guilt and pride in Scottish martial tradition. Also portrayed war as enjoyable. |
| How was propaganda used to encourage Scotsmen to enlist? | Used emotions such as guilt and pride in Scottish martial tradition. Also portrayed war as enjoyable. |
| Why would women give Scotsmen white feathers during the war? | To label them cowards for not enlisting in the war. |
| Why would women give Scotsmen white feathers during the war? | To label them cowards for not enlisting in the war. |
| Where would recruiters go to try and sign up Scotsmen to the war, and why these locations? | Football games and music halls because men gathered there in large numbers. |
| Where would recruiters go to try and sign up Scotsmen to the war, and why these locations? | Football games and music halls because men gathered there in large numbers. |
| Why were trenches built on the western front? | To protect soldiers from being killed by the deadly weapons of war, especially the machine gun. |
| Why were trenches built on the western front? | To protect soldiers from being killed by the deadly weapons of war, especially the machine gun. |
| What is a ‘stalemate’ and why did it occur during the war? | When neither side can advance because the effectiveness of the weapons of war in killing soldiers. |
| What is a ‘stalemate’ and why did it occur during the war? | When neither side can advance because the effectiveness of the weapons of war in killing soldiers. |
| What was the food like for Scots soldiers in the trenches? | Cold if the catering staff were far away. Water could taste of petrol from sharing containers for carrying liquids. Bread made from turnips, horsemeat, stale bread, and biscuits. |
| What was the food like for Scots soldiers in the trenches? | Cold if the catering staff were far away. Water could taste of petrol from sharing containers for carrying liquids. Bread made from turnips, horsemeat, stale bread, and biscuits. |
| What jobs would Scots soldiers have to do in the trenches when not fighting? | Cleaning weapons Digging or repairing the trench. Filling sandbags. Replacing barbed wire. Running communication wires. |
| What jobs would Scots soldiers have to do in the trenches when not fighting? | Cleaning weapons Digging or repairing the trench. Filling sandbags. Replacing barbed wire. Running communication wires. |
| How would Scots soldiers pass time in the trenches? | Write letters home, sing, play cards, or chat with their comrades. |
| What caused the condition ‘trench foot’? | Standing in waterlogged and muddy trenches for long periods. |
| How did the army try to solve the problem of ‘trench foot’? | Put duckboards into the trenches to raise the soldiers above the mud. Changed their socks regularly. Rubbed feet with whale oil grease. |
| Why were rats a problem for Scots soldiers in the trenches? | Ate dead bodies and spread disease. Ate the soldiers’ rations. Crept over them while the slept. |
| Why were lice a problem in the trenches, especially for Scots soldiers? What disease could they cause? | They hid in the seems of clothes (pleats of kilts) and caused men irritation. This could lead to trench fever. |
| What caused ‘trench mouth’ among Scottish soldiers? | Poor oral hygiene/not brushing their teeth. |
| What caused shell shock and what were the symptoms? | Caused by the strain of living with the constant noise of gun and shell fire ringing in their ears, and the horrors they witnessed. Symptoms included reacting violently to sudden noise, confusion, tremors, and nightmares. |
| Why did Scots soldiers put barbed wire in front of the trenches? | It was used as an obstacle to make it more difficult for the enemy to advance into their trenches. |
| What does going ‘over the top’ mean and what was the signal for this military tactic? | When men would climb out of the trenches, into no-mans land, signalled by a whistle. |
| What was the military tactic of ‘creeping barrage’? | Artillery fire moved forward in stages just ahead of the advancing soldiers. |
| What was the military tactic of ‘tunnelling’? | Miners would dig tunnels under no-man's land. The main objective was to place explosive mines beneath enemy defensive positions. |
| What was heavy artillery used to do on the western front? | Destroy enemy guns, troops, and trenches. |
| What made machine guns so effective on the western front? | Could fire 600 bullets per minute. |
| What were the negatives with using machine guns on the western front? | Had to be positioned on a flat surface. Could overheat and stop working. Needed 4-6 men to operate them. |
| What types of gas were used during WW1, and how did they kill soldiers? | Phosgene, chlorine, and mustard. Phosgene and chlorine caused death by asphyxiation (suffocating), and mustard gas caused blisters and internal bleeding. |
| Why might gas be unreliable as a weapon on the western front? | Weather/wind could change direction blowing it back to your own troops. |
| In what ways were tanks effective on the western front? | Caterpillar tracks made it possible to cross no-man’s land. Crushed barbed wire. Bulletproof with machine guns. Gave troops protection across no-man’s land. |
| In what ways were tanks NOT effective on the western front? | Easily bogged down in mud and tough terrain. Often broke down because of mechanical issues. Hot inside with poor visibility and communication. Maximum speed of 3 mph. |
| What were the main roles of airplanes on the western front? | Scouting to gather information about the enemy. Dropping bombs. Dogfights with the enemy to protect troops. |
| Which weapons helped to end the stalemate on the western front? | Tanks, gas, and flamethrowers. |