The Spring Offensive, 1918

In this lesson, we will look at the conditions on the German homefront during the First World War before examining the events and outcomes of the Spring Offensive of 1918.

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Q1.What was the USA's position when war broke out in 1914?

They joined on the side of the Allies (France, Britain, Russia)They joined on the side of the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary)They tried to negotiate a solution between both sides to avoid a conflictThey remained neutral and avoided getting involved in the conflict

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Q2.When did the USA join WWI?

1915191619171918

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Q3.Why did the USA join WWI?

The Allies asked them to join the war as they were strugglingThe USA felt bad at staying out of the conflict for so long when they saw high casualty ratesThe Germans attacked the USA, landing in CaliforniaThe Germans declared unrestricted submarine warfare and tried to involve Mexico in a war against the USA

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Q4.Which country withdrew from WWI in 1917?

BritainRussiaGermanyFrance

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Q5.How many fresh American troops were arriving daily in France by the end of WWI?

100100010,000100,000

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What was the USA's position when war broke out in 1914?

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Q2.When did the USA join WWI?

1915191619171918

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Q3.Why did the USA join WWI?

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Q4.Which country withdrew from WWI in 1917?

BritainRussiaGermanyFrance

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Q5.How many fresh American troops were arriving daily in France by the end of WWI?

100100010,000100,000

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Spring Offensive 1918

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Q1.Why did Germany possibly have the advantage in WWI going into 1918?

The USA hadn't mobilised fully and the Russians had stopped fightingGermany had developed the nuclear bomb, giving them a military advantageMexico had joined the war on the side of the GermansGermany had added another 1 million troops into their army

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Q2.Why was the main reason Germany suffering from food shortages by 1918?

Their population was too big for the amount of food they produced.The British had blockaded their ports preventing food stuffs entering the country.The Germans exported too much of their food to the other Central PowersThe Americans sank German boats carrying food

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Q3.Why did the Germans decide to go on the offensive in Spring 1918?

The Americans had landed on the Western Front and the Germans wanted to battle themThe Germans wanted to take advantage of signing a peace treaty with the Russians and now had the troops to do soThe Russians had switched sides and joined the Germans - with more numbers the Germans wanted to try and breakthrough the frontlineThe Germans had blockaded the British and they were suffering from a lack of goods. Now was a good time to attack.

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Q4.Why did the Spring Offensive 1918 come to a halt?

The British and French stopped them.The Russians distracted the Germans by trying to negotiate a peace treatyThe German troops took heavy casualties and had no more troops to replace them.The Americans dropped a nuclear bomb on the German troops.

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Q5.What name was given to the Allied push back against the Germans in 1918?

The Twenty Five DaysThe Fifty DaysThe Seventy Five DaysThe Hundred Days

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Spring Offensive 1918

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Q1.Why did Germany possibly have the advantage in WWI going into 1918?

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Q2.Why was the main reason Germany suffering from food shortages by 1918?

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Q3.Why did the Germans decide to go on the offensive in Spring 1918?

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Q4.Why did the Spring Offensive 1918 come to a halt?

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Q5.What name was given to the Allied push back against the Germans in 1918?

The Twenty Five DaysThe Fifty DaysThe Seventy Five DaysThe Hundred Days

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