The German Offensive 1918

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

• The USA hadn't mobilised fully and the Russians had stopped fighting

• Germany had developed the nuclear bomb, giving them a military advantage

• Mexico had joined the war on the side of the Germans

• Germany had added another 1 million troops into their army

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 Powers

• The Americans sank German boats carrying food

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

• The Americans had landed on the Western Front and the Germans wanted to battle them

• The Germans wanted to take advantage of signing a peace treaty with the Russians and now had the troops to do so

• The Russians had switched sides and joined the Germans - with more numbers the Germans wanted to try and breakthrough the frontline

• The Germans had blockaded the British and they were suffering from a lack of goods. Now was a good time to attack.

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 treaty

• The German troops took heavy casualties and had no more troops to replace them.

• The Americans dropped a nuclear bomb on the German troops.

Who was the one who decides to launch the German Offensive?

Why did the Germans choose to focus on Amiens?

• It was a more direct route

• The troops in Amiens were weaker

• They just randomly chose a place to attack

• Amiens was the major rail centre for the Allies

Why was Germany so successful in the early stages of the offensive?

• latest weapons

• huge bombardments

• gas attack

• storm troops

• blockade

What was the reaction of Kaiser Wilhelm II when he knew that the Germans got the early success?

• declare war on America

• withdraw from the war

• declare national holiday

• do nothing

The troops in Eastern Front were not prepared to fight at the Western Front because

• not used to the trench warfare

• they had more exprience with the offensive tatics

• they did not want to hurt anyone

• they did not receive a clear order from the general

• they were exhausted

What made the Allies army attack successfully?

• surprise attack

• creeping barrages

• latest weapons

• the bigger size of the army

• well-fed troops