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WorksheetsTRENCH WARFARE TERMINOLOGY
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a salient?
a part of a trench that is most important strategically
a section of fortification that juts out to form an angle, a bulge in the trench line
a naval policy that was implemented by the Royal British Navy in 1915 to protect their shipping of supplies between allied nations
a structure such as a splint to support broken limbs, made crudely on the front lines of the trenches during WWI
When did the Battle of Verdun take place?
1914
1915
1916
1917
The name of the piece of land between enemy and allied trenches?
No Man's Land
Dangerous position
Breastwork
Sap
When was the Battle of Passchendaele?
1914
1915
1916
1917
Place the trenches in the correct order:
Frontline Trench, Reserve Trench, Support Trench
Support Trench, Reserve Trench, Frontline Trench
Frontline Trench, Support Trench, Reserve Trench
Reserve Trench, Frontline Trench, Support Trench
When did the Miracle of the Marne take place?
1914
1915
1916
1917
What is another word for a 'dugout'?
bolt hole
salient
strong point
funk hole
Which battle took place between July and November, 1916?
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Loos
'The Battle of the Mud' was the nickname given to which battle of WWI?
Battle of Passchendaele
First Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Verdun
What was a 'sap'?
a small trench dug underground to listen for the sounds of the enemy
the trench behind the reserve trench for the recuperation of wounded soldiers
a small trench at roughly 90* out from the existing front line
a specialist trench to position infantry divisions for a flanking manoeuver
A ___________________________ is a temporary fortification, often earthworks thrown up to breast height to provide protection to defenders firing over it from a standing position
breastworks
parapet
parados
revetment
How many levels of trenches did the Germans create by 1915?
3
6
8
10
trenches made to enable movement between the frontline and rear trenches were called?
support trenches
traverse
Communication trenches
fire bay
What is the name given to a war in which competing sides attempt to achieve victory through the tactic of wearing down their opponents' armies. fighting power, morale and economics to the point of collapse?
stalemate
war of attrition
defensive warfare
asymetric warfare
Identify all the correct reasons for the creation for a stalemate on the Western Front by the end of 1914.
Failure of the Schlieffen Plan
Digging-in
Tactics employed by Generals during the first offensives of WWI
Technological development of weaponry made conventional tactics ineffective
