Medicine on the Western Front 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEEdexcel Created by: Emily LallemmandoCreated on: 02-06-19 12:29 When was the 1st battle of Ypres? 1914 1 of 26 What was the aim of the 1st battle of Ypres? Prevent German advance towards the sea. 2 of 26 How many died between 12th October and 11th November? 50,000 3 of 26 Why was the 1st battle of Ypres significant? Held onto Ypres and had vital supplies and reinforcements. 4 of 26 When was the 2nd Battle of Ypres? 22nd April-25th May 1915 5 of 26 What were the tactics used in the 2nd battle of Ypres? Germans first used gas attacks (chlorine) 6 of 26 What was the total British loss in the 2nd battle of Ypres? 59,000 7 of 26 What was the significance of the 2nd battle of Ypres? Germans had moved 2 miles closer (to the town of Ypres) on the eastern side of the salient. 8 of 26 When was the Battle of the Somme? 1916 9 of 26 What were the casualties on the 1st day? Over 57,000 10 of 26 When was the 1st day? 1st July (1916) 11 of 26 How many deaths on the 1st day? 20,000 12 of 26 What 2 new strategies were used? Creeping barrage and tanks. 13 of 26 What was the total number of casualties of the Battle of the Somme? 400,000 14 of 26 When was the Battle of Arras? April 1917 15 of 26 What was the aim? To breakthrough German lines. 16 of 26 How many casualties were there? 160,000 17 of 26 What was the progress of the Battle of Arras? First few days British advanced 8 miles but after that no further progress. 18 of 26 When was the 3rd battle of Ypres? July and August 1917 19 of 26 What was the aim? To break out of Ypres salient and to stop German advantage of higher ground. 20 of 26 What happened in the battle? Marched towards Passchendale, advanced 2 miles then bad weather. 21 of 26 How many casualties were there? 245,000 22 of 26 What was the importance of this battle? Germans off the Ypres Salient. 23 of 26 When was the battle of Cambrai? 20th October 1917 24 of 26 What tactics were used? First large scale use of tanks. 25 of 26 How many tanks were there? 500 26 of 26
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