Re: Quiz Q World War I: Sarajevo

1. Western Front
2. Eastern Front
3. Balkan Front
4. Dardanelles
5. Salonika
6. Mespotamia (wouldn't you just know??)

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Mesopotamia is the land which lies between the rivers Euphrates and Tigres in the Middle East. The area was devastated by the Mongols in the 15th century and eventually became part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. In the summer of 1914 the British government suspected an imminent war with Turkey and took measures to protect oil supplies from Abadan. The Indian Army and the Royal Navy's Gulf Division, were placed at the mouth of the Shatt-al-Arab and when war was declared on 5th November, they moved forward and took the port of Basra. By early December, Qurna, upriver at the junction of the Tigres and Euphrates was also under British control. The Assyrian Levie forces played a very important role in the conflict with Turkey. It is estimated that around two-thirds of the Assyrian population lost their lives during the First World War.
In 1920 the League of Nations granted Britain a mandate to control the area. Britain provided Iraq with a constitution and arranged for Faisal I, the son of Sharif Husain of Mecca, to become king of Iraq. The Kurds were unhappy with this arrangement and were involved in several uprisings against British rule.


As far as Russia goes:

The Eastern Front was the vast theatre of the First World War that took place between Russia, Austria-Hungary and Germany. All three countries expected conflict in this area. The German Schlieffen Plan assumed an invasion of Russia and the Russian Army had its own Plan 19, that involved an attack on Germany.

Overall, Karen, you are the poppiest quizzer yet ... and as always, thanks for your participation.



Theaters of WW I