i have a history test tomorrow on world war one....?

Question

does anyone have any tips for me to remember all of the different battles and dates and stuff like that?

Answer 1

put the numbers into a song

Answer 2

I am sure your test is long since over now, and free cheers to The Cheesecake King for getting the two wars mixed up (duh!).

But the important things were how did it start (the implications on Serbia of the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand);

how the alliances shifted before the war (with Britain; Germany; France and Russia continually changing sides and changing enemies until it ended up much like WW2 but only by chance of personal relationships);

how the Russian Revolution affected things (made Russia pull out of the war as communism fought its way into power there and also gave it a good try in most of Central Europe in 1918 - a whole series of red versus white civil wars);

how Belgium and Poland were occupied but trench warfare froze the front up in France;

and what the outcome of it was (loss of land, colonies, power, industry, and huge, huge reparations bills for Germany; the Austrian and Ottoman Empires were split up into smaller countries).

Answer 3

Write the dates of each battle, etc. on separate index cards. Review them over and over, setting aside the ones you can remember. Thus, your pile will get smaller and smaller and you can concentrate on the ones that are more difficult for you.

To memorize facts other than dates, make up an acronym or acrostic. Suggestions about this are found at:
http://www.studygs.net/memory/

Answer 4

make a list of the battles - write it out -

when taking class notes - of the amount you will forget in a month, you lose the first 50% in 8 hrs

so - rewrite your notes within 8 hrs of class - so you can remember what that scribble was by the thingamajig

because in a week - oh forget it - AND THAT WILL BE ON THE TEST - aarrggghhhhhhhhh!

Answer 5

Mnemonics.

INTRODUCTION

Mnemonics (pronounced "ne-mon'-ics") is the art of assisting the memory by using a system of artificial aids - rhymes, rules, phrases, diagrams, acronyms and other devices - all to help in the recall of names, dates, facts and figures.

http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm

http://www.fun-with-words.com/mnemonics.html

http://www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mne/index.htm

Basic mnemonics

These mnemonics can be applied immediately, although it certainly pays off to practice them first. All of these mnemonics are based on elaboration and association, which why we start out with these. Elaboration adds more meaning to a word, while association makes sure that two words are thoroughly linked together in memory.

http://memory.uva.nl/memimprovement/eng/

Amanda's Mnemonics Page.

http://www.netnaut.com/mnemonics.html


All the very best of luck to you.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 6

use acronyms, like the first letter of the causes of the war spell MAIN
m=militarism, each country was rapidly expanding its army in preparation for war
A=alliances, if serbia wouldnt of had an alliance with russia then russia would of has no need to get involved.
I=imperialism, germany wants to take over some of britains colonies
N=nationalism, everyone is getting pumped up about their countries going out and showing the enemies whos boss.
so my point is to come up with ways to recall everything.

Answer 7

Okay - You will never remember all the details.

Best thing to get your head round.

- Causes (Assissanation ADF, packs & alliances made)
- 'Tecnical war' (Tanks, barbed wire, machine gun, poison gass)
- TRENCH WARFARE
- Russian exit / US entrance to war
- Use of propaganda
- End of war - Versailles Treaty
- BATTLE OF THE SOMME

Check this link out - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ww1

(Ignore the guy above - Hitler was in WW1 & did get wounded, but he was just a soldier - no real importance in the war)

Answer 8

hitler was the bad guy and if you believe all the american films they were the heroes. but i suppose its all a matter of perspective who you deem the good and bad guys were i guess. i sure hitler thought he was doing the world good by killing millions of innocent people