Conditions in the trenches during WW1 were horrendous. Better trenches would be about seven feet deep and 4-6 feet wide. Sometimes sand bags would line the sides of the trench otherwise a kind latticework wall of hazel branches was used (a bit like hurdle fences). Planking would be laid in the base. On the lip of the trench would be sand bags and barbed wire. Frequently‚ allied and enemy trenches could be as little fifty feet apart. Here and there dugouts were literally dug into the earth to provide
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I am going to tell you the story about how World War 1 impacted my life so I am going to start at the beginning. It was July 25‚ 1914 I was walking home from running to the market when I saw a woman crying as she watch as her husband walked to the train station. I walked up to her and asked her what was wrong. She answered back‚ “ Honey my husband just got a letter saying that he has to go to the war.” When I asked who all got the letter she said‚ “ Every man that is 19 or older.” Then I thought
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Weapons of World War I Machine Guns: They needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire-power of 100 guns. Large field guns had a long range and could deliver devastating blows to the enemy but needed up to 12 men to work them. They fired shells which exploded on impact. Gases: The German army were the first to use chlorine gas at the battle of Ypres in 1915. Chlorine gas causes a burning sensation in the throat
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The Great War Begins Otto von Bismarck The Triple Alliance = Italy‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary Central Powers = Germany and Austria-Hungary The Triple Entente = France‚ Russia‚ Britain Militarism Alsace and Lorraine “Powder keg” Start of Great War: conflict between Serbia & Austria-Hungary Archduke Francis Ferdinand Ultimatum Mobilize General Alfred von
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Trench Life As no one expected the war to last as long as it did‚ the first trenches were hurriedly made. They were holes in the ground dug by soldiers to protect themselves from the enemy. These constructions were hastily made and often flooded and collapsed. As the front line movement began to slow down these trenches became deeper and more sophisticated. Trench construction was difficult. It took nearly six hours for 450 men to construct 250 metres of trenches. After the initial trenches were
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Causes and Origins of World War One Who was guilty? Germany * Invasion of belgium (Self protection) * Signing the blank cheque with Austria 6th July 1914 to go to war with Serbia (Justification might be‚ self protection because they were encircled) * 1870‚ Germany also wanted to create an empire like Britain * Needed to go through Belgium into France so that they’d beat France before the Russians arrived‚ in this case they’d be able to cope with the Russians (Schlieffen Plan)
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do you agree with this statement? During the period of the First World War several peace initiatives took place‚ but none of them were successful‚ until an armistice that was signed by Germany on 11th of November 1919 after 4 years‚ 3 months and 2 weeks after the beginning of the war. After the fighting ceased‚ it took additionally 6 months to enclose the peace treaty which was established by the Secretariat of the League of Nations on October 21‚ 1919. During the time period of 1914-1916 the major
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the Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare‚ they declared the location between British isles was a war zone‚ in turn they attacked any merchant ships or naval ships‚ this is the ultimate reasoning for the Convoy System. The Convoy System did not wholly begin until May 10‚ 1917 a Convoy System sailed to Great Britain from Gibraltar with no losses. The Convoy System saved many U.S.
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COMMAND - Prior to World War II‚ Germany had a parliamentary system with two houses‚ but it was not a democracy. Only the lower house (The Reichstag) was elected by all German males over 25 years of age. The upper house (The Bundesrat) was appointed by the Kaiser. - The Kaiser had the power to declare war‚ conduct foreign affairs and appoint the chancellor and the ministers. - The Reichstag could not make laws; it could only amend them or delay their passage. - At the beginning of the war‚ the Kaiser and
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invention of the airplane was a major step forward for warfare. During the lead up to World War One airplanes where only allowed for surveillance and they were forbidden to drop or shot any projectiles but soon people realized how valuable planes could be in combat so they started producing these war weapons just before the beginning of the war. The first bombing was delivered by the Italian in November 1911 just before the beginning of World War One. Which was followed by the first Aerial dogfight
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