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16 Cards in this Set
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the battle lines between German armies and French/British armies with systems of trenches
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Western Front
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city where France outlasted Germany in a 11-month battle
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Verdun
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battle where Russia suffered one of its worst defeats
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Tannenberg
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Italy's most disastrous defeat
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Caporetto
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battle where Turkish troops defeated Allies
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Gallipoli
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British colonel who supported the Arab revolt
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T.E. Lawrence
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a deadlock in which neight side is able to defeat the other
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stalemate
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"no man's land"
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the space between the front lines between the trenches
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large gas-filled balloons used for bombing in the war
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zeppelins
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German submarines
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U-boats
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groups of merchant ships protected by warships
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convoys
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Why did the war on the Western Front turn into a stalemate?
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Both armies were stronger than the other thought they would be. plus, the structure of the battlefield trenches made it almost impossible to overtake the other army's front lines.
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Describe three ways new technology affected the war.
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1. machine-guns mowed down more people
2. artillery made it possible to shell enemies from miles away 3. poison gas was disastrously effective |
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What role did Europe's overseas colonies and dominions play in World War I?
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Colonial subjects were drafted to fight in Europe's armies
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Why do you think most nations today have agreed to ban the use of poison gas and other chemical and biological weapons?
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Their effects are disastrous, including body effects that don't kill you but linger and make your life hell.
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What effect do you think news about disastrous defeats such as Tannenberg, Caporetto, or Gallipoli would have had on the attitude of people back home?
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It would no doubt have been terrible for morale, and might have discouraged young soldiers from signing up for the army.
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