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This term was used to describe the place that most fighting took place in Belgium and France
The Western Front.
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This country was the most powerful in Europe at the start of the war.
Germany
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What term describes the building of weapons and making armies larger?
Militarism.
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What could fire six times per second?
Machine guns
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The bombing of German trenches by the British was so loud it could be heard in Britain. 20,000 British men died the first day alone.
The Battle of the Somme.
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The war was sparked by an assassination on this peninsula.
The Balkan Peninsula
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This country joined the war because of their alliance with Serbia
Russia.
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A strong belief that your country comes before all others
Nationalism.
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An Allied invention designed to win trench warfare
Tanks.
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Germany wanted to "bleed" France dry. After it was over, 1.2 million were dead and nothing had changed.
The Battle of Verdun.
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What did "over the top" mean?
To climb out of the trench and attack.
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This country promised to protect Belgium's neutrality
Britain.
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What is a military agreement between nations called?
Alliance
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A German vessel which gave them advantage in naval battles
A submarine or U-boat
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This battle, fought in the cliffs of the Sea of Marmara, was Australia's greatest loss of life ever.
Gallipoli
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On what front did the Russians lose the Battle of Tannenburg?
The Easter Front
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The weakest of the Triple Alliance
Austria-Hungary.
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List the four parts of the MAIN acronym
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
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The largest artillery piece used in The Great War
The Paris Gun
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French men rushed to the front, sometimes in taxi cabs to stop the Germans. It was later called a miracle.
The Battle of the Marne.
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Another name for the Great War, which proved inaccurate
"The War to End All Wars."
500
ANZAC soldiers were known mostly for fighting soldiers from this country
Turkey
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The German strategy which brought France into the war is known as:
The Schlieffen Plan
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Why are tanks called "tanks"?
To keep them secret, soldiers were told that the armoured vehicles were a new truck designed to carry water tanks, and the nickname stuck
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The final offensive in the Great War
The Second Battle of the Sambre