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Trench Warfare
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1st Battle of Marne
2nd Battle of Marne
Women and African Americans in the War
100
Both French and German soldiers dug deep ditches to defend their positions and seek shelter from enemy fire.
What is trench warfare?
100
Thse soldiers wore bright red coats and heavy brass helmets.
What are the French?
100
Site of the 1st Battle of the Marne it was located 25 miles east of Paris
What is the Marne River?
100
The U.S. blew up every one of these that the German's tried to build across the Marne River.
What are bridges?
100
Women were not allowed to be soldiers in WW1, so many become this....
What are nurses?
200
Trench warfare caused a time period when neither the Allies nor the Germans were able to make significant advances. This was called _____
What is a stalemate?
200
These troops dressed in gray uniforms that worked as camouflage on the battlefield.
Who are the Germans?
200
This country paid a heavy price in this battle as thousands of thier soldeirs died.
Who are the French?
200
This country launched their last offensive attack at this battle.
Who is Germany?
200
These soldiers were segregated and trained in separate camps.
Who are African Americans?
300
The area between the trenches. Thousands of men that ran into the area were chopped down by enemy fire.
Who is "No-Mans-Land"?
300
These troops had many machine guns, and mowed down some 15,000 troops per day in early battle.
Who are the Germans?
300
Even though France lost a lot of lives in this battle, they gave this country time to mobilize for war.
Who is Russia?
300
The German supply railway was in this country.
What is Sedan?
300
These soldiers faced scorn from other troops and were often assigned menial tasks.
Who are Latino soldiers?
400
These troops dug their trenches in the dark to avoid detection.
Who are the Americans?
400
These soldiers marched row by row onto the battlefield, with bayonets mounted to their field rifles, preparing for close combat
Who are the French?
400
After Russia joined into the fighting, this country had to split its troops in half to fight on both borders of Germany.
Who is Germany?
400
Food strikes, riots and a crippled economy led which countries to surrender at this battle.
Who is Germany and Austria-Hungary?
400
The U.S. Army Signal Corps recruited French-speaking American women to serve as _____________.
What are switchboard operators?
500
This battle ended in a stalemate due to the digging of trenches.
What is the 1st Battle of Marne?
500
Many Europeans wrongly thought these ______________ would make the war short and that France would be defeated in two months.
What are technological advances?
500
Germany fought Russia on the _____ front and France on the _____ front.
What is eastern and western?
500
The Allies demanded that Germany surrender its ______ and allow Allied ________ of some areas.
What is weapons and occupation?
500
The military had programs in ________ and ______ to help Hispanic soldiers learn English.
What are New Mexico and Georgia?