History Revision: Nature
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tactics of WW1 were... | 'Going over the top' (where soilders would climb onto the firestep, over the parapet and into No-man's Land) |
| Name another tactic used. | Attrition (Lowering the enemy's supply of resources and force) Also gives physcological edge over enemy (lowers morale and confidence) |
| Name 6 weapons used. | Rifle Bayonets (a sword put on the end of a rifle) Poison gas Tanks Flamethrowers Machine guns |
| Why was the war STATIC? | Because of trenches |
| Why was there stalemate? | Because neither side wanted to give up |
| Some conditions the soilders fought in were: | Cold (caused pneumonia) Rain/wet (caused trenches to become dirty+muddy; spread diseases;created marshes) Unsanitary conditions |
| People were encouraged to fight through... | Propoganda (which created guilt feelings if they didn't enlist) Conscript (came in later (in Britain,people aged 18-40 had to enlist)) |
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