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What was the battle of the some
A joint attack planned by the British to break the stalemate
Why were the French not at the Somme
French soldiers were busy fighting off Germans in verdin and were already being hammered by the German army
How did the British use artillery
A week long barrage of the German trenches which on,y ripped up the land and let the Germans know brits were coming
How did Britain tell Germany they were coming
The artillery stopped and German troops got out from underground with there machine guns
What was the treaty of Versailles
A treaty made by the allies to limit Germany and make them take blame for ww1
What was the impact of ww1
8.5mil soldiers died everyone was in debt starving thirsty and dying and revelations and there was new countries