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What is a kaiser?

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A German emperor

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What is imperialism?

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Controlling other countries (colonising)

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What is nationalism

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Believing your country is superior to others

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Arms race

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Competition between countries for the development of weapons

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Alliance

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An agreement between countries that benefits each of them

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Encirclement

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The fear of being surrounded

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Annex

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Seeing an area of land and making it part of your country.

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Name 3 countries in the Balkan’s

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Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

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‘Blank cheque’

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To offer to help someone no matter what

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Mobilisation

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Preparing and organising troops for active service

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Trench

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A dugout in the ground troops used to fight each other in

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War of attrition

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where each side gradually tries to wear each other down.

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Western front

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The zone of fighting that stretched from Switzerland to the English Channel.

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Battalion

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A fighting unit of 10,000 men.

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Bayonet

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A sword attached to the end of a rifle

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Salient

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A bulge in a line, like a ‘U’ shape in an otherwise straight line

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Segregated

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Separated; usually used to refer to different racial groups.

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Press ganged

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Being forced to work

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Shell shock

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Psychological disturbance caused by exposure to war. Now known as ptsd

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Bombardment

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A continued attack with shells, intended to destroy trench defences,

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What is artillery

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Large guns

22
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Creeping artillery barrage

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Artillery barrage moving forwards in small stages just ahead of the advancing infantry.

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Infantry

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Soldiers on foot

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Morale

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Confidence and enthusiasm of group

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Mutiny

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Resisting army or naval leaders

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Victoria cross

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Highest award given to soldiers of war

27
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Who was Franz Ferdinand

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He was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary

28
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Who killed Franz Ferdinand

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The black hand gang

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Who where the black hand gang

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Rogue members of the Serbian government

30
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When was Franz Ferdinand killed

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28th of June 1914

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Where and how was he killed

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With a shotgun while being driven in a open top limo

32
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3 conditions for soldiers in the trenches

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Diseases spread quickly, muddy, many rats

33
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What are often forgotten armies

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Armies of people who were not white and British

34
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What nationality person shot the first bullet of ww1

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An African

35
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How many non white people fought in ww1?

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More than 4 million

36
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What percentage of press ganged Africans died?

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20 percent

37
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Out of a million, how many died of famine

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One third

38
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What date did the battle of Somme start

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1st of July 1916

39
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What time did the battle of Somme start

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Seven thirty in the morning

40
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What did the British do that thought would help in the battle of Somme

A

Explode a massive mine in the battlefield

41
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Why was the mine exploded by Britain bad In the battle of Somme?

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It left a place for Germans to hide

42
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How many people died on the first day of the battle of somme

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57,000 people died

43
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Who controlled the battle of Somme?

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General haig

44
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What was general haig before the battle

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Very cocky

45
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What did people refer general haig to

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‘The butcher of the Somme’

46
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What did some people say the soldiers of ww1 where

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Soldiers led by donkeys

47
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Why did England fight Germany in the battle of Somme

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To distract Germany’s men from breaking into france

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