World War 1 Day 2 Flashcards
___ week military campaign against France
six
Germany thought it would take _1__ six weeks to mobalize their military
Russia
What did French soldiers wear?
Bright red pants and heavy brass helmets
What did German soldiers wear?
gray uniforms that worked as camouflage on the battlefield
French soldiars marched ____ by _____
row by row
The Marne river, near ______
Paris
Germany loses The Battle of Marne and _____ wins
France
The Battle of Marne (good)
The battle helped the allies by giving Russia more time to mobilize for war
The Battle of Marne (Bad)
Thousands of French and German Soldiers died
Trench Warfare
Soldiers lived in trenches, surrounded by machine gun fire, grenades, and exploding artillery shells
The area between the trenches is known as
“No Man’s Land”