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1
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Triple entente

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Great Britain
France
Russia

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Triple alliance

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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy

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Central powers

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Austria Hungary
Italy
Ottoman empire 
Bulgaria
Germany
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4
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Causes of world war one

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Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

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5
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AFF- who is he

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Archduke Franz ferdinard

heir to thrown in Austria Hungary

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6
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Name 2 Famous battles

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Lone pine
6 August 1915 – 10 August 1915

Nek
7 August 1915

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7
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Gallipoli

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Peninsula in turkey

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8
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Who was involved

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the Central Powers vs. the Allied Powers

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9
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Beersheba- when was it? what happened?

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31 October 1917
Battle
The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, under Brigadier General William Grant, charged more than four miles at the Turkish trenches, overran them and captured the wells at Beersheba. This is often reported as “the last successful cavalry charge in history”.

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10
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Dates- started and ended

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28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918

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11
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What chemical weapons were used

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Mustard gas

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12
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Schliefffen plan - what is it? why did it fail

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Germany and their allies would invade France through Belgium. With help from allies, Germany would have just enough men to beat France in a few months.

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Propaganda- what is it? What was it used for

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view

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14
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The role of women and how it changed

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They were nurses and kid deliver things to the soldier in Egypt

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15
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Technological and medical advancements

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During the war, surgeons and dentists developed new techniques, such as traction splints and blood transfusions. The use of saline fluid to treat shock dramatically improved the survival rate of the wounded.

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16
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Trenches and difficulties that came with them

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trench foot and hard to get in 
out of because of wire
rats
toilets
disease
17
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Armistice- what is it? When was it? Who did it affect?

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it was an agreement to end the war
Nov. 11, 1918
between Germany and Great Britton

18
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allied powers

A 
Great Britain
 France
Russia
Italy
 Romania
Japan
 United States

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