question about world war one

WWI

Read all then answer the following:

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1.What’s an assassination? Some one how has been sent to kill you or harm you 

WWI was triggered by an assassination. Who was killed? Franz Ferdinand  Where was he killed?Sarajevo in Bosnia  What was the date of his assassination? 28 June 1914

2….Which 3 countries signed the Triple Alliance in 1882? Germany,Austria-Hungary, Italy 

3….Which 3 countries signed the Triple Entente in 1907? Russia,France,Britain 

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1….Name the 3 fronts that WW1 was fought on. The Western front the eastern front 

2….How many British soldiers died in the battle on Mons? 250 

3….How many horses died in the same battle?300

4….Complete the following table:

British Revolver	German Machine Gun
Speed:20-30 shots per minute	Speed:4000 shots per minutes
Range: 45 meters	Range:2000-3500 meters

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Explain the function of each of the following places found in a  trench:

1. FIRESTEP:a ledge so soldiers could look over the top of the trench 

2. DUCKBOARDS:planks laid over mud and floodwater 

3. DUGOUT: a small hole in the earth where solders can sleep

4.  PARAPET: the front of the trench made from sandbags 

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1. Name 2 diseases the soldiers caught in the trenches: trench foot and lice

2.  Which creatures carried diseases in the trenches?rats 

3.   How many KMs of trenches had been dug by the end of the War? 32,200km 

4. Write 3 sentences to explain ‘NO MAN’S LAND’ the area between the two front line no mas land because it dint belong to either side, it was lined with row of barbed wire to slow down attacks by the enemy,it was often full of dead and dying soldiers 

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Write 3 facts about gas masks used in WWI and copy and paste a pic of one to complete.

The earliest mask  was made out of cotton soaked in water or soda 

Some soldiers made their own gas masks form handkerchief towel or bandages soaked in urine 

Soldier were provided with specially made gas masks