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History revision
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Life in the Trenches
Many soldiers suffered 'shell shock' which was a slang term for PTSD caused by soldiers life in trenches seeing dead bodies and the constant fear and sound of the bombs being dropped.
Between our Front line and the enemies Front line was an area of land known as 'no-mans land'. It was a place littered with dead bodies, barbed wire and the craters from the bombs had been dropped.
Disease
Trench-foot (A foot infection where the soldiers feet were in the constant damp and couldn't get dry)
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On Christmas day 1914, some places on the western front had a temporary ceasefire and both sides met in no-mans land for drinks, football, clearing their deceased and even haircuts. The next day the fighting continued and generals were furious about this ceasefire. For the years the war continued, there was never another ceasefire on Christmas day.
The area where the Fighting took place was called the Western front. It was 100's of miles of trenches that stretched across Belgium and France
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End of war
German Naval strike
The Navy refused to go out and fight. This was because the USA had joined the war and the sailors did not want to die when the war was ending. This led to the Abdication of the Kaiser. This also increased the speed at which Germany lost the war.
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Abdication of the Tsar
The Abdication of the Tsar led to Russia leaving the war. He was influenced by Rasputin. The Russian people lost faith in the Tsar and the Tsar abdicated and he and his family were killed by the Bolsheviks (Communist Revolutionaries).
America joins the war
In April 1917, The USA joined the Entente powers, soon after Russia had left. The USA were able to add 1 million more soldiers to the side of the Entente. This increased the speed at which the war would end. It became clear Germany were not going to win the war.
“Lions led by donkeys” - A quote used to describe the soldiers being sent to fight by ‘cowardly’ generals who wouldn't have to fight and would sit back and watch.