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- 2. The area of land between enemy trenches.
- 5. Swordlike stabbing blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
- 7. The gathering of resources and preparation for war.
- 11. Fungal infection of the foot which could become gangrenous, caused by exposure to wet and cold.
- 12. For fighting whereby two sides fight each other from opposite trenches.
- 13. A prewar alliance among Russia, France, and Britain.
- 15. The president of the United States for the entire period of the war.
- 20. Period when troops in the front line were required to man the firestep of their trench, fully armed, in case of enemy attack. Routinely done at dawn and nightfall when enemy attacks were most likely to occur.
- 21. Board created to ensure the production of vital war materials.
- 26. Voluntary Aid Detachment.
- 29. A January 1917 telegram sent by German foreign minister Alfred Zimmerman to the German ambassador to Mexico.
- 31. Steel balls ejected from shell upon detonation.
- 32. A shelter that was dug into the ground for soldiers to rest, sleep, eat meals, and arrange meetings.
- 33. Narrow trench, normally for communication.
- 34. Slatted wooden planking used for flooring trenches or muddy ground.
- 36. A period of front-line service.
- 37. Women's Royal Air Force.
- 38. Trench-system projecting towards the enemy.
- 39. Sack filled with earth from which defences were built.
- 40. Sold to Americans to help with the war budget.
- 41. Originally the term used to describe the German 42cm Morser but later used to to identify any German artillery.
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- 1. German hand-grenade with a wooden handle, so that it could be thrown further.
- 3. 11 day of the 11 month of the 11 hour 1918.
- 4. Slang term for British soldier.
- 5. System that prevents any one country from dominating the others.
- 6. Term used to describe any light tank.
- 8. disorder caused by prolonged exposure to combat.
- 9. The fourteen things that were outlined by President Wilson in 1918.
- 10. The feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group.
- 14. A limited portion or allowance of food or goods.
- 16. A mixture of chlorine and phosgene gas.
- 17. British passenger liner sunk en by German u-boats 1915 that had american passengers on board.
- 18. A prewar alliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
- 19. The archduke of Austria and assassinated prior to the war.
- 22. Treaty between Germany and the allied powers in which Germany accepted full responsibility for the war and agreed to pay reparation.
- 23. A union of countries formed in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to uphold peace, security and promote settlements.
- 24. alliance during World War I that originally consisted of Russia, France, and Britain.
- 25. A shell with impact fuse to explode immediately on touching ground.
- 27. An alliance during World War I that originally consisted of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
- 28. Backyard gardens that were grown by the people who were not fighting in the war but in the home country.
- 30. Repayment by a defeated nation for damages
- 35. German submarine, taken from the German "untersee boat".
- 37. Women's Royal Naval Service.
- 40. Women's Auxiliary Army Corps.