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