The First World War - Europe goes to war

7 important questions on The First World War - Europe goes to war

How were these trenches defended?

Heavily, with barbed wire, machine guns, landmines & bunkers

Ww1 was the bloodiest in history because the loss of lives was greater than any previous war in history. Why did WW1 cost so many lives?

Armies used new weapons invented & generals of each side kept forcing their men to try and attack the enemy's trenches even though it were all failed attempts

When was germany the first to strike, on what date?

on 3rd august 1914
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What happend when someone had trench feet?

Their feet became numb, turned blue, swelled up and got covered in blisters and open wounds. In worst case, a foot had to be amputated or caused an illness that resulted in death

What happened on Christmas?

there was a Christmas truce, soldiers of opposing side sang Christmas songs together and some left the trenches to play football in no-man's-land

How was life in the trenches? Name 3 things.

Terrible, people had lice which caused itchiness, horrible smell due to dead bodies being buried nearby, lack of sleep because they had to stand guard or do other chores, it was cold and muddy when it rained or snowed.

What went wrong in the plan to kill Franz Ferdinand and his wife?

The black hand wanted to throw a grenade at the car but missed and it exploded under the next car.

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