Triple Entente Alliance between Britain France and RussiaTriple Alliance Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and ItalyThe BEF The British Expeditionary Force, Britain's army in 1914Conscription Compulsory order for all men 18 to 41 to join the armyStalemate A deadlock where no side can make progress to win.No Mans Land Area separating opposing armies in trench warfare.Tommy Nickname for a British soldier. Barbed Wire Strong wire with sharp barbs at regular intervals, used to stop people passing.Artillery Large guns that fire explosive shells over long distancesTrench Foot A painful condition of the feet caused by long exposure in cold water or mud, as a result

some feet were amputated.Dugout Shelter dug into the side of the TrenchBayonet A blade attached to the end of a soldiers rifleArmistice An agreement made by tin a war to stop fighting.War effort How people at war and at home contribute to the war.Conscientious Objector

Someone who refuses to fight or be involved in war for religious, moral or political reasons, also called ‘Conchies’

Munitions Military weapons and ammunitionDavid Lloyd George

Prime Minster of Britain during and after WW1

On 1 July 1916, 150,000 British men emerged from their trenches to assault the German lines near the River Somme. For seven days previously, the enemy’s position had been relentlessly shelled, but the line had withstood the bombardment, and the British infantry found the German machine guns waiting. The assault failed disastrously, and at massive human cost. The British army suffered 60,000 casualties in just the first day.

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Trench Warfare

The Battle of the Somme

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28th June 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Bosnia

June 1915 – The first ever ‘dog fight’ between German and British airplanes July 1916 – Battle of the Somme, the largest battle of the war.Sept 1916 – The ever first tank is used in the Battle of the SommeJanuary 1917 – Conscription introduced in BritainFebruary 1918 – Representation of the People Act, this gives the first time vote to men over 21 and women over 30

11th November 1918 – An armistice is signed; Germany surrenders and WW1 ends