history trenches flashcards 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe trenchesGCSENone Created by: bubble2Created on: 08-04-14 15:51 Duckboard Soldiers walked on these to protect feet from damp 1 of 19 Fire Step Soldiers stood up to fire 2 of 19 Dugout Places to shelter from enemy gun fire 3 of 19 Periscope Used to spy across no mans land to see the enemy 4 of 19 Barbed Wire Used to protect the trench 5 of 19 Armistice Means ceasefire 6 of 19 Stalemate No-one can move, both sides fixed 7 of 19 Poison Gas First used by Germans in 1915 at Battle of Ypres 8 of 19 Patrioism When you love your country 9 of 19 Conscription Introduced in Britain 1916, all men 18-41 had to do military service 10 of 19 Propaganda Information spread to persuade you to do something or think in a certain way 11 of 19 Conscienctious objectors There were around 16,000 of these. Some refused to fight because of their religious beliefs 12 of 19 Bully Beef The soldiers ate this in the trenches 13 of 19 Artilery The big guns 14 of 19 Bayonet Fixed on the end of a soldiers rifle 15 of 19 Shot at dawn When soldiers were found guilty of cowardice and desertion sfter being court martialed 16 of 19 No mans land Space between the trenches 17 of 19 Shell Shock Nervous condition caused by hearing constant bombing and shell fire in trenches 18 of 19 Western front Line of trenches stretching through France and Belguim for nearly 400 miles 19 of 19
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