WW1

alliances

countries signed treaties for secrity and to aviod war

leaders would act on self interests

imperialism

tensions betweenn empires in creased ass colonization disagreements rised

Vimy Ridge

caught the germans off gaurd by usingthe vimy methed

propaganda

it's to make people believe certain things

to encourage support and enlistments

victory bonds

people lending money to the government

people were promised their money back

over the top

was risky and can lead to multiple casualties

jumping over the trenches into no mans land

trench foot

caused by being exosed to damp and cold temperatures

painful and effects the feet

trenches

soldiers in trenches only had access to a certain amount of food

trenches were filled with rats and lice

the soldiers spent up to 2 days on the front lines