Great Britain entered World War 1 in 1914 as part of the Triple Entente alongside France and Russia, against the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. During the war, new weapons like tanks were introduced, conscription was brought in to replace the previous voluntary system, and Armistice Day was established to commemorate British casualties on the 11th of November. King George V changed the royal family's surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917 due to anti-German sentiment during the conflict.
Voices From The Past, Armistice 1918: The Last Days of The First World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There
Birmingham Pals: 14th, 15th & 16th (Service) Battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, A History of the Three City Battalions Raised in Birmingham in World War One
Great Britain entered World War 1 in 1914 as part of the Triple Entente alongside France and Russia, against the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. During the war, new weapons like tanks were introduced, conscription was brought in to replace the previous voluntary system, and Armistice Day was established to commemorate British casualties on the 11th of November. King George V changed the royal family's surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917 due to anti-German sentiment during the conflict.
Great Britain entered World War 1 in 1914 as part of the Triple Entente alongside France and Russia, against the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. During the war, new weapons like tanks were introduced, conscription was brought in to replace the previous voluntary system, and Armistice Day was established to commemorate British casualties on the 11th of November. King George V changed the royal family's surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917 due to anti-German sentiment during the conflict.
Great Britain entered World War 1 in 1914 as part of the Triple Entente alongside France and Russia, against the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. During the war, new weapons like tanks were introduced, conscription was brought in to replace the previous voluntary system, and Armistice Day was established to commemorate British casualties on the 11th of November. King George V changed the royal family's surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917 due to anti-German sentiment during the conflict.
8. with Germany and Austria-Hungary this country was part of the Triple Alliance. 10. the month that saw the war end in 1918. 12. these vehicles were used for the first time during WWI. 13. Lord Kitchener was the war ......... 14. this weapon was used for the first time during WWI. It made soldiers suffocate. 16. the day of the week (nearest 11th November) the English remember their soldiers who died during WWI. 18. what the 1916 Military Service Act introduced to replace the voluntary system.
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1. the first country of the Triple Entente to enter the war.
2. this red flower grew profusely in the trenches 3. the Queen attends this ...........which takes place at the Cenotaph in London. 4. this Queen gave her name to the highest British military award. 5. the King of Great Britain during WWI. 7. the month that saw the war begin in 1914. 9. The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha revealed the King had ...... origins 11. the name of 11th November in Great Britain.(..... Day) 15. the family name he chose in 1917. 16. A Southern European country that remained neutral during the war. 17. the relationship between him and Elizabeth II. 19. what was responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania. The Beatles'one was yellow.
Voices From The Past, Armistice 1918: The Last Days of The First World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There
Birmingham Pals: 14th, 15th & 16th (Service) Battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, A History of the Three City Battalions Raised in Birmingham in World War One