HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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A form of combat in which soldiers took shelter in opposing lines of ditches. Used duringWWI.
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The last Russian Czar who was executed by the Bolsheviks in July, 1918.
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Founder of the Russian Communist Party and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is trench warfare? Trench warfare is a type of combat in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the development of trench warfare, increasingly large artillery was developed to fire high explosive shells and smash enemy trenches, like this battery of 9.2 inch howitzers. The majority of casualties on the Western Front were caused by artillery shells, explosions and shrapnel.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trenches provided relative protection against increasingly lethal weaponry. Soldiers dug in to defend themselves against shrapnel and bullets. On the Western Front, trenches began as simple ditches and evolved into complex networks stretching over 250 miles (402 kilometres) through France and Belgium.
Detailed explanation-4: -"No Man’s Land” was a popular term during the First World War to describe the area between opposing armies and trench lines.