HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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map used by General Lanrezac in planning for the Battle of the Marne
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diary of a soldier who fought in the Battle of the Somme
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rifle instruction manual used by a Russian soldier
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magazine article on the 75th anniversary of the poem, “In Flanders Fields”
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Detailed explanation-1: -John McCrae wrote the poem In Flanders Fields which inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance. In the spring of 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his now famous poem after seeing poppies growing in battle-scarred fields.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flanders Field American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries designed and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created in 1923. Flanders Field, located in Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium, is the only ABMC World War I cemetery in Belgium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution? 1 World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Flanders Fields On August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Canada, as a member of the British Empire, was automatically at war, and its citizens from all across the land responded quickly. Within three weeks, 45, 000 Canadians had rushed to join up.