Tank- designed to engage enemies head on using fire from a gun. 
Machine Gun- Fully automatic fire arm designed to fire at large compacticy
Submarine- water craft that can operate underwater (used in WWI)
Airplane- used to fly in the air, powered by propeller jets
2. No mans land I learned that term pretty fast, it's a land that isn't occupied or more specifically land that is under dispute between parties. I remember the fear of uncertainty about no mans land like it was yesterday, neither side wished to openly take control of it because we were scared of being attacked by the enemy!
3. There were many gases used in the World War I, but as i recall the most popular were mustard gas and tear gas. Mustard gas also known as sulfur gas is a cytotoxic chemical that causes large blisters to appear on the skin. I remember it didn't have an odor, but oh how they hurt i couldn't walk for days due to the huge blister on my thigh, i recall it pussing and bleeding non stop. Tear gas is any chemical that causes incapacitation through the irritation of the eyes. Tear gas is a hand held spray or can be used in grenades. These gases caused much pain, but only 4% of the Great War deaths were due to gases. Gases were used as weapons because they enabled the us or our enemy from seeing or doing their job as we/they normally would.
4. Manfred Von Richt hofen a.k.a. "The Red Baron" was the most successful flying ace
of WWII. Everyone admired him because he was credited with 80 air combat victories. Manfred was killed while flying over the Morlancourt Ridge. He was hit by a single 303 bullet that caused serve damage to his heart and lungs.5. The Schlieffen plan was established by Alfred Graf Von Schlieffen. The plan helped the German General Staff manage a victory against France during the Western Front. After some modifications in 1906 the German army revised the plan and wanted to reuse it in hopes of a winning victory. Unfortunately the plan didn't work for the German's advantage, some historians argue that the plan was unfeasible for its time.
6. Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austo- Hungrian throe, his assassination lead to a series of events that led to the outbreak of a war. Fernad and his wife Sophie were killed while traveling to Saraj evo, this situation has become widely known as the Archduke's assassination.I believe that this is a catalyst because of the assassination there was more reasons for a war.
7. Helen Burrey started working at the age of 14 she worked until she entered Nursing School. Once Wo
rld War I began she volunteered to serve as a nurse, it was because of this that the Red Cross was established in 1920. I had many nurses like her, we were all very thankful for their help and suppor. Helen kept journals and made scrapbooks in order to document her experiences. Helen married her brother John's best friend, Charles Brown. Helen described the soldiers in WWI to be in a lot of pain, and she said it was unbearable to see people in such conditions, i completly understand were shes comming from.
8. Here is an example of what Trenches looked like in World War I. This is were we spent a lot of time; we slept, use the bathroom, talked, and if we had food ate in the trenches.
9. "al Battalions" was suggested by Sir Henry Rawlinson he thought that men would be willing to enlist if they knew they would serve with people they knew. Sure enough in the first hours 210 city workers joined the army, after a while 1,500 signed up! Derby used the term a "battalion of pals" because the men were all friends and they were recruited from local areas. When the success was heard about the battalions it started become known world wide!
