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This weeks topic is world war 1 and 2

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WORLD WAR 1

The first world war began in August 1914. It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip.

Weapons

The main weapon used by British soldiers in the was the bolt-action rifle. 15 rounds could be fired in a minute and a person 1,400 metres away could be killed.Machine guns needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire-power of 100 guns.

 

 

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World war 1Fact

During the world war food was short, so there had to use rations. Heres a picture of a ration book

ration book

Info

For more info on World war two please go to

http://www.historyonthenet

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