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ch.23 social studies
Term | Definition |
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duckboards | A duckboard is a platform made of wooden slats built over muddy ground to form a dry passageway |
Rats | Rats - brown and black - thrived literally in their millions among trenches in most Fronts of the war, be it Eastern, Italian, Gallipoli - but primarily the Western Front. |
No man’s land | The term 'no man's land' was first used in a military context by soldier and historian Ernest Swinton in his short story The Point of View |
Infantry | soldiers marching or fighting on foot |
Gas Mask | The gas mask is a mask used to protect the user from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases |
Dead in the middle | dead in the middle of the war |
support troops | is a slogan commonly used in the United States and Canada in reference to each country's military forces or troops. The slogan has been used during recent conflicts, including the Gulf War and the Iraq war. |
Reinforcement | extra personnel sent to increase the strength of a army or a similar force |
Western front | frontiers which formed to the west of Germany during World War I and World War II. |