Source A Going ‘over the top’ in 1916
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Eduqas 1C Empire, reform and war: Britain, 1890–1918
When war in Europe broke out in 1914, countries followed plans that they believed would end the war quickly. However, although opposing armies clashed with each other neither side could get a decisive advantage. To protect themselves, soldiers dug trenches, forming a line which came to be known as the Western Front. It began in Belgium on the English Channel coast and ran 500 miles south to the border between France and Switzerland.
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