Allies
An alliance made up of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States who fought the Central Powers.
Artillery
A heavy, usually immobile and large gun which fires shells at enemy targets.
Basket Case
A soldier who was injured so badly that he had to be carried off the battlefield in a basket.
Centennial
A date that marks the hunderedth-anniversary of something.
Central Powers
An alliance made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire who fought the Allies.
Cooties
A slang term for body or head lice
Kiwis
Troops from New Zealand.
Mustard Gas
A poisonous gas which killed many soldiers in the war.
No Man's Land
The land between the Allied and Central Powers trenches.
Reparations
Payments that had to be made because of damage sustained during the war
Shell Shock
A neurological disorder very similar to PTSD that started in WWI.
