PPT-Over the Top WWI:Trench Warfare

The Western Front Germanys plan didnt work and France and Germany faced many months in a Stalemate Forced to settle in for the winter both sides built trenches Trench Warfare Trenches were like a maze stretching for miles. 20 1027200 1048830 1054860 1081860 1126920 1137390 1180200 1192470 1229340 1282710 O7 826440 864840 882600 896730 922290 947580 976770 1005900 1035120 1126920 1204380 O6 612540 672960 717120 717120 719850 750720 754770 754770 797670 873510 918030 O5 Lesson Aim: . To have applied knowledge of why WWI was a trench war to answering exam questions. . TASK: . In your book match the word with the correct letter. . A. Firebay. Company HQ dugout. Reserve trench. Features of a Trench. Dugouts. Dugouts . were protective holes dug out of the sides of trenches. The size of dugouts varied a great . deal, some small enough for just one man, others . could house over ten men. A manual published by the British Army recommended dugouts that were between 2 ft. and 4 ft. 6 in. . "The rats were huge. They were so big they would eat a wounded man if he couldn't defend himself." . "I saw some rats running from under the dead men's greatcoats, enormous rats, fat with human flesh. My heart pounded as we edged towards one of the bodies. His helmet had rolled off. The man displayed a grimacing face, stripped of flesh; the skull bare, the eyes devoured and from the yawning mouth leapt a rat." . We are doing class a little differently today. Please find your laptop and sit at a place where you can see the board.. Think about it. What are our some of our modern warfare weapons?. Essential Question. Stalemate and Attrition. The . Western. Front in . 1914. The . Western. Front . in 1918. Change over the course of the war. Conclusions?. What can you conclude about the effectiveness of trench warfare during WWI from the maps?. Why was war fought from trenches?. Weapons of war had been developed that were so deadly … need to have cover.. Questions/Answers from ‘The Trenches’ handout:. Review Trench Diagrams. Purpose of trench features. DO NOW. Pages 42-43. Learning . Target: I will understand how World War I was fought and consider the impacts of these . strategies . and techniques. . Success . criteria: I am able to describe trench warfare and explain the impact of the modern weaponry . The Tank. 1. st. use: WW1. Combat barbed wire. “Little Willie” – 3 crewmen, 3 mph. More modern tank – 10 crewmen, 4 mph. (Revolving Turret). During the Video: . Write one weakness you see of the tank. 2. Changing Warfare. Changes in technologies, tactics, and weaponry. Communication achieved through telephone, Morse Code, radios, and carrier pigeons. Carrier pigeons placed in a gas protection box. German Military Strategy. Strike France 1. st. through Belgium (neutral). GB stranded. Focus on Russia. Trench Warfare. Warfare on Western Front. Long trenches. No Man’s Land. Separated the 2 sides. WWI . Pt. 2. New Technology and US in the War. New Technology. Lots of new technology and new weapons were used during WWI that changed the way wars were fought. Mechanization of warfare for WWI lead to cheaper, faster production of weapons. AP EURO Unit #6 – Early 20 th Century (The World Wars) Lesson #602 Fighting and impact of WWI Pressures led to war M ilitarization E mpire competing A lliances N ationalism Dan snow – 4m description of assassination: . Germany starts the offensive. World War I officially began with the German army storming through Belgium, into France.. At the First . Battle of the Marne, . the German runs into French forces. A stalemate occurs.