PPT-WWI: Trench Warfare

https wwwyoutubecomwatchvqB4cdRgIcB8 200 WWI Soldiers Equipment Disadvantages wet cold hard to get inout of without being seen by the enemy V ery dirty unhygienic no . 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. Objectives: I can identify and correct run-ons and fragments. I can define vocabulary words for a short story. . Key Terms. :. 1. Game. 2. Yacht. 3. cliffs. 4. Chateau. 5. Gargoyle. 6. Cossack. 7. Ennui. A New Kind of War. Knight’s Charge. Who was assassinated that “sparked” the “powder keg?”. Explain how the domino effect impacted WWI.. What was the revolutionary group called that carried out the above assassination?. TRENCH WARFARE in WORLD WAR I. Introduction to Trench Warfare. Trench warfare was a major feature of World War I. Because the combination of machine guns and heavy artillery made life above ground too dangerous, the opposing armies dug a series of trenches from which to defend themselves and to launch attacks. The trenches outline only some of the deplorable conditions the troops were forced to endure. There were other dangers in the trenches as well as disease, starvation and boredom. . Trench Warfare: . type of fighting during WWI in which both sides dug trenches (channels) protected by mines and barbed wire. British trench, France, July 1916…. This was taken during the Battle of Somme. 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. When Canadian soldiers left for Europe and the war in the fall of 1914, most were expecting adventure, heroism, and excitement. What they encountered upon their arrival was much different, and far from glamorous. Soldiers were living in trenches- long, narrow ditches, dug by hand, that they would live in day and night. The trenches would often fill with water from the rai, and muddy puddles would fill the bottoms of the trenches, causing trench foot when soldiers would stand in the water for long periods of time. It was certainly a difficult way of life while fighting day in and day out.. L/O – To identify the . how the trench system develop and to describe the features of the trench system. The Race to the Sea. The Battle of the Marne was a . turning point. . The Schlieffen Plan had failed. Germany was now caught up in a war on . Combat. Many Europeans had lost their lives, but Americans thought their soldiers could bring a quick end to the war.. World War . I. . saw a major use in trench warfare, especially on the western front. 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. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.. A Continuous front. -. For a couple of months, both sides . attempted to outflank. the other but were unable to achieve . The Western Front. Germany’s plan didn’t 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.. Allie Frymire. Definition: warfare using the toxic properties of chemical substances as . weapons. Definition: . poisonous gas or vapor, used especially to disable or kill an enemy in warfare. Chemical .