PPT-Child Soldiers “…We had to go fight on the front. The days we fought we got food.

Momo a child soldier in Liberia from the age of 10 What is a Child Soldier According to UNICEF A child soldier is defined as any child boy or girl under 18 years of age who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed group in any capacity including but not limited to cooks porters messengers and anyone accompanying such groups other than family members It includes girls and boys recruited for sexual purposes andor forced marriage The definition therefore does not only refer to a child who is carrying or has carried weapons . Introduction. Gladiators were criminals or slaves captured in war.. Gladiators were made to fight to the death to earn their freedom.. Gladiators were named after the gladius. The gladius was a short sword used for stabbing, Roman soldiers also used it.. Counterclaim= Child soldiers are perpetrators. Counter Argument Reason. -There . are people who will tell you that child soldiers are perpetrators because they try to escape and return to the . soldiers.. 1. . What role did “Hessians” play in the . Revolution?. A They . were Loyalists who fought in the southern colonies.. B They . were German mercenaries who fought for the British.. C They . were Canadian rebels who fought with the Americans.. Mons. Western Front. 1914. 1914. The Battle of Mons was the first battle in which men from Wales took part.. The . German . army . marched . through Belgium without meeting much resistance.. Their advance was impeded near Liege by the small Belgium army.. Who was the main General of the North?. Who was the main General of the South?. Facts about Soldiers. Average age of solider: 25 years old. 40% of soldiers were younger than 21 years old. One-third of the soldiers who fought for the Union Army were immigrants. Selling the War. Britain began selling Americans on the idea of war long before its actual involvement.. Britain cut the transatlantic telegraph cable from Europe to the U.S., limiting war news to mainly British reports.. A Long Way Gone. An estimated 250,000 children are forced to fight in wars around the world — some as young as 9. . Children conscripted into military service are used as:. Front-line combatants. Latin America. Cesar Palacios, Karla Martinez, Natalie Ordoñez , Samanta Jimenez, Steven Legaspi. Ms. D, Period 4 11/1/2016. What Are Child Soldiers ?. We chose to focus on Child Soldiers in Latin America.. A “War of . . Attrition. ”. THE INITIAL GERMAN ADVANCE. Germany’s advance halted at the Battle of the Marne. . “Race to the Sea”. Four Years of Stalemate on the western Front.. A Multi-Front War. By Angela, Sophia, and Sarrah. - Flag of Chad. Introduction . Location and Climate . Fun Facts . Chad stretches for about 1,800 kilometers from its northernmost point to its southern boundary . Chad average width is about 800 kilometers. . 1. . What role did “Hessians” play in the . Revolution?. A They . were Loyalists who fought in the southern colonies.. B They . were German mercenaries who fought for the British.. C They . were Canadian rebels who fought with the Americans.. Lesson 1. The Early Years. I. . The Opposing Sides . (Pages 162–166). A. . . In order for the colonies to actually gain their independence from Britain, they had to. . fight a war.. B. . The Patriots, or Americans who supported independence, faced several obstacles:. African Americans. Women. Civil War. Roles & Perspectives. Children. Faced the same hardships as other members of wartime society.. Some boys as young as 10 served in the armed forces and as drummer boys.. World War I and the Russian Revolution (1914–1924) Topic 2 Lesson 2 Fighting the Great War Learning Objectives Understand how trench warfare led to a stalemate on the Western Front. Identify and describe the impact of modern military technology on the fighting.