PPT-The Battle of the Somme

1 st July 1916 1 st July 2016 Dawn July 1 st 1916 On July 1 st 1916 a four day artillery bombardment of the German trenches came to an end Several huge mines were detonated from tunnels that had been dug beneath the German trenches. By: . Timothy Gerlach. , . Jake Carey. , . Sara Diaz. Events leading up to the Battle. Germany repeatedly losing battles. Loss of Morale among German soldiers. Loss of territory gained over the war . th. century. They were fighting for four long years and it finally ended on the 11. th. of November 1918, but people thought it would be over by Christmas 1914. New Zealand fought in the Middle East, France Gallipoli and Belgium. They either got shot or bombed, died of disease or died of wounds. Some soldiers survived, but the effects of war took it’s toll on them. . ‘Rockets throwing a rope with a grapnel attached’. ‘Spring catapults, or special pumping apparatus to throw oil or petrol’. Above are three tactical suggestions . – Which one do you think is from the First World War.... By Samuel Amis. Europe – 1812. The French Emperor Napoleon had humbled all the main European powers save Great Britain, whose navy won a decisive victory at Trafalgar and put paid to any French ambitions of invasion. Instead Napoleon turned to dominating the mainland and thus denying the British their major markets for trade. To this end he occupied Spain and put his brother on the throne and forced the Austrians, Prussians as well as the Italian and German states into an unwilling alliance with France. Napoleon eventually overreached himself with the disastrous invasion of Russia that resulted in the deaths. L/O – To examine the events of the battle and to judge who was now favourite to win the crown. Can you remember who they were?. Harold becomes King of England. When Edward the Confessor died on 5th January 1066, the . Madison Cooley, Audrey Huang, . and . Kathy Lin. (Doran) Thesis. As an effort to take down Britain, whom the Germans viewed as their biggest rival, Germany attacked their ally, France. The Germans launched an attack on the area where French valued the most, Verdun, France’s symbol of national prestige. Classified as the longest and most devastating battle in WWI, the Battle of Verdun disturbed. Women on the Western Front. 2500 Canadian women joined medical and field ambulance corps during the war; some served as nurses during the war.. Canadian nurses were called “. Bluebirds. ” after the colour of their uniform.. Canada’s Contributions on the WWI Battlefields. YPRES. The First Division of the CEF Arrived in France in February 1915. Their first action would come at Ypres in late April, alongside the French. The Germans broke international convention laws by using poison gas (chlorine) on the Allies. 1. What do I need to revise; . Revised once. Revised Twice. The causes. of World War One. Nationalism: pride for one’s country.. Imperialism:. a desire to build an empire. . Militarism:. competition over army and navy. (arms race). Ypres. The Somme. Vimy. Ridge. Passchendaele. The Battle of Ypres (2. nd. ) . The Canadian Division reached the Western Front in February 1915. 2 months later, the Germans began using a new and deadly weapon - “. You are going to plan the Battle of the Somme. In groups you all need the ‘Battle planners Kit’ – Lay this on your tables.. Instructions from Head Quarters will be given, as a group you will be given time to consider and respond to the instructions. . Investigation. Adapted from a . lesson found on: . http://. www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessnuse/howtouse.htm#facts. Lincoln and General Winfield Scott came up with the “Anaconda Plan”. 1. Surround South by land and sea to cut off trade. 2. Divide the South in two (MS River) 3. Capture Richmond, Virginia. No Mans Land-Flanders. View from Fire Step. Machine Gun Post. De-Lousing. Battle of Verdun 1916. German Chief of Staff – Von . Falkenhayn. “the forces of France will bleed to death”. 21 February 1916. The Greeks slowed down the Persian invasion at the Battle of Thermopylae . Leonidas, his 300 Spartans and about a 1,000 allied troops fight to the death. The Persians continue to push south and invade Athens.