WWI Warfare Techniques

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WWI Warfare Techniques
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? Trench warfare
Somme
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• Poison Gas (outlawed after WWI)

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? Rapid Firing Machine Guns
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? Submarine Warfare (led to convoys)
German U-9 - destroyed three ships in 75
minutes, including the Cressy
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? Mines and underwater explosives
Mines from Ottoman Empire
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? Air fighting and Spying (planes and zeppelins)
Zeppelin bombing raid
Dog Fight above the trenches in WWI
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? Tank (broke the Western front)
Introduced at battle of Somme, 1916, but could
only go 3 mph.
By 1918 able to cross trenches
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WWI WARFARE QUICK SKIT
WWI WARFARE SHORT SKIT ASSIGNMENT

• The year is 1916. Since many of the new
  techniques and weapons of World War I have
  dramatically changed the nature of war, the
  public has become more interested in HOW the war
  is fought. Your group has been hired to create a
  30 second to one minute newsreel or radio
  broadcast (i.e. skit) to explain the reality of
  war for soldiers on the front lines.

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IDEAS

• Use content from the web.
• Use a Narrator to introduce subject and explain
  its significance.
• Diary Entry Reenactment (narration w/ action)
• Interviews with soldiers and commanders with
  reporters
• Remember It must be 30 seconds to 1 minute, have
  a script, and include content from the web.
• City/ Battle Names Ypres, Verdun, Somme, Marne

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WARFARE POP QUIZ

• 1. Trench warfare can best be described as
• A. inspiring for troops because they gained a lot
  of land
• B. depressing because they were stuck fighting
  over the same territory for three years
• C. easy fighting because the weapons were not
  very effective
• D. tough fighting because of the new nuclear
  weapons

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WARFARE POP QUIZ

• 2. This weapon caused chemical burns, could last
  in the air for days without wind, and was
  outlawed at the end of World War I because it was
  seen as immoral or unfair.
• A. The Trenches
• B. Mines
• C. Poison Gas (Mustard Gas)
• D. Machine Gun

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WARFARE POP QUIZ

• 3. Which of the following was NOT part of trench
  fighting?
• A. Quick, clear battles with clear winners
• B. Heavy artillery fire and Barbed Wire
• C. A Stalemate
• D. Going Over the top to cross No
• Mans Land

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WARFARE POP QUIZ

• 4. This fighting helped to gain valuable
  information about the enemys troops/ artillery
  (reconnaissance) and inspired the men in the
  trenches.
• A. Submarine Fighting
• B. Tank Fighting
• C. Air Fighting
• D. Hand to Hand Combat

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WARFARE POP QUIZ

• 5. This weapon was used to help stop merchant
  shipping, helped to stop ships, and was seen as
  immoral or sneaky by some.
• A. Tanks
• B. Submarines U-boats
• C. Underwater Mines
• D. Convoys

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WARFARE TECHNIQUES SUMMARY

• Use three of the following words to describe
  fighting in WWI
• Trenches
• Going Over the Top
• No Mans Land
• Gas Attack
• U-Boat (German Submarine)
• Convoys
• Aces
• Dog Fights