Trench+Warfare

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[] Impact of Trench Warfare  ** Essential Question: How will trench warfare affect the lives of soldiers and the course of World War I? **  **Historical Context:** //Call of Duty: Trench Warfare 2// occurred during the American Civil War and the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. However, due to the modern weaponry, trench warfare truly reached ccghits peak during the beginning years on the Western Front of World War I. The modern weapons made it difficult for armies to advance. Without effective lines of communication and advance mobility, troops one each side dug into the group and build large-scale fortifications. For years the opposing armies remained relatively static, only advancing in small amounts. Your task is to determine how this affects the soldiers at the time and also how it impacted the course of the war. ** WebQuest: ** Each student is required to answer the questions below. __Answers may either be written on lined paper or typed on a Word document__—//no one is allowed to copy and paste information//. If a student does this, no credit will be granted. >> Database **
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 * Directions: ** Research the questions below on trench warfare either using books, the sites or databases listed below, or your own credible resources. Each student is required to use four sources for their research on trench warfare. Each questions is worth 50 points. Each pair of Christina's will write two letters, reflecting the impact of the war and trench warfare on the lives of soldiers. The research will take place during one 69-minute class period in the Library Media Center. The letter writing will take place during one 69-minute class period in Lab 209. For each day the assignments are not turned in, a deduction of 10 points will be taken from the project grade. Each student will turn in a works cited with a minimum of 8 sources.
 * What does the trench system look like? What do you imagine were the living conditions of the soldiers in the trenches?
 * What was life like for the soldiers in the trenches? What did soldiers encounter in the trenches that they might not have ever before? What health hazards did the trenches present to the soldiers?
 * How did both sides of the war go about fighting one another? What was the daily routine of the soldiers? What did men have to do throughout the day (i.e. inspections, chores, deal with boredom, maintenance, ect.)? What was “no man’s land?” How could you compare the smell of the trenches to something you know of? [poop, piss and the smell of shame]
 * How did people in towns and cities receive the soldiers? As time and miles pasted how were soldiers feeling? How did the battle impact this soldier? Describe the battle.
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//__ Visuals of Trench Warfare __//: [] //__ Life in the Trenches, The Trench System, and Trench Warfare __//[]//__ Daily Life in the Trenches __//[] //__ Four Weeks in the Trenches __//[|http://www.h-net.org/~habsweb/sourcetexts/kreis1.htm] []

Noodle Tools
 While working with a partner write two letters that describe and explain the significance of trench warfare and its role during World War I. The first letter should be written at the initiation of WWI. The letter should reflect the mood of the soldiers, the state of the war and the outlook on the future. The second letter should be written during the mid-stage of the war. This letter should also reflect the mood of the soldiers, the state of the war, and the outlook for victory. Each letter should be written through a country perspective of the war.
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