1914-1918: the world at war by: ms. susan m. pojer horace greeley h. s. chappaqua, ny and mrs....

1914-1914-1918:1918:The The

WorldWorldat Warat WarBy: Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley H. S.Chappaqua, NYAnd Mrs. Sophia

CaramagnoMountain View H.S. Mountain View, CA

Please do not talk at this Please do not talk at this time March 9 time March 9

HW: 5 - 8 Research Logs- HW: 5 - 8 Research Logs- Due Wednesday/ThursdayDue Wednesday/Thursday

Tuesday is another Tuesday is another Library Work Day!Library Work Day!

Please get a Fronts of WWI Please get a Fronts of WWI Map from the front of the Map from the front of the

room.room.

Fronts Around the WorldFronts Around the World

The Western

Front

Draw in the western Front (Orange Line) on your map and label it Western Front

Verdun – February, 1916

German offensive.

Each side had 500,000 casualties.

The Somme – July, 1916

60,000 British soldiers killed in one day.

Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.

War is HELL!!!

Sacrifices in War

On the back of your map….

Write “Western Front” Now describe what you know about the

western front and what it was like.

TheTheEasternEasternFrontFront

Eastern Eastern FrontFrontDraw in the Eastern Front (Yellow Line) on your map and Label it Eastern Front

Battle of Battle of TannenbeTannenbe

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Classic example of a communication breakdown Germans intercepted un-coded Russian messages Two Russian Commanders failed to find out what the other

was doing Germans replaced passive commanders with aggressive

ones in the middle of the fight Russians were completely outwitted and lost everything 95,000 Russians troops were captured in the action; an

estimated 30,000 were killed or wounded, only around 10,000 escaped. The Germans suffered fewer than 20,000 casualties and, in addition to prisoners captured over 500 guns. Sixty trains were required to transport captured equipment to Germany.

On the back of your map….

Write “Eastern Front” Now describe what you know about the

eastern front and what it was like.

Gallipoli Front

Gallipoli

Circle the Gallipoli Front on your map and label it Gallipoli Front

GallipoliGallipoliTraining occurred in the Egyptian dessert, surrounded by sand and helpful Egyptian allies and resources in easy reach.

Actual Fighting was in mountainous country and dry scrub with the Turks sinking every supply ship that made an attempt to get supplies to the English

The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915 Turks had excellent gun

positions in the high cliffs

English plan was to make the Turks run out of ammunition by sending unarmed Australians against their guns.

Untrained for mountainous fighting and led by idiot commanders, wave after wave of Australians died, but the Turks held firm.

Eventually the English gave up and retreated.

More men died during the retreat,

On the back of your map….

Write “Gallipoli Front” Now describe what you know about the

Gallipoli front and what it was like.

Bell Work: Arabian

Front On your map

draw an arrow pointing to Saudi Arabia and label it Arabian Front

T. E. Lawrence & the “Arab Revolt”,

1916-18

This man is an English nobleman who prefers the Bedouin way of life. Still, he helps his country by convincing the Bedouin tribes to help the English against the Turks.

The Arab The Arab RevoltRevolt

Laurence of Arabia and two Arabian princes led the Arab horsemen to make hit and run raids on Turkish supply lines, the main Arabian railroad and several forts. They successfully hampered the enemy.

T. E. Lawrence & Prince Faisal at Versailles, 1918-

19Promised independence and support for their help in the war, the Arabians gain nothing from the British who immediately forget their promises.

On the back of your map….

Write “Arabian Front” Now describe what you know about the

Arabian front and what it was like.

TheThe“Colonia“Colonia

l”l”FrontsFronts

Sikh British Soldiers in India

Fighting in Africa

British Sikh Mountain Gunners

Black Soldiers in the German

Schutztruppen[German E. Africa]

Fighting in Africa

3rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade

Fighting in Salonika, Greece

French colonial marine infantry fromCochin, China - 1916

Please do not talk at this time March 11/12 Get out your Research Logs and trade with

someone nearby. Write your name on the top after the words Reviewed By:

Check the research Log you get:1. Is it in the Research Log form?2. Does each entry have source info in

Bibliography form?3. Do the sources and notes from those sources

have the same letter?4. Is there a Big Question at the top of the page

and a Reflection at the bottom of each page?5. Are there at least 5 entries?

Please make note of any missing pieces or needed corrections in pen.

WWI Battles Check out the WWI Battles Assignment on

line. For on line information on each battle to

complete your work, go to: http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/inde

x.htm

Posters will be presented on Friday and used in class. They must be done by then.

Email things to be printed to sophia.caramagno@gmail.com