Germany – Yellow
Great Britain – Blue
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and about 4-5 mins
each entry
Trench Warfare
WORLD WAR I
Europeans Head for War
Off to war
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Many Europeans were
excited about war
War would be over in a
few weeks
Belief that because of
industrial changes and
modernization war could
not be conducted for
more than a few months
Glorious adventure
Diary Entry #1 –
 August 1914
You are excited to leave for
war and about what lies
ahead on your journey
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The Schlieffen Plan’s
Destructive Nature
The Schlieffen Plan
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Germans race to Western
front 1st
Goals: after defeating
France concentrate on the
Eastern front w/ Russia
Avoid fighting a two front
war
Germany made vast
encircling movement
through Belgium (brought
Great Britain into war) to
enter France
Diary Entry #2 –
 September 1914
You’ve learned of the
Schlieffen plan:
Explain it, draw it (?),
discuss your reaction
REMEBER!*German perspective
*British perspective
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Trench Warfare: Western
Front 1914
Trench Warfare - WWI
Basic Info
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New weapons used
were more for
defense; so trenches
were made for the
soldiers protection.
There are two sides
Middle = No Man’s
Land.
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Elaborate systems of
defense
 barbed wire
 Concrete machine
gun nests
 Mortar batteries
 Troops lived in
holes underground
Trench Warfare: System
Diary Entry #3 –
 October 1914
You’ve started to dig and setup trenches on
the Western Front. Describe how trench
warfare was setup and why this system
was used.
Explain “No Man’s Land”
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When a soldier went
‘over the top’ across
No Man’s Land to
attack the
enemy he had to carry
all of this equipment
through the mud,
barbed wires and
crater holes made by
mines. They had to
make sure that they
did not get shot at the
same time.
Get Ready…..
Ready
 Aim
 FIRE!!!!!!!
 Diary Entry #4 –
 November 1914
 You’ve experienced your first battle,
explain what is was like to fight and carry
your supplies
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Trench Warfare:
Horrible Histories Trench
Warfare Conditions
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Lice
Rats
Cramped up
Flooded trenches
Diseases – trench foot
Decaying flesh
Officers walking through a flooded communication trench.
The trenches were wet and
cold. The battalion
lived in mud and water.
Gum boots were provided for
the troops in the most
exposed positions.
Trench foot was still a new
ailment and the provision of
dry socks was vitally
important.
Part of the trench was reserved
for men to go two at a time,
at least once a day, and rub
each other's feet with
grease.
Quote: Private
George Coppard
The outstanding feature of the
trenches was the extraordinary
number of rats. The trenches were
infested with them. It was
impossible to keep them out of the
dugouts. They grew fat on the food
that they stole from soliders, and
anything they could pick up in or
around the trenches; they were
HUGE!
Some were nearly as big as cats.
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A full day's rest allowed us to clean
up a bit, and to launch a full scale
attack on lice. I sat in a quiet
corner of a barn for two hours
delousing myself as best I could.
We were all at it, for none of us
escaped their vile attentions. The
things lay in the seams of
trousers, in the deep furrows of
long thick woolly pants, and
seemed impregnable in their deep
entrenchments. A lighted candle
applied where they were thickest
made them pop like Chinese
crackers. After a session of this,
my face would be covered with
small blood spots from extra big
fellows which had popped
too vigorously.
Private George Coppard
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Diary Entry #5 –
Late November 1914
You’ve contracted
trench foot. Describe
how you got this and
what it feels like.
Also, describe the
other conditions of the
trenches (rats, lice)
Trench Warfare:
Technology
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Tanks: Slow and clumsy
Machine guns: Rapid fire,
made advancement
difficult, caused
stalemates
Airplanes: used to drop
bombs and for air conflict
Poison Gas: caused
blindness, blisters, some
caused victims to choke to
death
GRAB Your Gas Masks!!!
Ready…
Aim…
Fire!!!
Soldiers digging trenches while protected against gas
attacks
Diary Entry #6 –
 December 10th 1914
During last night’s battle
you encountered
mustard gas. Your
arms and face are
blistering. What are your
thoughts on war now?
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Christmas Truce 1914
British and German
troops stand together
during the Christmas
Truce of 1914-15.
One of the most remarkable incidents in history was the
impromptu truce that took place on the Western Front on
Christmas Day 1914. Beginning late on Christmas Eve, the
entrenched British and German troops began serenading each
other with songs and carols. By the next day a full truce was on,
with soldiers and officers from both sides fraternizing and
exchanging gifts. There was even an international soccer match
played with teams comprised of warring soldiers. On December
26, 1914 the First World War started again. How sad. Ninetyfour years later, in 2008, soldiers from the same opposing
regiments reenacted the famous Christmas Truce in the same
location. (video – 3:06)
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Diary Entry #7 –
December 25h 1914
Today you
experienced the
Christmas truce.
Describe what
happened and how
you felt.
Trench Warfare: Analysis
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This was the new
tactic in war.
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After the war, it had
left horrific scars- both
physical and mental
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Diary Entry #8 –
February 1915
You’ve lost your right arm
in battle, but are still alive.
You are discharged from
the war effort and sent
home.
How do you feel now?
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TRENCH WARFARE COLLAGE
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