Canada and The Great War Trench Warfare and Weaponry February 13, 2014
Jan 31, 2016
Canada andThe Great WarTrench Warfare and Weaponry
February 13, 2014
The Master Plan Tuesday: Intro to WWI, Causes, Alliances
Wednesday: Analyzing Propaganda
Thursday: Trench Warfare & Weaponry
Friday: Major Canadian Battles
Monday: Conscription Crisis
Tuesday: War on the Home Front
Wednesday: End of The Great War
Thursday: Review Games
Friday: WWI Quiz
Review Q’s
• Describe how Canadians reacted to joining the war?
• What were some of the reasons why Canadians voluntarily signed up for military service.
• What was The War Measures Act?
• Name two policies, programs or organizations created through the WMA.
•What is propaganda?
• Name two ways in which the Canadian government used propaganda to influence Canadians during WWI.
•Horrible Histories – First Time in the British Trenches
Weaponry
Jigsaw!!!
The Western Front
Trench Warfare Average trench was 7 ft deep, 6 ft wide
Persistent cold and dampness resulted in trench foot
Oversized rats, bloated by the food and waste of stationary armies, helped spread disease in unsanitary conditions
Lice tormented the troops
Random shelling and sniping created earth-shattering noise
“Shellshock” = Mental trauma caused by war (crying, fear, paralysis, or insanity)
High casualties, poor food, and lack of sleep threatened to undermine soldier morale Desertion, SIW, Malingering
First Day in the Trenches
A War of Attrition
World War One was as a war of ATTRITION
Strategy was to wear down the enemy by repeated attacks until it ran out of soldiers, or until it lost the will to continue fighting.
Traditional tactics + Modern Weaponry = Mass Casualties
Repeated battles produced high casualties with little ground gained
Christmas Truce of 1914 Through the week leading up to Christmas, German
and French soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, some soldiers even walked across no man’s land, gifting food and souvenirs.
Joint burial ceremonies occurred
Troops from both sides were friendly enough to play football
The truce is often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of human history
Joyeux Noel Trailer
Homework! Imagine you are a soldier fighting in the
trenches of WWI. Write a letter home describing the trench conditions to a family member or friend.