Fighting World War I

Fighting World War I

SWBAT: explain how waging war before WWI differs from waging war in the 1910s.

Homework: None

Do Now: If you had to take a guess, which weapon do you think is more deadly? Why?

Clip Time▪ What is the setting of the battle?▪ What kind of weapons are being used?▪ What kind of tactics look like they’re being employed here?▪ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3po17QbHLRQ

Technology Before WWI▪ Before WWI, movements towards deadlier

and deadlier weapons was already in motion.▪ Guns could now hold several bullets without

having to reload after each shot.▪ Cannons became more accurate and could

shoot longer distances.▪ The first machine gun (Gatling Gun) made its

limited debut during the Civil War.▪ Hand grenades were primitive.▪ Ships powered by steam began arming

themselves with iron.

What changed?▪ industrialization affected every aspect

of how humans went about killing one another.

▪ For the first time, mass production methods were applied to weapons and to the technology of warfare in general.

▪ Advances in metallurgy and in chemical industries had created new firepower that made defense almost invincible and attack almost impossible.

▪ This is why trench warfare exists during WWI.

Tomorrow’s Activity▪ In groups, you will be assigned one weapon of WWI. You will fill out the

chart for that weapon.▪ You must also create a poster to present to the class that provides a

brief overview of that weapon (how it worked, why it was so deadly, etc.). This must include some sort of picture as well.

▪ As each group presents on that weapon, you will be responsible for filling in the rest of your chart.

▪ Tomorrow when you come in, you should get right to work with your group.

▪ This organizer in addition to your leaders of WWI organizer will be used for a quiz on Friday.

Group Number: Weapon▪ 1 Tank ▪ 2 Machine Gun▪ 3 Poisonous Gas▪ 4 Plane▪ 5 Submarine▪ 6 Rifle