World War I (1914-1918) Leadership, fronts, conditions
Dec 31, 2015
World War I(1914-1918)
Leadership, fronts, conditions
Leadership during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II
GERMANY
Georges Clemenceau
FRANCE
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Victor Emmanuel
ITALY
David Lloyd George
UNITED KINGDOM
Emperor Franz Joseph
AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN
EMPIRE
Czar Nicholas II
Russia
African Americans & Colonized Groups Fight
Trenches in Modern-day France
Trench Images
Eastern and Western Fronts
Trenches on the Western Front: World War I
Much deeper than the British trenches, the German trench system offered amenities such as barber shops and officer clubs.
No-Man’s LandWar Horse version
Trench Foot
Many soldiers fighting in the First World War suffered from trench foot. This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and unsanitary conditions. In the trenches men stood for hours on end in waterlogged trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots. The feet would gradually go numb and the skin would turn red or blue. If untreated, trench foot could turn gangrenous and result in amputation. Trench foot was a particular problem in the early stages of the war. For example, during the winter of 1914-15 over 20,000 men in the British Army were treated for trench foot.
Poison Gas
Trench Warfare Reading
1.Read through the Trench Warfare packet with your partner
2.Answer the reading response questions on the piece of paper given to you
3.Write in complete sentences!
Choose 3 Reading Response Questions
1. Explain if morning or evening stand-to was more difficult for the soldiers.
2. Explain the living conditions in the trenches.3. What might the psychological impact of the
conditions be on the soldiers?4. How was fighting on the Western Front different
than other fronts?5. Explain the trench system (look at diagram). What
would be the biggest struggle for the attacking troops?
6. Choose one quotation that struck you the most and explain why.