Contents 1. Equipment and kit 2. Food 3. Daily routine in the trenches 4. Dirt and disease and dangers 5. Fighting and combat 6. Keeping in touch 7. Important events in ww1 8. Bibliography Equipment and kit Gasmask-these were used to protect soldiers form gas attacks Bayonet- a long blade that fits onto the end of a rifle Haversack- a type of backpack used to carry essential Helmet- a hat to protect the soldiers
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WW1 Trench Warfare Assignment Part 1: * Trench Warfare - A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. An example would be in the Battle of Passchendaele and also through WW1 trench warfare was used. * “No Man’s Land” – The terrain between front lines of entrenched armies. An example would be in the battles of WW1 in the trenches there would be land between two fighting forces. * “Going over the Top” – Is a phrase that was used during WW1 and referenced
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the role of women at home during World War I and World War II. Before World War I and World War II‚ women at home had the roles of maintaining duties for their family and children‚ such as cleaning‚ caring for the house‚ and cooking for the family. They were more likely judged by their exquisiteness rather than their ability. Just before World War I began‚ women were beginning to break away from the traditional roles they had played at home. Throughout both World Wars‚ women in the United
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Japanese Canadian Internment The Japanese Canadian internment was the forced removal of more than 22‚000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War by the government of Canada. Following the December 7‚ 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor‚ prominent British Columbians‚ including members of municipal government offices‚ local newspapers and businesses called for the internment of the Japanese. In British Columbia‚ there were fears that some Japanese who worked in the fishing industry were charting the
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World War 1 began on June 28‚ 1914 and officially ended five years later on June 28‚ 1919. It should be considered the first modern war because it was the start of the change in tactics and advancement in technology that define war today. In WW1‚ new weaponry and technology was introduced; it was the first time tanks‚ planes‚ effective machine guns‚ and chemical warfare were used in war. Due to these advancements‚ the way wars were fought changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style
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if it was handled correctly. This war only caused many casualties and economic problems for countries which could of easily been avoided. 1st paragraph - Alliances were a major cause of the conflicts between countries in WW1 The original disagreement was between Serbia and Austria-Hungry over the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. A Serb terrorist group were the ones to kill Ferdinand even though Austria-Hungry assumed it was the Serbian government who did the
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Larger mortars were occasionally used to cut enemy barbed wire‚ generally in situations where field artillery could not be used. Although the British managed to produce the most effective design‚ the Germans were the first to utilize their potential during WWI. German military observers of the Russo-Japanese war left with a renewed respect for the mortar bombs they’d seen deployed. They began stockpiling mortars in the few years prior to the war and by the time war had hit‚ they had around 150 mortars
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Causes‚ Practices‚ and Effects of War Guide: World War 1 Type of War: • Total War: War that includes entire resources and population of a nation used to fight. The entire population is contributing towards the war using military‚ political‚ economic and cultural. Cause of War: • Short: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ Germany declares war on Russia‚ Germany declares war on France‚ Britain declares war on Germany‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. • Immediate: Assassination
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The Causes of WW1 * WW1 is known as the great war * There were preexisting tensions between France and Germany * 1 of the main causes of WW1 Nationalism‚ Nationalism is defined as the desire of people with similar cultures to have their own independent countries it is identified by intense devotion to one’s culture or nation. Do not confuse nationalism with patriotism. * Militarism‚ Militarism means the development of armed forces and using them as a tool of diplomacy * 1914 protest
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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