The Battle of the Somme

1. http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06_02/battleDM2606_468x326.jpghttp://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06_02/battleDM2606_468x326.jpg http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/wwivm/WoundedSomme.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/wwivm/wwivmh4.html&usg The Battle of the Somme (July 1, 1916-November 13, 1916) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/wwivm/WoundedSomme.jpg By: Heather Berk http://shiz-mcgiz.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/somme.jpg

2. Overview http://www.ramsdale.org/fire.jpg • July 1–November 13, 1916 • French-British attack • “Somme Offensive” • 1.2 million deaths • Somme River, France, Western Front http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/warpictures/trenches/images-trenches/03-german-trench-gw000.jpg http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWsomme.jpg http://www.ramsdale.org/canon.jpg

3. http://www.ramsdale.org/advance.jpg http://www.ramsdale.org/9inshell.jpg • French/British invented a technique: “creeping barrage” • Horses, tanks, machine guns, artillery, and trenches Strategy http://www.old-picture.com/old-west/pictures/Cavalry-Soldie http://www.prewarbuick.com/img/cars/f/1942-tank.jpgr http://www.educypedia.be/education/Images/trenches1.jpg http://www.ramsdale.org/gmother.jpg

4. Importance/Purpose http://www.old-picture.com/american-history-1900-1930s/pictures/World-Tank-War-I-001.jpg http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/images/stories/artillery/artillery-007.jpg • Attrition • Territory gain • Distract Germans from Battle at Verdun • Trench warfare and tanks http://shiz-mcgiz.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/somme.jpg

5. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16363/16363-h/images/image032-full.jpghttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/16363/16363-h/images/image032-full.jpg http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=french+flag&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&start=0 Famous People • Joseph Joffre: Commander-In-Chief, French Army • Douglas Haig: General, British Army http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mostlymedia.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/50004british-flag-posters.jpg&imgrefurl= http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Douglas_Haig_Gw_haig_01.png

6. http://www.ramsdale.org/wounded.jpg Outcome http://img98.imageshack.us/i/newfoundlandsoldiersinsok4.jpg/ http://www.johndclare.net/images/wwi2.h8.wounded.jpg • Neither side could keep much ground • Shows futility of war • Greatest number of deaths http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/images/02auchonvillerscem02.jpg

7. Who's for the Game? Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played, The red crashing game of a fight? Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid? And who thinks he’d rather sit tight? Who’ll toe the line for the signal to ‘Go!’? Who’ll give his country a hand? Who wants a turn to himself in the show? And who wants a seat in the stand? Who knows it won’t be a picnic – not much- Yet eagerly shoulders a gun? Who would much rather come back with a crutch Than lie low and be out of the fun? Come along, lads – But you’ll come on all right – For there’s only one course to pursue, Your country is up to her neck in a fight, And she’s looking and calling for you. ~Jessie Pope http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45161000/jpg/_45161765_16ba128f-dff7-45f8-bd1b-e559ecb640a0.jpg

8. Works Cited • Duffy, Michael. "First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of the Somme, 1916." First World War.com - A Multimedia History of World War One. 22 Aug. 2009. Web. 01 May 2010. <http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm>. • "The Battle of the Somme." History Learning Site. 2009. Web. 01 May 2010. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/somme.htm>. • "Battle of the Somme." Spartacus Educational - Home Page. 2009. Web. 01 May 2010. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWsomme.htm>. • Hickman, Kennedy. "Battle of the Somme - World War I Battle of the Somme." Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History. Web. 01 May 2010. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari/p/somme.htm>.