Fighting World War I

1. 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?

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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