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Why Didn’t Trench Warfare Work?

Why Didn’t Trench Warfare Work?. Do Now: Based on what you know, do you think trench warfare was an effective way of fighting? . Content Objective : Identify the major characteristics of trench warfare Language Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of trench warfare using PEES format.

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Why Didn’t Trench Warfare Work?

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  1. Why Didn’t Trench Warfare Work? Do Now: Based on what you know, do you think trench warfare was an effective way of fighting? Content Objective: Identify the major characteristics of trench warfare Language Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of trench warfare using PEES format

  2. What is Trench Warfare? Trench warfare: fighting done primarily between two enemy trenches. Used in Europe. Trench: a ditch dug to keep a soldier from getting shot. They were not meant to be permanent. No Man’s Land: land between enemy trenches, extremely dangerous

  3. Trenches

  4. Weapons Used Machine Guns: fired bullets very quickly, could be re-loaded very quickly Mustard/Chlorine Gas: choked soldiers, and suffocated them http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/wwone_movies/index_embed.shtml

  5. Half the class will be Army A and half the class will be Army B. You can make up the name of your army if you wish. • Make sure there is a gap in-between the tables so you can fit through them.

  6. The Re-Enactment 4 stages A massive bombardment Stopping the bombardment Climbing out of the trench Walking towards the enemy.

  7. The Bombardment Army A, each of you throw one of your three “bullets” at Army B. Do this with your backs to Army B and throw it over your heads towards the enemy. Army B, hide in your trenches. Army B, IF YOU ARE HIT YOU DIE.

  8. Army A advances On my countdown, Army A will advance. You will climb out of your ‘trench’ and advance towards the enemy. Army A must form a line before they attack. You may use your remaining “bullets”. This must be done in slow motion walking across No Mans Land. Army B may defend itself using their “bullets”

  9. Repeating the Re-enactment • Army B, each of you throw one of your three “bullets” at Army A. • Do this with your backs to Army A and through it over your heads towards the enemy. • Army A, hide in your trenches. • Army A, IF YOU ARE HIT YOU DIE.

  10. Army B Advances On my countdown, Army B will advance. You will climb out of your ‘trench’ and advance towards the enemy. Army B must form a line before they attack. You may use your remaining “bullets”. This must be done in slow motion walking across No Mans Land. Army A may defend itself using remaining “bullets”

  11. You have 3 minutes to tidy up.

  12. The Trenches • Easy to defend: • Machine guns ready to mow down an attack. • Heavy guns placed behind the trenches. • Guards to spot an attack by the other side. • Difficult to attack: • Artillery (shooting) was meant to break through the enemies barbed wire and wear them down to make attacks easier. • In practice it just warned the other side an attack was coming.

  13. Closure Write a paragraph arguing that trench warfare was effective or ineffective. Use the PEES paragraph format.

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