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Do Now: KAHOOT!. At the start of war armies were composed of (1914) : Infantry (foot soldiers) Cavalry (soldiers on horses) Artillery (weapons) Machine guns could fire around 500 bullets a minute Cannons fired about 6 explosives a minute, range was 2-5 miles
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Do Now: KAHOOT!
At the start of war armies were composed of (1914) : Infantry (foot soldiers) Cavalry (soldiers on horses) Artillery (weapons) • Machine guns could fire around 500 bullets a minute • Cannons fired about 6 explosives a minute, range was 2-5 miles • Rifles could fire from 5-10 shots before reloading, effective range of about 600 feet • Navy had armored warships with platforms for cannons, some navies possessed a few submarines with armed torpedoes
WWI_Weapons • Which were the most/least effective?
Gas Masks Gas was one of the most feared weapons of World War I. Different kinds of gas caused choking, blindness, or severe skin blisters. Soldiers wore gas masks for protection against the fumes. Why do you think nations later agreed to ban the use of poison gas? Gases would harm anyone who came into contact with them. To many people, gases seemed to be an unfair and shameful weapon.
Trench Warfare Armies put a great deal into designing trenches. Reserve Barbed Wire Cover • 6-8 feet deep • 5 feet wide • Weeks-months No Man’s Land Firing Support What was the role of each section?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to trench warfare? • Easily destroyed by gunfire • Rain gathers • Cold and Small • Hard to maintain morale • Rats, lice, etc. • Food supplies FYI…The terms trench coat came from the style of coats British soldiers wore in the trenches, fox hole is a small trench
