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WWI Webquest
1. Watch a brief overview Get a gist of the war by watching World War 1 in 6 Minutes. Pause occasionally to write
down five new things you learned.
A. Known as The Great War / The War to end all Wars! Dawn of Modern Warfare
C The major opposing forces The Allies vs. The Central Powers
G. Germany internalized the tools of underwater warfare- Rise of Submarine Stealth Attacks
- 1915
- Sinking of the Lusitania (British Cruise Ship)
- Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Reinstituted USW
2. View and analyze WWI propaganda. Compare recruitment posters for Britain and Germany. Answer the
following questions:
What do the posters have in common?
What poster did you find most convincing? What did it say/show? Why was this effective?
- The Lions poster. Appealed to me because of my fascination with lions and their synonymous with bold
bravery, competent courage, ultimate power, and loyalty to the pride as well. LIONS ARE THE KINGS. ROAR.
Every warrior/soldier should be that OF A LION.
- THE EMPIRE NEEDS MEN - THE EMPIRE NEEDS LIONS
3. Read about Trench Warfare on the Western Front. Read the information at the links and answer the questions.
How did trench warfare begin on the Western Front?
- General Eric von Falkenhayn decided to hold on to the parts of French and Belgium that Germany acquired
and needed to maintain, on the contrary to retreating to the river Aisne.
- So he ordered his men to dig trenches that would provide them with protection from the advancing French
and British troops.
- The Allies soon realized that they could not break through this line and they also began to dig trenches.
- After a few months these trenches had spread from the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier.
- For the next three years neither side advanced more than a few miles along this line
Critical Thinking: How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to the new weapons of WWI?
o Mass production lead to mass products and agents of chaos/destruction upon the enemy (a pre cis
for cause and effect correlations)
o Increased the destructive capacity of armies by providing them with weapons of enhanced range,
accuracy, and fire
o Developments in metallurgy, chemicals and electricity led to new forms of explosives and
propellants for improved firearms and artillery
o Brought incredible ways to kill the use of lethality capacity and the degree of technological
advancements; brought unseen and unheard of results to the ever shifting battlefield
o Synopsis Subsequently and consequentially accrued to the visceral demonstration of the
prodigious strength, resilience and killing power of modern states.
10. Explore poetry based on WWI (A) Read the following poems:
In Flanders Fields
A Soldiers Cemetery
Dulce et Decorum Est
- The the source of inspiration is rooted from branches of friendship and loss of fellow comrades/soldiers
- Common themes gravitate towards the mourning of loss, revolve around retrospection, and precipitate
prospection of death and battlefield conveyed conflict for the fortunate others.
- Although a great honor to die for your country at what cost? That too high enough of a price to pay?