Bellringer: 2/7 & 2/8 SIT CLOSE TO YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT! 1. Take out your phone/tablet/laptop and open the Socrative Student app. If you don’t have the app, go to: https://b.socrative.com/login/student/ 2. The ROOM NAME for Socrative is: CQJGKHIF6 3. Take out your WWI vocab while you are waiting for the activity to start. 4. You will need to wait for the quiz to be opened. In the meantime, write down your HW: Study for your WWI vocab quiz NEXT CLASS!

Done with your SOL Quiz? 1. Take out your WWI vocab so we can review them with you.

Agenda: 2/7 & 2/8 1. Bellringer/SOL Quiz #1 2. Vocab Review: WWI 3. Notes: Fronts/Weapons of WWI 4. Booklet: Weapons of WWI 5. Kahoot Vocab Review (time-permitting)

Fronts of World War I

Fronts of WWI: 1. Western Front 2. Gallipoli 3. Eastern Front 4. Italian Front 5. War at Sea

Reading: Fronts of WWI With the person next to you, read through the “Fronts of WWI” packet to learn about what is going on in different parts of Europe during the First World War. We will spend ~10-15 minutes on this.

Weapons of World War I

WWI Ushers in New Weapons What do you see here? Why might the soldiers be wearing gas masks? How are machine guns different from older guns? How might machine guns affect military strategy?

1. Machine guns/tanks Much more accurate than previous firearms Information: Mainly used by… Much more accurate than previous firearms Shoot more bullets at a faster pace = larger casualties Tanks = intimidating but fall into trenches, get stuck Machine guns on top of tanks Flamethrowers on tanks, too All countries in the war (except maybe Russia!) Machine gun Grenades Aircraft Submarines Chemical Warfare

Adaptation of machine gun: Flamethrowers Kleinflammenwerfer Grossflammenwerfer

2. Grenades Used in close combat  tossed from trench-to-trench in WWI Information: Who used it most? Used in close combat  tossed from trench-to-trench in WWI A grenadier = would race across “no-man’s land” and then throw a grenade into each trench he passed Explodes = causes damage, death Germany first Then Allies Machine gun Grenades Aircraft Submarines Chemical Warfare

3. Aircraft First used to scout enemy movements from the sky Information: Used mostly by… First used to scout enemy movements from the sky WWI progresses  eventually used to drop bombs Plane-vs-plane fights = dogfights Airplanes by Germany & Britain Zeppelins by Germany First used to observe enemy troop movements “scouting.” As technology developed throughout WWI, planes became faster and more capable of carrying heavy bomb loads. Pilots known as “flying aces” confronted one another in mid-air battles known as “dogfights.” In 1915, Germany used zeppelins, large gas filled balloons to bomb the English coast.

Zeppelins

4. Submarines Used as part of navy Information: Who used it most? Used as part of navy Primarily used by Germany to sink Allied (Triple Entente) ships Curtailed by use of Allied navy escorts Germany (with its U-boats) Machine gun Grenades Aircraft Submarines Chemical Warfare

German U-Boats

5. Chemical warfare Weapon used to harm/kill Information: Used mostly by… Weapon used to harm/kill Could cause people to choke, burn, etc. Unpredictable (go with wind) First by Germans, then Allies, too First used to observe enemy troop movements “scouting.” As technology developed throughout WWI, planes became faster and more capable of carrying heavy bomb loads. Pilots known as “flying aces” confronted one another in mid-air battles known as “dogfights.” In 1915, Germany used zeppelins, large gas filled balloons to bomb the English coast.

WWI was supposed to be a “quick war,” but with daily advances in technology most battles ended in stalemate with tens to hundreds of thousands of soldiers dying…

Booklet: Weapons of WWI Using the information from your notes as well as your phones and the laptop available, please research info about the 5 new weapons first used in WWI. You will be able to use this as a study guide while preparing for your WWI mini-test on 2/17 (3rd) and 2/21 (5th).