WW1 TACTICS BY ALYSSA SAYERS

Land tactics “Trench warfare” was used for battle so soldiers could hide from the opposing army in small trenches. Machine guns, chemical warfare, Artillery, snipers, tanks, and poison gas were all forms of new technology created for the Germans to use against the other troops until 1918, when all troops started using these techniques to fight battle. Tunneling was used to dig under “no man’s land.” Their main objective was to place mines beneath the enemy defensive positions. When it would detonate, it would destroy their section of the trench. Light flares were used to light the sky so the Germans could see the British planning their attack against them in the night.

Air tactics Dirigibles were used by the French, German and Italians to bomb the enemy troops from the air. Planes became a new technology in ww1 and were used to spot out troops, but eventually turned into military fighting machines. Zeppelins were a type of rigid airships that were used to raid Britain in ww1. Aeriel warfare helped troops find out exclusive information without being on the ground.

Water tactics The British had created an underwater listening device to hear u–boats. The Germans used u–boats (submarines) which could sink large ships. Battleships were used during ww1 to carry weapons and food to the allies and defend war invasion against the ententes in the water. The hms dreadnought was a type of battleship used in the 20th century. It was first built by the Britain, but later on, other countries built similar ships. Depth charge was an anti submarine water warfare weapon. They were made to destroy submarines by being dropped into the water and would detonate when near.

What would the experience have been like for those fighting in that arena? The troops who fought in the water/air probably had more of a chance of surviving than the people on land because they had more technology and resources to use against the other armies and troops. They probably would have felt scared and weak, but still were determined to beat the opposing side to win. A lot of the soldiers would have gotten sick, or weak throughout the war. As troops started discovering new technology, the war got more brutal and intense making it difficult for certain soldiers to fight.

Significant Canadian contributions There were 600,000 Canadian soldiers fighting in the war. The Canadian were helping great Britain against the Germans. There were over 60,000 Canadians who were killed during the war and 172,000 were wounded. the small colony of newfoundland had 1,305 dead, and several thousands wounded.

Discussion questions What were the women’s roles in ww1 while the men were fighting against the armies and troops? How did the armies come up with new technology such as the gases, artillery, submarines, and planes? How did ww1 first start? And how were the allies and ententes decided between the different countries? Do you think ww1 could have played out differently if archduke franz ferdinand wasn’t assassinated on June 28, 1914.

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