Mr. Pearsall’s World History II Class

1.) How did trench warfare create a stalemate between the sides fighting. 2.) What might be some of the difficulties fighting in trenches? At least 3.

3.) Why was barbed wire so dangerous for the men running across “no man’s land”?

4.) Why do you think the use of poisonous gas was discontinued after WWI?

5.) How did the use of grenades change the way that soldiers fought in World War I?

6.) How would the use of long range artillery affect new war strategies?

7.) How did the invention/implementation of the machine gun during WWI change the face of war forever?

8.) Why was the flamethrower such a dangerous weapon for both the person using it and the people they are using it against?

9.) Why were tanks such an effective weapon during WWI? Give at least 3 reasons.

10.) How did airplanes revolutionize warfare? 11.) What was the airplane used for primarily in WWI?

12.) Of the new weapons/technologies of World War I that we have discussed which do you feel has had the most impact on the way war is fought today? Explain. At least 5 sentences!!!!!

 In the midst of World War I, German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman sent an encoded message to the President of Mexico proposing a military alliance against the United States. In return for Mexican support in the war, Germany would help Mexico regain New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona from the United States. The British intercepted the secret message, deciphered it, and turned it over to the U.S. Government.