World War I: The Battlefront

Do Now Scenario: You are a soldier in WWI. You see new machines flying over your head. You see a new style of fighting in which you are entrenched in long dug out tunnels. The weapons you see are firing more bullets at a time. These weapons can also wipe out more than one person at a time. Lastly disease is spreading throughout and the men around you are dying. What are your thoughts as all of this around you is occurring?

Trench Warfare Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery

Trench Foot a painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue.

Technology during WWI

Exit Slip: If you were a soldier during World War what would be your biggest fear? Explain your reasoning