1. A Soldier’s Life in World War I
The Great War
A Soldier’s Life in World War I

2. Does he look ready to die?
Who is this young man?
What do we know about him?

3. The Soldiers

4. Outbreak Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (July 28/1914)
Austrian Demands and Serbia’s Reply
Alliances Swing into Action
German invasion of Belgium (Battle of Liege, August 5-16, 1914)
Outbreak

5. The Von Schlieffen Plan
Entirely offensive in nature
Both France and Germany had invasion plans since the end of the Franco-Prussian War
Invasion of France through Belgium

6. Stalemate! German plan fails Battle of the Marne “Race to the Sea”
Trench Warfare
Stalemate ( )
Defined the War

7. Mobilization “Home by Christmas” No major war in 50 years
Nationalism/Patriotism
Mobilization
It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go;
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye, Piccadilly,
Farewell, Leicester Square,
It's a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there!

9. The “Killjoy” had a 20 mile range
Destruction
The “Killjoy” had a 20 mile range

11. Before
After

12. Before
After

15. Trenches

16. Conditions in the Trenches
Deafening noises, sudden flashes, extreme cold, little sleep
Water and mud everywhere
Trench foot
Rats, lice
Horrid sanitation

17. Poison Gas

18. Use and Effects of Gas
Chlorine gas - 1st used, affected respiratory system
Phosgene gas - 18 times more potent then Chlorine gas. Can take 2 days for lungs to fill with fluid.
Mustard gas - burns eyes, skin. Swelling, vomiting follow. Able to penetrate clothing. Battlefields couldn’t be reoccupied.

19. Poison gas exploding in “no man’s land”

21. 65,038,000 mobilized
21,333,000 injured
Injury

23. Poison gas strikes the skin

25. Over 9,000,000 dead
Death

26. nothing escaped the war. . .

27. British

28. Austrian

29. French

30. Canadian

31. American

32. Russian

33. German

34. German

35. Russian

36. Italian

37. French

38. German

40. 30,000 Canadians Killed or Wounded

41. “In death there is not much distinction, friend or foe are treated alike”

42. Soundtrack
“Courage” by the Tragically Hip (Fully Completely MCA Records, 1992)
“Brother in Arms” by Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms, A&R,1985)

43. ©Shaun Perry (WHSS Canadian and World History Department, 2002)