3. World War I:
The Life of a Soldier
Trench Warfare

4. Cpl. Mason Potts

5. Sgt. Lloyd Ackerman

6. Pvt. John Shrewsbury Barnes

7. Pvt. Everett Burdette

8. Lee D. Sly

9. Boys often lied about their
age so they could fight

10. Trench Warfare Long range artillery Barbed wire No Man’s Land
-25,000 miles long -zigzagged
-1/3 of casualties happened here
Long range artillery
Barbed wire
No Man’s Land
Support lines
Front line

11. Downton Abbey Trench Scene

13. hit Constant shell fire brought random death
Men were buried in the trenches after a shell
hit

14. Conditions
Dirt
Mud
Smell
Disease
No sanitation
Colorless
No sleep
Open cemetery

15. Going “over the top” Waited for whistle
Climbed over parapet into no-man’s land
Almost all attacks brought total death
Wounded were left

16. Size of cats
One rat couple produces 900 more in a year
Ate food and corpses
Made nests in clothing
Itching
Caused trench fever

17. Trench Foot Rain flooded the trenches Feet couldn’t get dry
Swell up to 3 times the normal size
Amputation was rampant

18. Men who had no legs or arms were called “basket cases”

19. Tanks
Grenades
Rifles
Weapons
Machine Guns
Flame Throwers

20. MUSTARD GAS

21. Caused lungs to dissolve, suffocation, & Most deadly biological weapon
GAS
Caused lungs to dissolve, suffocation, &
Blindness
Most deadly biological weapon

22. Could blow back on your own side
Smelled like pineapple and pepper
Some was odorless
Covered mouth in rag with urine
Some took 12 hours to take effect
Skin blistered, throw up

25. Give self an injury to get out of duty
Shell Shock:
Medical condition
Mental breakdown
Blighty Wounds:
Give self an injury to get out of duty

26. Cloister of the Hotel de la Princerie
Before
and
After
Cloister of the Hotel de la Princerie

27. Before
and
After
Village of Esnes

28. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

29. Open your Nystrom U.S. Atlas to pages 84-85 and answer the following questions:
1. When did the Americans enter the war?
2. How long did the war last after the Americans entered the
war?
3. Look at the map on page Did every country in the world
contribute troops to WWI?
4. Look at the map on page 85. Which battle was furthest east?
5. Which battle was furthest north?
6. Where were most trenches located?
7. Which country lost the most soldiers in WWI?
8. Which country lost the least number of soldiers?
9. Did the Allied powers or the Central Powers lose more men?
10. Compare the pie graph on page 85 to the graph on page 67.

30. Assignment: Journal Entry
You are to write a journal entry in your personal diary as if you were a soldier on the front lines of WWI fighting in a trench. The journal must include the following:
Detailed description of surroundings (5 senses)
Explanation of where you live, how does the trench look?
Diseases or pests that you deal with
Weapons
Illnesses
Your feelings about the war, your experiences
What emotions would you have?
MUST BE 1+ PAGE

31. Big Questions
Soldiers became numb to violence. Do you think our society has as well?
What determines a person’s violence thresh hold?
Do you think it makes a difference when it is real and when it isn’t?