1. What do you see? What do you think? What questions do you have?

2. The Western Front Life in the Trenches

3. What aspects made fighting on the Western front unique?

4. Cause: – Prolonged exposure to cold, wet, unsanitary conditions How?: – Little access to running water, standing in the mud/pools of water for long hours Symptoms: – Feet turning red or blue – Possible amputation (loss of foot/leg) Prevention: – Change socks twice a day – Whale oil barrier

5. YUMMY!!!! Why? – Searching for food at night Problem: – Contaminated food & caused infection Extermination: – Dogs, shooting, stabbing – Rats produced offspring quicker than the soldiers could kill them

6. Cause: – Contaminated (bacteria) food and water – Contact with infected person How?: – Poor sanitation in the trenches Symptoms: – Inflammation of the lining of the large intestines – Stomach pains, diarrhea, vomiting & fever

7. Cause: – Bites of body lice – Cause not discovered until the final year of the war Symptoms: – Headaches, muscle aches, stomach pain, rashes, fatigue, loss of appetite This bites!

8. Claim to Fame: – Only dog to ever be promoted to Sergeant Tricks: – Making everyone happy – Finding wounded soldiers, warning his unit of poison gas attacks – Capturing a German spy!

9. Why? – U.S. military used more than 200,000 carrier pigeons to relay messages Name Origin: – “Dear Friend” in French Claim to Fame: – Saving 194 soldiers by delivering a warning message despite being shot TWICE!!!

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