1. Warmup 22-2 (Copy) Life in the trenches: Soldiers on the western front had to carry the following: Rifle, bayonet, grenades, 170 rounds of ammunition (bullets), gas mask, shovel, wire cutters, water bottle, food rations, medical supplies, extra clothing, and a portable cooking stove w/ fuel. Total Weight: 60-70lbs Questions (from page 413 reading): 1. Describe the living conditions in the trenches. 2. Could staying in the trench become dangerous? Why? 3. According to Mr. Fleming, what were some of the horrors associated with the western front? 4. How does the picture on p. 413 match what you have learned? Bayonet Cooking stove

2. British cooking up a “trench meal” British Rations: 1lb fresh or frozen meat, or salt meat 1 lb bread/biscuit/flour 4 oz. bacon 3 oz. cheese 5/8 oz. tea 4 oz. jam 3 oz. sugar 1/2 oz salt 1/36 oz. pepper 1/20 oz. mustard 8 oz. fresh or 2 oz. dried vegetables 1/2oz lime juice (if no fresh vegetables) 2 1/2oz rum or gin (at discretion of commander) up to 2 oz. tobacco per week (at discretion of commander

3. French troops using a periscope in a trench German troops firing Machine Guns

4. French troops testing phone lines for communication

5. French Soldiers Killed on the Western Front

6. Soldier caught on the barbed wire Water filled trench (usual cause of trench foot)