1. Response Question Describe the most horrible place you’ve ever been. What was it like? Why was it so awful? 1/14/14

2. A Bloody Stalemate Section 13.2

3. The New Weapons of War

4. Machine Guns Fires automatically 250 rounds of ammunition 8 rounds per second Shoots distances of 2,900 yds “Super Killing Machines”

7. Poison Gas burned the lungs caused blindness sever skin blisters death by choking Gas...

11. "I wish those people who talk about going on with this war whatever it costs could see the soldiers suffering from mustard gas poisoning. Great mustard-coloured blisters, blind eyes, all sticky and stuck together, always fighting for breath, with voices a mere whisper, saying that their throats are closing and they know they will choke."

12. Flame Throwers Hand-held guns that sprayed burning gasoline

14. Armored Tanks Well armored combat vehicles. Moved on chains instead of wheels. Crossed many types of terrain.

17. Submarine (U-Boats) Underwater warships introduced by the Germans

19. The Western Front The Western Front settled into a stalemate (deadlock). Early 1915 the opposing armies dug miles of parallel trenches for protection from enemy fire.

32. Life in the Trenches rat infested fresh food was nonexistent sleep was nearly impossible waterlogged conditions constant enemy fire dead & rotting bodies “trench foot” was common

33. Trench Foot

35. A Terrain of Death

36. What was it like wearing a “gas helmet”? What effects did the gas have on William Pressey? The use of poison gas would eventually be outlawed for use during war. Why do you think Poison gas would be off limits but things like machine guns and tanks were okay?

37. All Quiet on the Western Front Excerpts As you read the excerpts think about whether they answer any of the following questions and write these answers in the numbered chunks. What was it like to be a soldier on the Western Front? What were some of the dangers (physical and mental) of being in the trenches? What were some of the weapons used in WWI? What were the effects of these weapons? How did soldiers keep up morale (stay happy) during WWI?