1. WW1 #7: Western Front #6 DUE if not already turned in! At the beginning of the war, Sir Edward Grey (leader of Great Britain) says, “The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” 1. What does he mean by this quote? Was he right? HW: WW1 #8: Read and take notes on pg. 412 (“Bloody Stalemate”) – 415. Due Thursday/Friday Include headings (black and red) & at least summary bullet point per paragraph Include 1 question in margin per black section

2. WW1 #8: Pg. 412-415 1 Question on the Conflict section Bloody Stalemate –Western Front Conflict Grinds Along –Schlieffen Plan

3. Western Front: front is the place of battle Ger gains several quick victories: –Overtakes Belgium –Gets nearly to Paris, France’s capital city Russia mobilizes fast –Fight & win a victory in east - Ger sends troops to east

4. 1.Find a “trend.” 2. What does this tell us?

5. War Battle of the Marne: Allies fight back & push Ger back (Sept 1914) Slows to a stalemate (no one wins) in France

6. Trench Warfare on Western Front Each side builds a trench, ditch, for protection

7. Soldiers run out of trench towards enemy’s trench Cross over the area in b/w ditches = called NO MAN’s LAND : Called this b/c no one and nothing survives

8. In 1 day – 20,000 British troops will die Millions will die only to gain a few miles of territory – STALEMATE! (no winner)

9. Pg. 376 Draw a sketch of the trenches Include and highlight: –No Man’s Land, barbed wire Answer: 1.Describe trench warfare. Did it work well? 2.What is 1 advantage and disadvantage of trench warfare?

10. WW1 #9: Industrialization of War 1.Describe the Schlieffen Plan. 2.What neutral country was invaded by Germany? 3.Who came to this country’s aid? 4.What side do the Japanese join? 5.Which country changes alliances after the war begins? HW: finish reading/taking notes on pg 412- 415 / Quiz next Friday/ last day for #3, 4

11. Life in the Trenches Muddy Rats Smell! Trench foot: infected feet I see that last evening I boasted that it would take more than rats to disturb us. I was badly mistaken. They ran over my legs, body, chest and feet. But when they started on my face I must own that I slavishly surrendered, fell to cursing horribly and finally changed my lying place. I can tell you they are some rats, these.

12. New Weapons Machine Guns – like 100 guns Artillery – long range weaponry, fired shells that explode Zeppelin – blimp, easy targets

13. More… Planes – some bombing, some “dogfights” battles b/w 2 planes in sky Torpedoes : underwater bombs U-boats : German submarines

14. No Man’s Land Barbed wire Poison gases : –Mustard gas: deadly Tank - invented to cross No Man’s Land –Travel at 3 mph! Up to 4 mph by end of war

15. Turned WW1 into an incredibly deadly war

16. Other ideas…. Causes of war Schlieffen Plan Battles: Somme, Gallipoli, other How does war end – Why do Allies win? Why did Germany lose? Unrestricted submarine warfare / u-boats

17. Research *****Google doc’s account – get one!****** Save your research articles on google doc’s Once you have a group topic, write it down & get my approval Start working on a thesis – narrow topic down and show what you will prove –EX: The use of the telegraph changed war communication by……