World War I Online Activity (Section 1 & 2)

Section A: The Causes of World War One 1. Go to http://www.firstworldwar.com/ 2. Click on How It Began on the left hand side 3. Scroll down and click on Causes of World War One 4. Read the Causes of World War One 5. Read One thing led to another and fill out the chart below 6. What were the events that marked each country’s entrance to WWI?

Austria-Hungary Russia Germany France Unsatisfied with Bound by treaty to Allied to Austria- Bound by treaty to Serbia’s Response Serbia Hungry by treaty Russia to her ultimatum

Britain’s United States Japan Italy Colonies: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand

Allied to France by a Germany threatened Honoring military Joined the conflict and more loosely worded the united states agreement with joined the allies. treaty. commercial shipping. Britain

Section B: Propaganda Posters 1. Click on Propaganda Posters in the side bar on the left hand side. 2. Click on the countries in the side bar on the right hand side a. Choose two posters that are in English and explain their significance to WWI. b. Choose two posters that are not in English  Explain their significance to WWI  In English create a slogan for the poster Answer here: 2a. (Extra, your Navy needs you at once) I think it says a lot because of how their telling you how your country needs you and kind of like trying to guilt you into joining the Navy. (Together we win) it shows how happy three men are going to war when really it really sucks.

2b. In a German propaganda poster it shows how three men are in a trench, fighting for their country. Then when you read it it makes you want to join the army to be like them. In this poster they used bright colors to get your attention and then they show ships and a French flag which kind of makes you want to serve the country that you love.

Section C: Weapons of War 1. Click on Weapons of War in the side bar on the left hand side. 2. Choose any 4 weapons about which you would like to read. 3. Write 3 interesting facts on each of the 4 weapons. Answer here: Weapon 1: The flamethrower – they date back all the way to 5th century BC. It was first used by the Germans on Britain And France. Some tanks now have flamethrowers.

Weapon 2: The machine gun- you had to have 6 men to operate the machine gun. It could fire 400 to 600 rounds in a minute They overheated very easily sometimes within two minutes

Weapon 3: Poison gas- was first used by the French Chlorine was first as poison gas The Germans used poison gas to a large extent

Weapon 4:Tanks- the development can be drawn back to the eighteenth century Tractors were first used as tanks It was considered to be a landship

Section D: Trench Warfare 1. Click on Trench Warfare on the top of the home page. a. Read about each the thirteen topics regarding trench warfare. b. Using your 5 senses as a guide (sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing), name 5 of your worst aspects of trench warfare. c. Describe 3 emotions you would feel if you were fighting in the trenches. (Describe why you would feel these emotions, don’t just list them). Answer here: 1b. Feeling all the gross mud between your toes Hearing people who die in battle and fall into the trench Seeing bodies eaten by rats Tasting the thick smoke coming into the trench Seeing 20 pound rats running all around you

1c. Sadness- because you miss your family Fear- because you don’t know when your going to die Sick- because you see dead bodies and are forced to drink nasty water that has dead bodies in it

Section E: Primary Sources 1. Go to www.eyewitnesstohistory.com 2. Click on World War I on the top menu bar. 3. Select an event and read about it. a. Describe the event b. Summarize the role the person played in the event i.e., soldier, advisor, civilian, bodyguard, witness, etc) c. What is your reaction to the story? Answer here: 3a. I read about the gas attack in 1916. It described the types of gases used. The chlorine in one attacked the lungs and took your breath away. Mustard gas was ten times worse it attacked the skin, and leaved horrible buns and blisters that hurt really bad.

3b. If you were a soldier and you were attacked with gas you better hope you have some type of protection on because if you don’t your in big trouble. If they attack the lungs your dead, and if they attack your skin your even more in trouble. Not only you but everyone around you without protection will probably die.

3c. My reaction to this story is sad. Because I think its sad that kill someone in such a painful and unessasery manner. I would hate to be the person stuck without any form of protection and knowing you were going to die in a matter of minutes.

Section F: WWI Maps and Battles 1. Go to http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson1.html 2. Click on “Maps and Battles” on the top menu bar. 3. Click on “Play Animation” on the bottom right of the map. 4. Read the information and hit the green arrow to continue. 5. Repeat this process for each of the battles listed on the right. 7. Answer the following questions relating to each map:

Europe in 1914: 1. Why would Austria–Hungary go to war with Russia when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia? Because Russia has a signed treaty with Serbia that they would help them in any battle or war.

2. How did Russia getting involved in the war relate to France and Britain joining in the fight? It relates because all of them have treaty’s with some other country to help others in a time of war.

The Outbreak of War: 1. Why did Germany go through neutral Belgium to get to Paris? Because Germany declared war on Belgium

2. Did the German army reach Paris? No the British got there in time to fight of the Germans who were only 30 miles away from Paris

3. Where was the battle of Tannenberg? Who fought? Who won? The battle was on the Eastern Front, and it was between Germany And Russia, Germany won 4. What was created as a result of the first battle of the Marne? The western front

Gallipoli 1915: 1. What kind of warfare was fought at Gallipoli? Trench warfare

2. Who won that battle? The Turkish won that battle

The battle of Verdun – 1916: 1. True/False: Germany’s surprise attack on the French and the 300,000 lives lost in this battle made a significant change in the front line? False

The Battle of the Somme – 1916: 1. What could be heard across the English Channel? When German Forces hunkered down because of the bombardment

2. How many miles were gained and at what cost to the British in the Battle of the Somme? They only got 10 miles and suffered the loss of over 20000 poeple

The Battle of Ypres: 1. What caused major damage to the German lines? They set of giant mines

2. Did the Allies get the significant breakthrough they were looking for? No

The Western Front: 1. What significant event occurred that allowed the Allies to finally push the Western front to the East?

The day before the Armistices went into order.