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Using the following animation, follow World War I from its start to its end. In order to fully answer the questions, you will have to go to other sites for more information.
Start with http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_western_front.shtml. Once you have watched a segment of animation and read the accompanying text, answer the question or questions below. You might have to use the suggested websites to gain more knowledge. You should write the answers in detailed fragments on these pages.
1. Watch and read “the Schlieffen plan” • What was the Schlieffen Plan? What were the strengths of the plan and what were its weaknesses? You might want to use http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/plans.htm. ______
2. Watch and read “German advance” • What were the rivers that the Germans crossed? ______Approximately how close were the Germans to Paris? ______3. Watch and read “German retreat to the Aisne” • Why did the Germans have to retreat? ______This was the first instance of trench warfare. Briefly describe life in the trenches. You might want to use http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/trenchlife.htm or http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25626530 ______• What is a stalemate? ______4. Watch and read “Race to the Sea” 1
5. Watch and read “First Battle of Ypres” • Why were the Channel ports so important to Great Britain? ______6. Watch and read “Neuve Chapelle”
7. Watch and read “Second battle of Ypres” • Approximately how much ground was gained by the Germans? ______• Figure out how many men were lost for each mile gained. ______• Chlorine gas was used for the first time in this battle. What were the effects of the use of the gas? You might want to use http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm or http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31042472 ______8. Watch and read “Loos and Aubers Ridge”
9. Watch and read “the Battle of Verdun” (there are two slides) • What are the dates of this battle? ______• How long has the war been going on? ______• Why didn’t the Germans achieve victory at Verdun? ______• What was the casualty toll at Verdun for both sides? Compare ______10. Watch and read “the Battle of the Somme” (there are two slides) • Why were soldiers excited for the start of the battle? ______
2 • Why was the seven day bombardment largely unsuccessful? ______• How many were killed the first day of the battle? ______• What were the total casualties of the Somme for each country? ______
11. Watch and read “the Hindenburg Line” • When did the Germans pull back to the Hindenburg Line? ______• What made the line easier to defend? ______12. Watch and read “Arras” and “Nivelle’s offensive” • Why would capturing a ridge be a strategic advantage? ______• What is a mutiny? How might a successful mutiny change the course of the war? ______13. Watch and read “Third battle of Ypres Passchendaele” (there are two slides) • Note the date of the battle. What has happened in the US by this point? How has the US prepared for war? You might need to use our textbook to find this out. ______• What is a battle of attrition? You might want to go to the glossary of the PBS website http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war/canada/Canada5 or your homework to find this out. ______• Why was Passchendaele considered the lowest point of the war? ______
3 ______14. Watch and read “Cambrai” • What new technology was used at Cambrai? ______• Why weren’t the British able to maintain their gains? ______15. Watch and read “German offensives” • How did the Russia Revolution help the Germans? ______• Why did the German offensives “fizzle out”? You might want to use https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/german_spring_offensives_1918 ______• What is artillery? ______• What are infantry? ______16. Watch and read “Allied offensives”
17. Watch and read “Armistice” • What is an armistice? ______• What happened on November 11, 1918 that made it the logical choice for the date of Veteran’s Day? ______
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