10th American History - Waverly
... Many remarked (partly in jest) that the bayonet was used primarily as a splendid means of toasting bread, and for opening cans, to scrape mud off uniforms, poking a trench brazier or even to assist in the preparation of communal latrines In essence a bayonet is simply a simply a blade that is attach ...
... Many remarked (partly in jest) that the bayonet was used primarily as a splendid means of toasting bread, and for opening cans, to scrape mud off uniforms, poking a trench brazier or even to assist in the preparation of communal latrines In essence a bayonet is simply a simply a blade that is attach ...
Battle of the Somme: 100 Years Anniversary
... Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916–18 November 1916 Battle of Attrition The British Army was under the command of Sir Douglas Haig, who had succeeded Sir John French as Commander-in Chief of the BEF in December 1915, and Sir Henry Rawlinson, who commanded the Fourth Army.9 The main line of assault ran ...
... Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916–18 November 1916 Battle of Attrition The British Army was under the command of Sir Douglas Haig, who had succeeded Sir John French as Commander-in Chief of the BEF in December 1915, and Sir Henry Rawlinson, who commanded the Fourth Army.9 The main line of assault ran ...
Ch.26.pr. 1
... The Horror’s of Trench warfare • Confined to the western front in WWI • It has become a byword for stalemate in conflict, with a slow wearing down of opposing forces • Trenches & dugouts opposed each other, protected by barbed wire • “no man’s land-” land in between; not occupied! • One reason the ...
... The Horror’s of Trench warfare • Confined to the western front in WWI • It has become a byword for stalemate in conflict, with a slow wearing down of opposing forces • Trenches & dugouts opposed each other, protected by barbed wire • “no man’s land-” land in between; not occupied! • One reason the ...
Unit 1 Practice Test Fall 2014
... (e) None of the above 15. How long did it take the Canadians to capture Vimy Ridge? HINT: Short time (a) Four days (b) Four weeks (c) Four months (d) Four years 16. At what WW1 battle did Canadians because they were not given gas masks urinate into cloths and cover their faces with the cloths to off ...
... (e) None of the above 15. How long did it take the Canadians to capture Vimy Ridge? HINT: Short time (a) Four days (b) Four weeks (c) Four months (d) Four years 16. At what WW1 battle did Canadians because they were not given gas masks urinate into cloths and cover their faces with the cloths to off ...
A Bloody Conflict
... While fighting raged along the Western Front, a revolution engulfed Austria-Hungary. In October 1918, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia declared independence. By early November, the governments of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire had surrendered to the allies. On November 3, sail ...
... While fighting raged along the Western Front, a revolution engulfed Austria-Hungary. In October 1918, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia declared independence. By early November, the governments of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire had surrendered to the allies. On November 3, sail ...
European & African Battles
... During what battle were German forces were stopped just short of seizing Egypt and the Suez Canal by the British? (This defeat stops Hitler from gaining access to Middle Eastern oil supplies and attacking USSR from the South.) ...
... During what battle were German forces were stopped just short of seizing Egypt and the Suez Canal by the British? (This defeat stops Hitler from gaining access to Middle Eastern oil supplies and attacking USSR from the South.) ...
Using the following animation, follow World War I from its start to its
... 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. _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ...
... 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. _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ...
10th American History - Waverly
... – Thousands of men that ran into the area between the trenches, known as “no-man’s-land,” were chopped down by enemy fire. Neither the Allies nor the Germans were able to make significant advances, creating a stalemate, or deadlock. ...
... – Thousands of men that ran into the area between the trenches, known as “no-man’s-land,” were chopped down by enemy fire. Neither the Allies nor the Germans were able to make significant advances, creating a stalemate, or deadlock. ...
10th American History - Shell Rock Elementary School
... – Thousands of men that ran into the area between the trenches, known as “no-man’s-land,” were chopped down by enemy fire. Neither the Allies nor the Germans were able to make significant advances, creating a stalemate, or deadlock. ...
... – Thousands of men that ran into the area between the trenches, known as “no-man’s-land,” were chopped down by enemy fire. Neither the Allies nor the Germans were able to make significant advances, creating a stalemate, or deadlock. ...
World War I
... By the conclusion of the war, only The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and the Scandinavian nations remained officially neutral among the European countries, though many of those provided financial and material support to one side or the other. The fighting of the war mostly took place along several ...
... By the conclusion of the war, only The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and the Scandinavian nations remained officially neutral among the European countries, though many of those provided financial and material support to one side or the other. The fighting of the war mostly took place along several ...
World War I
... ...Some of our chaps were dropping down at the side of me, but I kept going. I got to the German barbed wire, I got through that all right, and jumped into a German trench.....I jumped on to a dead German laid in the front line trench..... Well I kept going, I got to the German support line, there w ...
... ...Some of our chaps were dropping down at the side of me, but I kept going. I got to the German barbed wire, I got through that all right, and jumped into a German trench.....I jumped on to a dead German laid in the front line trench..... Well I kept going, I got to the German support line, there w ...
Life in the Trenches
... Battle of the Marne (September, 1914) - The first major battle of the war. After the Germans almost reached Paris, the Allies regrouped and launched a counter-attack against the Germans in the Marne river valley outside of Paris. The Germans are forced to retreat. This was a significant battle becau ...
... Battle of the Marne (September, 1914) - The first major battle of the war. After the Germans almost reached Paris, the Allies regrouped and launched a counter-attack against the Germans in the Marne river valley outside of Paris. The Germans are forced to retreat. This was a significant battle becau ...
battle
... (Canadian Involvement / Significance) The use of radar and the German cipher machine (the Engima) contributed to Britain’s power in the airs. Hitler’s change in tactics in response to Churchill’s bombing of Berlin likely cost him the war. This battle was the first time that Hitler was denied conques ...
... (Canadian Involvement / Significance) The use of radar and the German cipher machine (the Engima) contributed to Britain’s power in the airs. Hitler’s change in tactics in response to Churchill’s bombing of Berlin likely cost him the war. This battle was the first time that Hitler was denied conques ...
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... (Canadian Involvement / Significance) The use of radar and the German cipher machine (the Engima) contributed to Britain’s power in the airs. Hitler’s change in tactics in response to Churchill’s bombing of Berlin likely cost him the war. This battle was the first time that Hitler was denied conques ...
... (Canadian Involvement / Significance) The use of radar and the German cipher machine (the Engima) contributed to Britain’s power in the airs. Hitler’s change in tactics in response to Churchill’s bombing of Berlin likely cost him the war. This battle was the first time that Hitler was denied conques ...
Modern History Notes - The Fountain of Knowledge
... succeeded in defending the town enabling Haig to launch his attack on the Somme. The Somme The Somme was a largely British attack as most of the French army was serving in Verdun. This attack was designed to wear down German forces until the main breakthrough at Ypres several weeks later. The German ...
... succeeded in defending the town enabling Haig to launch his attack on the Somme. The Somme The Somme was a largely British attack as most of the French army was serving in Verdun. This attack was designed to wear down German forces until the main breakthrough at Ypres several weeks later. The German ...
Here is an example of one of the master packets prepared
... Lusitania. Nearly 1,200 civilian passengers were killed, including more than 100 U.S. citizens. 6) Luisitania was a passenger ship that was shot down by U-Boat and was one of the events that led to America joining the war. 11) In July, 1916, the Allies attached the German army near the Somme River i ...
... Lusitania. Nearly 1,200 civilian passengers were killed, including more than 100 U.S. citizens. 6) Luisitania was a passenger ship that was shot down by U-Boat and was one of the events that led to America joining the war. 11) In July, 1916, the Allies attached the German army near the Somme River i ...
Chapter 24
... Theater 3: The Eastern Front More dynamic than the Western Front (see shaded areas to either side of double arrow on map) Russia can beat Austria, but Germany can beat Russia when it can spare the soldiers • 1917: Russia collapses from attrition… Communist revolutionaries overthrow the czar and sur ...
... Theater 3: The Eastern Front More dynamic than the Western Front (see shaded areas to either side of double arrow on map) Russia can beat Austria, but Germany can beat Russia when it can spare the soldiers • 1917: Russia collapses from attrition… Communist revolutionaries overthrow the czar and sur ...
trench warfare
... A. Tactics of Trench Warfare • Attacks rarely worked • Advancing unprotected across open fields could be fired at by the enemy’s machine guns • In 10 months at Verdun, France in 1916, 700,000 men were killed over a few miles of land ...
... A. Tactics of Trench Warfare • Attacks rarely worked • Advancing unprotected across open fields could be fired at by the enemy’s machine guns • In 10 months at Verdun, France in 1916, 700,000 men were killed over a few miles of land ...
World War I and the End of the ottoman order
... • In December 1917 the British took Jerusalem. • In 1918 the Ottomans defenses stiffened.. October 31, 1918 the Ottomans signed the Armistice of ...
... • In December 1917 the British took Jerusalem. • In 1918 the Ottomans defenses stiffened.. October 31, 1918 the Ottomans signed the Armistice of ...
Chapter 23
... The Germans attacked the town of Verdun hoping to wipe out the French in February 1916. The Germans came within 4 miles of the city, but the French counterattacked in October driving the Germans back. The battle accomplished little. The French suffered 540,000 casualties and the Germans suffered 430 ...
... The Germans attacked the town of Verdun hoping to wipe out the French in February 1916. The Germans came within 4 miles of the city, but the French counterattacked in October driving the Germans back. The battle accomplished little. The French suffered 540,000 casualties and the Germans suffered 430 ...
7-US-World-Power-ALL-Stalemate
... lines and gain access to open country. In the open country, they believed that they could regain the ability to maneuver. They also thought that the only way to penetrate enemy lines was to start a massive artillery bombardment of a chosen sector and to follow it up with a massive infantry assault. ...
... lines and gain access to open country. In the open country, they believed that they could regain the ability to maneuver. They also thought that the only way to penetrate enemy lines was to start a massive artillery bombardment of a chosen sector and to follow it up with a massive infantry assault. ...
Europe Plunges Into War
... cannot sleep because they run over his face to get at it. Detering meant to outwit them: he fastened a thin wire to the roof and suspended his bread from it. During the night when he switched on his pocket-torch he saw the wire swing to and fro. On the bread was riding a fat rat. “At last we put a s ...
... cannot sleep because they run over his face to get at it. Detering meant to outwit them: he fastened a thin wire to the roof and suspended his bread from it. During the night when he switched on his pocket-torch he saw the wire swing to and fro. On the bread was riding a fat rat. “At last we put a s ...
Western Front | International Encyclopedia of the First World War
... Belgium and Luxembourg. (France had already mobilised, but was waiting within her borders for Germany to make the first move through the Low Countries). The next day Britain declared war on Germany, setting the stage for the war on the Western Front. In Belgium, the Liège and Namur forts, a complex ...
... Belgium and Luxembourg. (France had already mobilised, but was waiting within her borders for Germany to make the first move through the Low Countries). The next day Britain declared war on Germany, setting the stage for the war on the Western Front. In Belgium, the Liège and Namur forts, a complex ...