Trench Warfare

​Trench Warfare

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Open Ended

Read the the passage and write text message to a friend telling them about the Western Front. (15 to 20 words)

Multiple Choice

What were the Germans trying to protect?

• their home

• the land they had won

• the soldiers on the other side

• the King

Open Ended

One word to describe your initial thoughts of Trenches

Multiple Choice

Which is an advantage of trenches?

• Easy to defend

• No running Water

• Far from Home

• Can collapse easily

Multiple Select

Which is a disadvantage of trenches?

• Cheap to build

• Some protection

• No toilets

• Very dirty

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• Firestep

• Duckboard

• Parapet

• Big Hole

Multiple Choice

What are these called?

• Sandbags

• No Man's Land

• Parados

• Farm bags

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• Hide Out

• Kitchen

• Dug Out

• Waiting Room

​Life in the Trenches

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Poll

What do you think it may have been like to live in a trench?

• Boring and Lonely

• Dirty and Smelly

• Fun to hang out for years with friends

• Full of disease and rodents

Trench Life was not fun!

Soldiers lived in the trenches for years only being able to see and talk to other soliders.

Many missed their families and home.​

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​Trench Life

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Multiple Choice

What is the first place a soldier would serve in the trench cycle?

• Support Line

• No Man's Land

• Kitchen

• Front line

​Diseases in the Trench

Diseases in the trench took out many soldiers during the war.

These disease spread fast and were often deadly​:

Trench foot (aka Gangrene)

Influenza

Typhoid

Trench Fever​

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Multiple Choice

What took many soldiers out of the war?

• Rats

• Disease

• THE SMELL

• Not taking Baths

Poll

What would take you out of the war?

• Rats

• The SMELL

• Disease

• Not taking A Bath

Open Ended

Your friend loved the summary you sent about the Western Front. Now send them a text about what its like to live in a trench? Keep it brief! (15 - 20 words)