1. March 18 HW: Essay Thesis due March 19 Objective: We will discuss the fronts involved in WWI and analyze the different parts of a research thesis 1914-1918: The World at War

2. Parts of a research log Put the topic you are researching here Record your source info here. Extra points for putting it in Bibliography format! Label your source here (and here), A, B, C etc… Summarize what you took notes on here so you can find that info easily later Take notes here, like always… but make a note if they are a quote or a summary

3. Put the topic you are researching here Record your source info here. Extra points for putting it in Bibliography format! Label your source here (and here), A, B, C etc… Summarize what you took notes on here so you can find that info easily later Take notes here, like always… but make a note if they are a quote or a summary

4. Using the Research Log Lets Practice! – Please refer to handout The Germans March Through Brussels. – Our focus question for the top of the page is: – What was the German Army like? How was it different than previous armies?

5. Put the topic you are researching here Record your source info here. Extra points for putting it in Bibliography format! Label your source here (and here), A, B, C etc… Summarize what you took notes on here so you can find that info easily later Take notes here, like always… but make a note if they are a quote or a summary

6. The Fronts of WWI- pg. 110A Please get a front map and 4 colored pens or pencils

7. The Western Front Draw in the western Front (Orange Line) on your map and label it Western Front

8. France Germany Russia Turkey Italy Austria England Belgium Saudi Arabia A multi Front War- Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI WWI- Front Map Name:Per.

9. France Germany Russia Turkey Italy Austria England Belgium Saudi Arabia A multi Front War- Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI WWI- Front Map Name:Per.

10. Verdun – February, 1916 German offensive. Each side had 500,000 casualties.

11. The Somme – July, 1916 60,000 British soldiers killed in one day. Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.

12. War is HELL!!!

13. Sacrifices in War What do you see? How will this affect the lives of these men later in life?

14. On the back of your map…. Write Western Front Now describe what you know about the western front and what it was like. The Western Front used trenches. These were…. Men experienced…..

15. The Eastern Front

16. Eastern Front Draw in the Eastern Front (Yellow Line) on your map and Label it Eastern Front

17. France Germany Russia Turkey Italy Austria England Belgium Saudi Arabia A multi Front War- Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI WWI- Front Map Name:Per.

18. France Germany Russia Turkey Italy Austria England Belgium Saudi Arabia A multi Front War- Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI WWI- Front Map Name:Per.

19. Battle of Tannenberg Classic example of a communication breakdown Germans intercepted un-coded Russian messages Two Russian Commanders failed to find out what the other was doing Germans replaced passive commanders with aggressive ones in the middle of the fight Russians were completely outwitted and lost everything 95,000 Russians troops were captured in the action; an estimated 30,000 were killed or wounded, only around 10,000 escaped. The Germans suffered fewer than 20,000 casualties and, in addition to prisoners captured over 500 guns. Sixty trains were required to transport captured equipment to Germany. How is the geography of the Eastern front different than the western Front?

20. On the back of your map…. Write Eastern Front Now describe what you know about the eastern front and what it was like. Russia had a very hard time on the Eastern Front because….

21. Gallipoli Front Gallipoli Circle the Gallipoli Front on your map and label it Gallipoli Front

22. France Germany Russia Turkey Italy Austria England Belgium Saudi Arabia A multi Front War- Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI WWI- Front Map Name:Per.

23. Gallipoli Training occurred in the Egyptian desert, surrounded by sand and helpful Egyptian allies and resources in easy reach. Actual Fighting was in mountainous country and dry scrub with the Turks sinking every supply ship that made an attempt to get supplies to the English

24. The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915 Turks had excellent gun positions in the high cliffs English plan was to make the Turks run out of ammunition by sending unarmed Australians against their guns. Untrained for mountainous fighting and led by idiot commanders, wave after wave of Australians died, but the Turks held firm. Eventually the English gave up and retreated. More men died during the retreat,

25. On the back of your map…. Write Gallipoli Front Now describe what you know about the Gallipoli front and what it was like. The Gallipoli Front was in Turkey. The English sent Australians to….but the Turks used……

26. Arabian Front On your map draw an arrow pointing to Saudi Arabia and label it Arabian Front

27. France Germany Russia Turkey Italy Austria England Belgium Saudi Arabia A multi Front War- Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI WWI- Front Map Name:Per.

28. T. E. Lawrence & the Arab Revolt, 1916-18 This man is an English nobleman who prefers the Bedouin way of life. Still, he helps his country by convincing the Bedouin tribes to help the English against the Turks.

29. The Arab Revolt Lawrence of Arabia and two Arabian princes led the Arab horsemen to make hit and run raids on Turkish supply lines, the main Arabian railroad and several forts. They successfully hampered the enemy.

30. T. E. Lawrence & Prince Faisal at Versailles, 1918-19 Promised independence and support for their help in the war, the Arabians gain nothing from the British who immediately forget their promises. Why do you think the British didnt feel they needed to live up to their promises?

31. On the back of your map…. Write Arabian Front Now describe what you know about the Arabian front and what it was like. The fighting in the Arabian Front was different because….

32. The Colonial Fronts

33. Sikh British Soldiers in India

34. Fighting in Africa British Sikh Mountain Gunners Black Soldiers in the German Schutztruppen [German E. Africa]

35. Fighting in Africa 3 rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade

36. Fighting in Salonika, Greece French colonial marine infantry from Cochin, China - 1916

37. Thesis includes: -Position (Main Idea) -Organizational Categories Directive Words (write these down): Analyze (explain by breaking down) Assess (decide significance) Compare/Contrast (differences/similarities) Describe (give a FULL account of, create a picture) Discuss (consider other points of view) Evaluate (make a judgment based on various points of view) Explain (clearly give the reason or cause)

38. Examples: Battles: The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant battles of WWI due to the loss of life incurred, the horrific experience of trench warfare, and the new weapons that were employed. Songs: These songs from WWI reveal many truths about the British population at this time including the nationalistic feelings of the young people, the naiveté of the soldiers going off to war, and the mistaken belief that the war would end within months.

39. Please get in your Project Teams Determine who will write about what…. Work on your individual thesis statements based on your assigned writing. The more you do now, the less homework later!