Good Morning!!! NVC Soldier Poetry Battle of the Somme Essential Question: How did the attitudes of soldiers fighting in WWI change during the course of the war?

How did the attitudes of soldiers fighting in WWI change during the course of the war? “How do you fight? “In Flanders Fields” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6BlOkpdkg8&feature=related “Dulce et Decorum est” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MuMnss4Rw

Soldier Poetry How did the attitudes of soldiers fighting in WWI change between 1914 and 1917? Be sure to address the specific poems that we read!

Transition… What are some of the hazards/dangers of trench warfare? List as many as you can, and be as specific as you can! Mud can give you trench foot! You can drown in mud, gas, or blood Barbed wire all over the battlefield could cut or trap you Poison gas can get into the open trenches Boredom led to attacks! Snipers Drown in bullets Tanks could run you over Cant see anything, gotta keep your head down Huge rats! Bring diseases Surrounded by dead bodies Sore from bending over/your gear on your back Having your trench over run

Battle of the Somme 1916 Britain and France plan to break the stalemate Somme Offensive: plan to push Germany out of northern France (occupied since 1914) Battle of the Somme: begins July 1, 1916 and lasts four months 1.2 million soldiers killed or wounded Britain and France win back 6 miles of land

Significance of the Somme A Turning Point? German war effort greatly weakened One of bloodiest battles in human history machine guns, artillery, landmines, gas, and first ever usage of tanks “Somme. The whole history of the world cannot contain a more ghastly word.” —Friedrich Steinbrecher

Central Historical Question Who won the first day of the Battle of the Somme?