1. L4: Trench Warfare Agenda Objective: To understand… 1.What trenches and trench warfare were. 2.Why trenches emerged and the role of technology in that process. 3.What fighting a trench- based war was like. Schedule: 1.Introduction to Trenches 2.Trenches and Technology Homework 1. Complete Imperialism Paper and Portfolio for Wednesday!

2. The Trenches Become a Fixture of the War By late 1914, just a few months after the start of war, two massive systems of trenches stretched 400 miles across Western Europe from Switzerland to the North Sea. –This trench system defined the Western Front. –Trenches would also be used on the Eastern Front. Purpose of the trench system was to: (1)Defend territory you “gained” during advance (2)Attack the enemy

12. Why did Trench Warfare emerge? How did World War One go from being a war of movement to one of fighting in fixed positions in the trenches? The answer lies in new war technologies… –Discussion: “Technology and the Trenches”