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World War One Web Quest
Go to the following website:
http://www5.mgsd.k12.nc.us/staffsites/worldwarone/Welcome.html
Click on Important Events. Wait for the Video to load and click play. Answer the
following questions as you listen to the podcast. Be sure to use complete
sentences. Listen to the podcast a few times to get all the information.
1. Why did World War I begin?
the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
2. List some of the technology that was used in the war.
aircrafts, mustard gas, tanks, submarines
3. When did the United States enter the war and why?
Germany was trying to get Mexico to attack America, the sinking of
4. What ended the war?
the Treaty of Versailles
Next, Click on Trench warfare. Wait for the top video to load and click play.
Answer the following questions as you listen to the podcast. You may need to
listen to the podcast more than once to get all of the information.
1. What was Trench warfare?
2. Who built the trenches?
soldiers

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When you finish answering those questions go to the following website:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWtrench.htm
Select three topics from Life in the Trenches to look into further. Read the information
on the topics and while you read take notes below on any interesting information.
Topic One: Self Inflicted Wounds
- soldiers would sometimes injure themselves so they would get time out of the trenches
- it was a federal offense that would be punished with execution by a firing squad
- 3,894 soldiers were convicted of SIW but they were just imprisoned
Topic Two: Boy Soldiers
- many boys lied about there age to be in the war
- recruiting officers were in desperate need of soldiers so they did not always check
background details
Topic Three: Shell Shock
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1. Imagine you are a soldier in the trenches. Using your new found knowledge, write a
letter home to a loved one describing what life is like in the trenches.
2. Imagine you are a famous singer coming to cheer up the men in the trenches. After
you have walked around and experienced what the soldiers have experienced, write
and compose a song that describes their situation.
3. Imagine you are an artist during World War One and you hope to capture what the
soldiers really felt and experienced while being in the trenches. Draw a picture, you
may use any medium you wish, that represents what the soldiers’ lives were like in
the trenches.
4. If you had a strong reaction to reading this information, you may also write a poem
that expresses your feelings and describes trench life.