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March 18HW: Essay Thesis due March 19
Objective: We will discuss the fronts involved in WWI and analyze the different parts of a research thesis
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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
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
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?
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
The Fronts of WWI- pg. 110A
Please get a front map and 4 colored pens
or pencils
The Western
Front
Draw in the western Front (Orange Line) on your map and label it Western Front
France
Germany
Russia
TurkeyItaly
Austria
England
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
A multi Front War-
Use this map to record where major fighting happened in
WWI
WWI- Front MapNam
e:Per.
France
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Italy
Austria
England
Belgium
A multi Front War-
Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI
Verdun – February, 1916
German offensive.
Each side had 500,000 casualties.
The Somme – July, 1916
60,000 British soldiers killed in one day.
Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.
War is HELL!!!
Sacrifices in WarWhat do you see?How will this affect the lives of these men later in life?
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…..”
TheTheEasternEasternFrontFront
Eastern Eastern FrontFrontDraw in the Eastern Front (Yellow Line) on your map and Label it Eastern Front
France
Germany
Russia
TurkeyItaly
Austria
England
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
A multi Front War-
Use this map to record where major fighting happened in
WWI
WWI- Front MapNam
e:Per.
France
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Italy
Austria
England
Belgium
A multi Front War-
Use this map to record where major fighting happened in WWI
WWI- Front Map
Battle of Battle of TannenbeTannenbe
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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?
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….”
Gallipoli Front
Gallipoli
Circle the Gallipoli Front on your map and label it Gallipoli Front
France
Germany
Russia
TurkeyItaly
Austria
England
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
A multi Front War-
Use this map to record where major fighting happened in
WWI
WWI- Front MapNam
e:Per.
GallipoliGallipoliTraining 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
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,
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……”
Arabian Front
On your map draw an arrow pointing to Saudi Arabia and label it Arabian Front
France
Germany
Russia
TurkeyItaly
Austria
England
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
A multi Front War-
Use this map to record where major fighting happened in
WWI
WWI- Front MapNam
e:Per.
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.
The Arab The Arab RevoltRevolt
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.
T. E. Lawrence & Prince Faisal at Versailles, 1918-
19Promised 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 didn’t feel they needed to live up to their promises?
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….”
TheThe“Colonia“Colonia
l”l”FrontsFronts
Sikh British Soldiers in India
Fighting in Africa
British Sikh Mountain Gunners
Black Soldiers in the German
Schutztruppen[German E. Africa]
Fighting in Africa
3rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade
Fighting in Salonika, Greece
French colonial marine infantry fromCochin, China - 1916
Thesis includes: -Position (Main Idea)-Organizational CategoriesDirective 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)
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.
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!