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Rabadan/Broking USII

All Quiet on the Western Front

Date: August 18, 1917

Place: Germany

Memo to: Soldiers of Sergeant Rabaking’s Platoon

RE: Assignment Code: Doughboy

Battlefield Orders: You are a carefully chosen group of trusted soldiers who have to gather information for President Woodrow Wilson. You are to gather information which will either confirm or disprove information already flowing into his office concerning the nature of trench warfare in World War I.

Sergeant Rabaking has given you a document with specific questions concerning trench warfare. It is your job to answer these questions as completely as possible in the time available. You will be given a list of top secret Internet sites which can provide the information needed. Only diligent and sharp observers will dig up and discover the necessary information President Wilson needs.

Confidential Internet Sites:

Encyclopedia of the First World War: Trench Warfare



Eyewitness World War I



World War I Image Archive



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August 18, 1915 Name: _____________

Dear soldier,

Answer these questions as completely as possible. Your efforts could very well change the tide of the war.

1. What does the phrase "no man's land" mean?

2. What is dysentery, what causes it, and why is it such a big problem for the trenches?

3. What are some of the problems caused by trench rats? What do they survive off eating, and how prevalent are they?

4. What are the symptoms and effects of shell shock?

5. British agents have already intercepted German plans to use "sapping" and "tunneling" against our trenches. What does each of these terms mean?

Sapping:

Tunneling:

6. Why is gas warfare drawing so much attention? What kinds of chemicals are the Germans using and what are the effects?

7. What is the range of a flame-thrower?

8. Find and sketch a map of a typical trench system.

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9. Describe the food situation in the trenches. What are the types and the quality of food that are available to the men in the trenches?

10. In your research, find at least one more piece of information that you believe is important to our understanding of trench warfare.

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Top Secret:

Highlands USII

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