Ms. Jansen
Name: _____________________________Period: ___________241305080Goal: Today you will examine some of the key events and tactics of World War I. Your goal is to understand each of the concepts below.Directions: You will use this website for the entire webquest: you are directed to return to the main website, go to the site above. 00Goal: Today you will examine some of the key events and tactics of World War I. Your goal is to understand each of the concepts below.Directions: You will use this website for the entire webquest: you are directed to return to the main website, go to the site above. Questions:From main website go to “Prologue” and read this section. World War I included three main “firsts.” It marked the first use of chemical weapons…what were the other two firsts?What were the three main countries on each side?What was the “new kind of war” that emerged on the battlefields of WWI?Why do you think this type of war was not repeated? What do you think changed in the years after WWI?How many people died in WWI?392430030734000From the main website go to “Maps & Battles” and then follow the links noted below.Read “The Outbreak of War”What was the Schlieffen plan? Describe what it involved in a couple of sentences.Draw what the Schlieffen plan would look like on the map to the right.Why did the Schlieffen plan fail?What was the Russian army doing on the Eastern front? What was the Battle of the Marne, and why was it so important?From main website go to “Explosion/Stalemate” and read this section. Did both sides think the war would be long? Why or why not? Read “more on stalemate”Why did the war grow rapidly out of control?Describe three of the first actions of the German army. What was soon developed along the Western Front of the war?From main website go to “Total War/Slaughter” and read this section. How many soldiers were in the war in 1915 and what was the average rate of soldiers in the trenches?How many men did both sides lose in 1916? How were the battlefields described as a result?Read “more on total war”Describe four ways in which total war affected the entire community of Europe.9080523304500Read the “voices” of Fritz Nagel and C.I. Stockwell (on webpage of “total war/slaughter”)Describe the experiences of Fritz NagelDescribe the experiences of C.I. Stockwell908054000500 ................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.