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WEDNESDAY
1. What were two results, as stated in the text, of better technology in war?

2. PROVIDE STATISTICS: Why were machine guns so influential to the war?

3. List three (3) types of new weapons below, and pick out which one you thought was most important and why.

4. Draw a three layered trench like the one you see on page 297. Label what kinds of activities you would expect to
see in each layer.

5. Fill in the following chart of new military inventions. Describe why each is important:
INVENTION IMPORTANCE
Chemical
Weapons

Tanks

Airplanes

Submarines
THURSDAY
1. Why did the German Kaiser (King) want to get the war over with as soon as possible?

2. Complete a description of the following dates:

• Spring 1918

• July 15-August 5, 1918

• August 8, 1918

• September, 1918

• November 11, 1918

3. What is the message of Siegfried Sassons' poem?

4. Summarize the impact of the war:

In Human Life and Injury Damage to Homes, farms, For the Human Spirit For Americans
forest, factories, towns,
roads, etc.

5. Draw a picture which you think best represents WWI. Make sure to label key parts of your photo. (Trench Warfare,
Technology, Troops, Towns, Weapons, etc. are all good things to show)