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Back to All Quiet on the Western Front Quest
Your hastily scrawled questions...........
1. Research the following new weapons that are being used
in the Great War and explain how they are changing the face of war in 1918.
Weapons to explore: flamethrower, tank, machine gun, submarine, airplane, and
3" mortar.
2. Explain what "no man's land" is and draw an
illustration of it.
3. How is gas used as a biological weapon in the Great
War? What types of gas are used, and what is their effects?
4. What is life like in the trenches for the typical
German soldier?
5. Find a recipe that soldiers in the trenches sometimes
followed to make food more attractive, edible, or appetizing.
6. Who is the Red Baron? Why is he famous, and how
does he die?
7. What is the Schlieffen Plan, and is it working in 1917?
8. Explain how the Archduke's assassination is a catalyst
for the war.
9. Find Helen Burrey's 1917 journal. Summarize the
information that you find.
10. What is a dogfight? Explain it for someone who
has never seen one.
11. Draw an illustration of a typical set of
trenches used in France during WW 1.
12. Explain the concept of "Pal Battalions" and
evaluate whether or not they were a good strategy for the German and English
armies.
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