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Feb 28, 1933

The First German Panzer tank is built by Heinz Guderia
Jul 19, 1942

Edward Uhl invents the bazooka to allow infantry to destroy enemy tanks
Feb 19, 1945

Flamethrower tanks used at the battle of Iwo Jima to clear out Japanese bunker

May 15, 1916, Production of the French FT-17 is started

Nov 15, 1950, M46 Patton tanks are deployed in the Korean War

Dec 16, 1944, Allied armor proved critical at the Battle of The Bulge

Aug 18, 1963, M46 Pattons are deployed in the Vietnam War. They prove to be ineffective however due to rough jungle terrain

Sep 1, 1950, Tank Armements progressed during the cold war era

Jan 6, 1944, German King Tiger tanks are commisioned to fight against the allies. They prove to be devastating against allied armor

Aug 1, 1916, British Mark I tank enters service in WWI

Nov 1, 1955, The Vietnam War Begins

Jul 28, 1914, World War I begins

Aug 2, 1990, American M1A1 Abrams tanks are sent to partake in the Gulf War. They do so with great success

Aug 18, 1971, Electronic interfaces progressed thus increasing tank precision and effectiveness

Aug 16, 1926, The first shells designed to fit tank turrets were designed

Apr 9, 1965, Kevlar is invented by the DuPont company. This new and strong material revolutionized tank armor

Sep 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland using its Blitzkrieg strategy

Jul 19, 1942, Edward Uhl invents the bazooka to allow infantry to destroy enemy tanks

Feb 28, 1933, The First German Panzer tank is built by Heinz Guderian

Feb 19, 1945, Flamethrower tanks used at the battle of Iwo Jima to clear out Japanese bunkers

Aug 17, 1945The 105mm gun allowed tanks to pack an extra punch on the battlefield

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Hi! I'll research about why weapons were good at trench stalemate and a summary about how tanks developed after WW1!

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Tanks
-French first used tanks in 1917-major failure because didn’t have the ability to cross the trenches as the British could
-1st successful tanks were in the Battle of Cambrai (1917) British General J.F.C fuller
-In 1918, tanks improved (French Renault FT-17) small, lighter, operated by 2 men only
-people who made the first tank: William Tritton, Livevtenant Watter Wilson

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"It would be wrong to claim that tanks won the war, but they did provide an answer to the stalemate of trench warfare." From 'The experience of world war one' by J.M.Winter, 1988.
"Tanks were terribly noisy, oily, hot, airless and bumpy! If the tank was hit in action, pieces of steel will flew around. Bullets hitting the armored plates caused the steel to melt and splash. It was dangerous to the  eyes." From A British tank commander.
"My tank was in the second wave of attack. At 6:30 a.m. I gave the 'right away' and our engine purred with perfect tuning. " From Lieutenant Gordon Hassel, of the Tank Corps, describes the first day of the Battle of Cambrai.

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(Britain and the great war) -Rosemary Rees

A great way of breaking into a stalemate of trench warfare were tanks. These powerful weapons were designed by a British army journalist named Lt-Colonel Ernest Swinton.

·      Designed an armed vehicle which could cross difficult grounds.

·      At the battle of Cambria more than 400 Tanks smashed their way through the German trenches. In addition, at the end of three days they had driven 8km behind the German lines.

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1915-Australian suggested building an amour plated, bullet -proved vehicle but he was ignored.
1915, the first tank model was built! The name for it is "Little Willie", and from this, the Mark 1 tank was developed.
Lord Kitchener, the the minister of war, was not impressed with it and said that it would never win the war. However, Sir Douglas Haig thought it was worth trying.
In 1916, 49 tanks were used. Unfortunately, they were slow, weak and kept breaking down.
In 1917, the first successful tank was built. It is named "Whippet tank", the first time tanks were used in masse.
In 1918, British and Americans created a new tank model together called "Mark VIII or Liberty". It weighed 37 tonnes, carried a group of 8 men and could fire 208 shells and 13,000 bullets.
The main difference between this tank and the earlier tanks was that the engine was separated from the crew's compartment.

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Claire:
-how weapons developed over WW1
-Strengths/weaknesses
Patricia:
-why tanks are good to break the stalemate
-summary of how weapons developed at the end of WW1
Serena:
-Examples of real battles during WW1 and how it was used and how successful it was.
-Bibliography

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Research the strengths and weakness of tanks.
The development of tanks up to the end of WW1

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Tanks were slow and clumsy; soldiers working in hot cramped conditions because there wasn’t enough space to move around.

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encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ta/Tank_history
http://www.militaryeducation.org/10-most-epic-tank-battles-in-military-history/
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_thiepval_ridge.html

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Eye witness- WW1-p67
headlines of WW1-p29
Britain and Great War- p35 by: Rosemary Rees published: Heinemann library in 1993
Fiirst World War by H.P.Willmott-p164
key battles of WW1-16/17 by David Taylor published: Heinemann library

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BBC
Destiny
Books
Google
interviews(maybe)
brain pop

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first tank: 1916
Strengths:

-Ability to blow
-higher views (able to see things)
-fire strong powerful bullets
-good protection
-hard to destroy
Weakness:
-heavy
- hard to drive/control
-slow
-get stuck in massive craters
-can be attacked by grenades
-very hot in the inside can even reach up to 50C degrees
-Only a few people could fit into a tank
Facts:
-tanks in 1916 could only cross trenches or craters less than 2 meters
-by the end of the war Britain and France have produced approximately 6506 tanks between them
-Germany only produced 20 tanks
-French first used tanks in 1917-major failure because didn’t have the ability to cross the trenches as the British could
-1st successful tanks were in the Battle of Cambrai (1917) British General J.F.C fuller
-In 1918, tanks improved (French Renault FT-17) small, lighter, operated by 2 men only
-people who made the first tank: William Tritton, Livevtenant Watter Wilson
Why Tanks was a good way to break the stalemate:  A great way of breaking into a stalemate of trench warfare.

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url:http;//www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=CN7122016S
username: Worldbook1
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brainpop:
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do the research separately and do the editing together(patricia's laptop)

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-People failed using tanks the first time they tried to use it          

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-People failed using tanks the first time they tried to use it          

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serena

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Examples of real battles in World War 1:

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Examples of real battles in World War 1:

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Battle of Cambrai, November – 8 December 1917

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Battle of Cambrai is fought between the British and the Germans.It took place towards the end of 1917 and is often mistakenly called the first tank battle in history

9. Second Battle of El Alamein, 23 October – 11 November 1942

Battle of Hamel July 4, 1918

The Battle of Hamel was a successful attack by Australian Army and US Army infantry, supported by British tanks, against German positions in and around the town of Le Hamel, in northern France, during World War I

Battle of Thiepval Ridge  Sep 26, 1916 – Sep 28, 1916

The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first large offensive mounted by the Reserve Army, during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War

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