The Battle of Somme; Cassandra, Ledezma by Cassandra Ledezma Sanchez https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr Made with fortitude en-us 2019-03-14 14:41:52 UTC 2019-03-24 03:41:08 UTC hello@padlet.com General Douglas Haig casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341365821 2019-03-14 14:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341365821 Task one:(Who) casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377024 General Sir Douglas Haig wanted to launch an attack on the Germans to weaken there front line.The Battle of Somme was a battle fought during WWI by the German Empire against the armies of the British and the French. ]]> 2019-03-14 15:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377024 What: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377148 The Battle of Somme was the bloodiest battle fought during WWI. It was fought for 5 months and was a memorable battle, it's one of the bloodiest battles fought by the British.]]> 2019-03-14 15:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377148 When: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377250 The Battle occurred between July 1st 1916 through November 18th 1916.]]> 2019-03-14 15:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377250 Where: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377320 The battle took place on both sides of the Somme River in France and 30 km away from the western front.]]> 2019-03-14 15:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377320 Why: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377388 The french army had been under attack at Verdun, and were close to cracking. The Allied side created a plan in hopes that a major offense on the Somme would force the Germans to leave the troops at Verdun.]]> 2019-03-14 15:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377388 How: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377443 French citizens were being murdered at Verdun,to the east of Paris,because the Germans have taken over the area.France and Britain counterattacked the the Germans in an attempt to take back there hold.]]> 2019-03-14 15:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341377443 Task Two: 5 Stage Flow Chart casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341391707 Stage 1: started with a week-long artillery bombardment of Germans lines.]]> 2019-03-14 15:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341391707 Stage 4: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395521 When the Allied moved towards the Germans it was not a good move because it was too muddy and riders were easy shots for the Germans to take out.]]> 2019-03-14 15:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395521 Stage 3: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395552 The Allied troops tried to evade the Germans in no mans land, many solider's were gunned but they where able to get through with cavalry.]]> 2019-03-14 15:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395552 Stage 2: casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395612 Germans Bombardment was there signal for the infantry advance, to face the British and the French on no man's land.]]> 2019-03-14 15:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395612 Stage 5 casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395670 Battle ended November 1916 with over 620,000 deaths from The Triple Entente,and 500,000 from The Triple Alliance.]]> 2019-03-14 15:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/341395670 Task 4: (Newspaper Article) casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/344515657 1.July 3rd 7:30
2.Attack was launched by the British Army
3.Assault was lead by a bombardment lasted 1:30
4.British troops occupied German front
5.Captured fallen prisoner=their side now]]> 2019-03-24 03:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/344515657 Eyewitness account casledez693 https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/344516185 1.British point of view
2.July 2nd=understanding that the Germans had good view of No Man's Land
3.British attack =dead bodies washed up (high water mark)
4.Hung the corpses in grotesque postures
5.Soldiers died on there knees =machine gun did the work]]> 2019-03-24 03:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/casledez693/1zqtx8oenqnr/wish/344516185