Combat by Ella Falkner https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1 Combat during WWI en-us 2020-12-01 20:29:34 UTC 2023-02-18 14:14:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Combat Before WWI falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/977583911 Before WWI war was fought through guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare gave soldiers more freedom when fighting they could hind behind bushes, trees, or anywhere else they could find. WWI on the other hand was fought in trenches. Which were like ditches except deeper and more steep.
(MLA citation)]]> 2020-12-01 20:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/977583911 Trench Warfare falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/977618304 Trenches were deep ditches dug as defenses against the enemy. In trench warfare soldiers are protected from enemy fire but once the soldiers step out of their trenches they would be mowed down by enemy fire. Although soldiers were safe in trenches from gunfire they were not safe from their own disease like trench foot, and shell shock.]]> 2020-12-01 20:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/977618304 Challenges of Trench Warfare falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/977640779 Although the trenches saved soldiers from bullets of the enemy it did not do much else. Shell shock was common among soldiers it was almost incurable, the symptoms were fatigue, tremors, nightmares, impaired sight, confusion, and impaired hearing. It was diagnosed when a soldier was unable to function. This affected soldiers both physically and mentally. Disease was rampide in the trenches some of them being dysentery, colera, typhoid fever, trench foot, and shell shock.]]> 2020-12-01 20:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/977640779 Warplanes falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/981256910 Warplanes did not make a very big impact when they first entered the war but quickly proved to be effective. By 1917 the US had added machine guns to warplanes. Lastly at the end of WWI the British created the RAF Royal Air Force branch.]]> 2020-12-02 18:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/981256910 Tanks falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/981296005 Little Willie was the first tank built in 1915 although it was the first its performance was quiet disappointing it was slow, couldn't cross trenches, and became overheated easily. The second prototype Big Willie was much more successful and deemed fit for battle in 1916.]]> 2020-12-02 19:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/981296005 Poison Gas falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984202331 The rise of poisonous gas became popular during the great war the most popular of these gases was mustard gas. Mustard gas from its mustad like color, it also smelled like horseradish and garlic. The effects of mustard gas would leave blister like burns that ooze yellow like pus. The survival rate of mustard gas was 2-3% even if you survived quality of life declined greatly afterward.]]> 2020-12-03 15:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984202331 Stalemate falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984228614 A stalemate is when two opposing parties are unlikely to progress against the other party. Trenches played a big role in stalemates because both sides would mow down the opposing side whenever they would try to advance. Making it almost impossible for either side to progress.]]> 2020-12-03 15:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984228614 American Troops falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984247068 The American troops relieved British and French troops. The Americans were excited for the thrill of the war and had yet to be hardened by it (doughboys). The Americans who were not tired of war like the French and British which helped them win the war against the opposing side. ]]> 2020-12-03 15:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984247068 Aircraft Battle falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984261182 Aircraft training was as deadly as battle this earned them respect. Warplanes were used as a fear tactic due to the fact that they could drop bombs and take out many men at a time (and civilians). Many believed that due to the bombardment on civilians the war would end soon but it did not.]]> 2020-12-03 15:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984261182 Struggles Faced When Returning Home falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984597887 When the soldiers returned home they wanted to live life normally but the scars that were left physically and mentally from the war didn't let some of them do so.]]> 2020-12-03 16:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/984597887 Citations falknerem https://padlet.com/falknerem/8j2unyfh8bm3lpg1/wish/985613913 Kozikowski, Kara E. "Guerrilla Warfare" ["Guerrilla Warfare"]. American
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