WICA: Tanks: Caroline Esposito by Caroline Esposito https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka en-us 2025-09-26 14:14:44 UTC 2025-09-29 14:45:49 UTC hello@padlet.com What is a "Tank" and how do they work? cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605957031  Tanks were armored combat vehicles mounted on continuous tracks, designed to cross trenches and rough terrain. They were powered by engines and equipped with machine guns or small cannons for offense.


]]> 2025-09-26 14:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605957031 First British Mark I tank at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605963542 2025-09-26 14:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605963542 The impact on soldiers & civilians cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605968864 For soldiers, tanks were kinda a mix of good and bad. They gave protection from bullets and enemy fire, but being inside was super cramped, boiling hot, and crazy loud, which made it really uncomfortable and dangerous. Crews also had to worry about getting stuck in the mud or breaking down in the middle of battle. For civilians, tanks seemed almost unstoppable, like giant machines that showed how much war was changing. They became a symbol of modern warfare, and their destructive power made the battlefield feel scarier and more serious for both sides.


]]> 2025-09-26 14:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605968864 How Tanks changed the way war was fought cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605970915 Tanks were a game changer in World War I because they could roll right over trenches, crush barbed wire, and bring firepower where soldiers couldn’t. This basically broke the stalemate of trench warfare. They also kicked off the shift to modern, mechanized fighting and forced armies to come up with new strategies to keep up.

]]> 2025-09-26 14:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3605970915 Facts: cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609290834 First Use in WWI – Tanks were first used in battle during World War I in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. They were created to break through trench warfare stalemates.

The Name “Tank” – The word tank was originally a code name.

Biggest Tank Ever – The German Maus

]]> 2025-09-29 13:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609290834 Diagram of a WWI tank showing armor, engine, and weapons. cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609295184 2025-09-29 13:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609295184 Tanks crossing trench: cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609305402 2025-09-29 13:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609305402 Resources: cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609320459 Axelrod, Alan. “Tank Destroyers.” Encyclopedia of World War II, Vol. 2, Facts On File, 2013. Modern World History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17531&itemid=WE53&articleId=264879.


]]> 2025-09-29 13:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609320459 cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609323251 From: Encyclopedia of World War II, vol. 1

By: Alan Axelrod

Published: 2013

]]> 2025-09-29 13:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609323251 cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609324258 2025-09-29 13:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609324258 cesposito2027129 https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609415107 2025-09-29 14:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cesposito2027129/k30hcb3n6tunbjka/wish/3609415107