L4: Trench WarfareAgenda

Objective: To understand… 1. What trenches and

trench warfare were.2. Why trenches

emerged and the role of technology in that process.

3. What fighting a trench-based war was like.

Schedule: 1. Introduction to

Trenches2. Trenches and

Technology

Homework

1. Complete Imperialism Paper and Portfolio for Wednesday!

The Trenches Become a Fixture of the War

• By late 1914, just a few months after the start of war, two massive systems of trenches stretched 400 miles across Western Europe from Switzerland to the North Sea. – This trench system defined the Western Front.– Trenches would also be used on the Eastern Front.

• Purpose of the trench system was to:(1)Defend territory you “gained” during advance(2)Attack the enemy

Why did Trench Warfare emerge?

• How did World War One go from being a war of movement to one of fighting in fixed positions in the trenches?

• The answer lies in new war technologies…– Discussion:

“Technology and the Trenches”