What do you see? What do you think? What questions do you have?
Slide 2 The Western Front Life in the Trenches Slide 3 What aspects
made fighting on the Western front unique? Slide 4 Cause: Prolonged
exposure to cold, wet, unsanitary conditions How?: Little access to
running water, standing in the mud/pools of water for long hours
Symptoms: Feet turning red or blue Possible amputation (loss of
foot/leg) Prevention: Change socks twice a day Whale oil barrier
Slide 5 YUMMY!!!! Why? Searching for food at night Problem:
Contaminated food & caused infection Extermination: Dogs,
shooting, stabbing Rats produced offspring quicker than the
soldiers could kill them Slide 6 Cause: Contaminated (bacteria)
food and water Contact with infected person How?: Poor sanitation
in the trenches Symptoms: Inflammation of the lining of the large
intestines Stomach pains, diarrhea, vomiting & fever Slide 7
Cause: Bites of body lice Cause not discovered until the final year
of the war Symptoms: Headaches, muscle aches, stomach pain, rashes,
fatigue, loss of appetite This bites! Slide 8 Claim to Fame: Only
dog to ever be promoted to Sergeant Tricks: Making everyone happy
Finding wounded soldiers, warning his unit of poison gas attacks
Capturing a German spy! Slide 9 Why? U.S. military used more than
200,000 carrier pigeons to relay messages Name Origin: Dear Friend
in French Claim to Fame: Saving 194 soldiers by delivering a
warning message despite being shot TWICE!!! Slide 10 Check Out One
thing you learned today with DETAILS!!!
