WW1 Continued

Today for Hurumanu 1 we had a part 2 of WW1 This is just a continue of my last blog post. For Hurumanu We answered questions about what types of methods they used to attack and types of things they used to survive.

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Explain the function of each of the following places found in a  trench:

1. FIRESTEP:  A ledge so soldiers could look over the top of a trench.

2. DUCKBOARDS: Plants laid over mud and floodwater.

3. DUGOUT A small whole in earth were soldiers could sleep.

4.  PARAPET The front of the trenches made from sandbags or earths.

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1. Name 2 diseases the soldiers caught in the trenches  Trench foot and Lice 

2.  Which creatures carried diseases in the trenches? - Rats.

3.   How many KMs of trenches had been dug by the end of the War? -  32,000 km

4. Write 3 sentences to explain ‘NO MAN’S LAND’ bThe area between the two front lines was known as no mans land because it didn’t belong to either side. It was lined with rows of barbed wire, To slow down attacks by the enemy. It was often full of dead and dying soldiers.

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Write 3 facts about gas masks used in WWI and copy and paste a pic of one to complete.

 

The first british gas attack failed when the wind changed and blew the gas back towards the British.

The earliest gas masks were made from a pad of cotton soaked in water or soda. 

Later in the war, soldiers were provided with specially made gas masks.

WW1

 For Hurumanu 1 today we had 2 sheets of work to do about the WW1, We answered questions about what types of methods they used to attack and types of things they used to survive. I will post a part 2 of WW1 Continued after this one.

Here are some pictures of my work :)

1.What’s an assassination? - When someone has been killed deliberately.

WWI was triggered by an assassination. Who was killed? - Franz Ferdinand 

Where was he killed?  - Sarajevo in Bosnia 

What was the date of his assassination? - 28th of June in 1914

2….Which 3 countries signed the Triple Alliance in 1882? - Germany,Austria-Hungary and Italy

3….Which 3 countries signed the Triple Entente in 1907? - Russia,France and Britain 

Page 3 

1….Name the 3 fronts that WW1 was fought on. -Eastern and Western

2….How many British soldiers died in the battle on Mons? - 250

3….How many horses died in the same battle? - 300/

4….Complete the following table:

British Revolver	German Machine Gun
Speed: 20-30 shots per minute	Speed: 4000 shots per minute
Range:  45 metres	Range: 2000-3500 metres

How I fell about War

This week we looked at some war items that people got from the war I choose a book we made slide shows about it it is very sad that these people died and risked there lives for us to live in piece. By Ayla