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Animals In war (pigeons)
Pigeons were used in world war one because of their ability to fly at great heights and speed. Their homing instinct also made them extremely reliable messengers. pigeons were so important that the British defense of realm act made it a crime to kill or hurt the pigeons Cher Ami, one of the ww1 pigeons, was shot through the breast and leg but he was still able to deliver messages and saved 200 men from death. -
Airplanes
At the start of ww1 aircraft's were very basic and crude. By the end of ww1 aircraft's had become more sophisticated and had turned into fighters, bombers, and long range bombers. The British company avro had produced on of the first air crafts used in the army- the 504. The first version the avro wasn't that popular, but version k, had produced a reliable aircraft that developed a good reputation. America bought 52 of the avro k planes. -
Trenches
Trenches were the front line of battle. only a small proportion of the army served in the trenches. Trenches were dug to protect soliders from heavy artillery and small fire arms. soldiers stay in cramped trenches, they wouldn't be able to shower for days or weeks. living in the unhealthy environment of trenches gave the men lice, exposure, frostbite and trench foot -
M.A.N.I.A
M.A.N.I.A stands for militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and assassination. Militarism played a part in ww1 because Germany had increased their military by 70%. Alliances were formed with Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy (central powers). Britain, France, and Russia (allies). Nationalism played a part because people were willing to go to war in order to expand their nation. Imperialism to place during the European conquest of Africa. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand starts ww1 -
Hello Girls
General Pershing wanted women to be sworn into the army as an emergency need, because they have the patience and perseverance to do the detailed work. In order to work as a hello girl you had to be 25 years of age and bilingual. The age requirement and switchboard training was sometimes waived. -
Battle of the Somme
The battle of the Somme was the first great offensive in world war one. The French attacked British at the Somme and achieved greater advances. During the first day of the Somme the British lost 57,470 soldiers and the French lost 2,000 soldiers. By the end of the battle the British had lost 420,000 and the French lost 200,000. -
Battle of Passchendaele
The battle of Passchendaele was originally called the third battle of Ypers. The battle began on July 31, 1917. The British and Canadian troops were fighting against the Germans. They weren't only fighting against the Germans, but against stinking mud. after 3 months the allies had recaptured the village of Passchendaele but lost 1/3 of a million soldiers. The battle of Passchendaele was known for it's mud. -
Crochet experience- Henry McNutt
Henry McNutt, a navy soldier, wrote a letter to Myrtle describing what it was like on his ship. He told her a story about the men on the ship and how they know how to crochet. Then he went on to say that women are a nuisance and that men could get on without them. -
U.S.S George Washington- Henry McNutt
In a Letter Henry describes the U.S.S George Washington to Myrtle. He tells her that the ship is 720 1/2ft long, 80ft tall, and 70ft wide. The U.S.S George Washington runs on coal and Henry had to coal the ship all week including Sunday. -
Battle of Cambrai
The battle of Cambrai began on Nov. 20, 1917. This battle was the first to use tanks at a significant force since their debut at Flers. Julian Byng a third army commander for Britain scheduled an attack on Germany using 476 tanks, 6 infantry units, 2 cavalry units, 1,000 guns, and 14 newly formed squadrons of the royal flying corps Britain pushed Germany back 6km to Cambrai. During the battle Britain suffered 45,000 casualties and Germany suffered 50,000 -
A Bad Storm
Henry is on a new ship and has just docked in Halifax, N.S the next day he will be leaving for France. He describes the bad storm that hit the ship, the storm lasted two days and almost crashed there ship into pieces. the storm was so bad that it took them 200 miles off course.
