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Canadian Experience in Trench Warfare: WWI Reflections

Explore Canada’s role in WWI through trench warfare, weaponry, and the impact on soldiers. Learn how propaganda influenced Canadians and major battles fought. Understand war measures, conscription crisis, and the Home Front. Witness the end of The Great War and review with interactive games and quizzes.

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Canadian Experience in Trench Warfare: WWI Reflections

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  1. Canada andThe Great War Trench Warfare and Weaponry February 13, 2014

  2. The Master Plan • Tuesday: Intro to WWI, Causes, Alliances • Wednesday: Analyzing Propaganda • Thursday: Trench Warfare & Weaponry • Friday: Major Canadian Battles • Monday: Conscription Crisis • Tuesday: War on the Home Front • Wednesday: End of The Great War • Thursday: Review Games • Friday: WWI Quiz

  3. Review Q’s • Describe how Canadians reacted to joining the war? • What were some of the reasons why Canadians voluntarily signed up for military service. • What was The War Measures Act? • Name two policies, programs or organizations created through the WMA. • What is propaganda? • Name two ways in which the Canadian government used propaganda to influence Canadians during WWI. • Horrible Histories – First Time in the British Trenches

  4. Weaponry Jigsaw!!!

  5. The Western Front

  6. Trench Warfare • Average trench was 7 ft deep, 6 ft wide • Persistent cold and dampness resulted in trench foot • Oversized rats, bloated by the food and waste of stationary armies, helped spread disease in unsanitary conditions • Lice tormented the troops • Random shelling and sniping created earth-shattering noise • “Shellshock” = Mental trauma caused by war (crying, fear, paralysis, or insanity) • High casualties, poor food, and lack of sleep threatened to undermine soldier morale  Desertion, SIW, Malingering • First Day in the Trenches

  7. A War of Attrition • World War One was as a war of ATTRITION • Strategy was to wear down the enemy by repeated attacks until it ran out of soldiers, or until it lost the will to continue fighting. • Traditional tactics + Modern Weaponry = Mass Casualties • Repeated battles produced high casualties with little ground gained

  8. Christmas Truce of 1914 • Through the week leading up to Christmas, German and French soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs. • On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, some soldiers even walked across no man’s land, gifting food and souvenirs. • Joint burial ceremonies occurred • Troops from both sides were friendly enough to play football • The truce is often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of human history • Joyeux Noel Trailer

  9. Homework! • Imagine you are a soldier fighting in the trenches of WWI. Write a letter home describing the trench conditions to a family member or friend.

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