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WWI Vocabulary and The Trench System

WWI Vocabulary and The Trench System. Group 5: Gabby, Josie, Jenny, Dante, Victoria, and Paul. Just a lil’ vocab first!. Queue - a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn Billet- Lodging for a soldier, student, etc. as in a private home or nonmilitary public building

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WWI Vocabulary and The Trench System

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  1. WWI Vocabulary and The Trench System Group 5: Gabby, Josie, Jenny, Dante, Victoria, and Paul

  2. Just a lil’ vocab first! • Queue- a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn • Billet- Lodging for a soldier, student, etc. as in a private home or nonmilitary public building • Pettifogging- dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters • Barrack- A building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison

  3. Just a lil’ more vocab • Latrine- a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area. • Esprit De Corps- A sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, or enterprise • Gangrene- Necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction • Tommy- Slang for bread • Munitions- Usually materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition

  4. How ‘bout lil’ more • Aspirant- An person who aspires, one who seeks or desires a career. • Lorry- A motor truck • Barrage- An heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one’s own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops. • Battery- Two or more pieces of artillery used for combined action. • Quartermaster- An officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, or transportation. • Chlorine Gas- An gas that causes acute damage in the upper and lower respiratory tract. First used as a weapon at Ypres, France, in 1915.

  5. How ‘bout some trenches

  6. Trenches!!! :D • started by the French and British -Stop the GERMANS!!! >:/ • Dug by troops to provide shelter from enemy fire • By the end of WWI there were at least 12,000 miles of trenches dug

  7. 5 parts of a trench • Barbed wire • Fire step • Duck boards • Sandbagged parapet • Parados

  8. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING :)

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