Guided Question

How did technology make World War I different from previous wars in history?

Do Now
The need to obtain a warm-water port greatly influenced the foreign policy of which nation?

A) England B) Russia C) France D) Egypt

Think Out Loud!!!

How has technology changed in the last 20 years?

I) World War I
***A) Known as the Great War B) 1 out of every 4 men who fought died in Europe ***C) Central Powers (Bad Guys) Germany / Austria-Hungary / Ottoman Empire / Bulgaria ***D) Allies (Good Guys) Britain / France / Belgium / Italy / Russia / Japan / United States

II) World War I Technology

A) Second most deadly war in history ***B) New weapons made war very deadly ***C) War can now be fought from the sky, the ocean, and from long distances

III) World War I Deadly Weapons / Technology

A) Poison Gas

B) Rapid Fire Machine Guns

C) Barbed Wire

D) Tanks
E) Airplanes

F) Hand Grenades
G) U-boats and submarines H) Radios

II) World War I Technology

A) Second most deadly war in history B) New weapons made war very deadly

C) Rapid-fire machine guns Can shoot someone from 10 miles away

D) Poison Gas Bombs thrown that released a deadly gas. Killed you slowly

II) World War I Technology

E) Barbed wire Wire with sharp edges to keep armies from advancing F) Tanks Slow, but strong vehicle, that had machine guns attached to it

G) Airplanes first war to use airplanes to shoot at soldiers from the sky

II) World War I Technology

H) Submarines / U-boats Boats that could go underwater and use torpedos to shoot at a target I) Hand Grenades Bombs that can be thrown

J) Radios Used to communicate between armies and their leaders

Reading / Annotation

1) Underline 2) Main Idea for each paragraph 3) Write down thoughts while reading 4) Write down questions while reading

5) Circle key vocab, people, or countries 6) Write at least SEVEN sentences for each answer