World War I In Colour: Ep 2 – Slaughter in the Trenches

Please watch the video and answer the following questions below, make sure you hand in the answer to Mr. Sha, thanks!

1. What was a major drawback to using runners as a means of communication? (5:30)

2. Explain the meaning of stalemate on the Western Front.

3. What was the standard pattern of battle?

4. Who was the new British Commander- in – Chief in 1915, what does the term Going Over the Top mean?

5. What was the crisis of supply in 1915?

6. What important jobs did women do in the war?

7. What was shell-shock, cause and effects?

8. When was the poison gas first used?

9. What happened at the Somme?

10. What was the British plan at Somme?

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  1. 1. A major drawback to using runners as a means of communication was involved in certain death or wounding.
    2. The meaning of stalemate on the Western Front is the month science WW1 began the involving German army has failed to break through, the power of defensive weapons was stronger than the offensive methods employed.
    3. The standard pattern of battle was the Western Front.
    4. The new British Commander-in-Chief in 1915 was Douglas. The terms Going Over The Top means unfamiliar terrace $1 going over the top.
    5. The crisis of supply in 1915 was the Shell Crisis was a shortage of artillery shells on the front lines of WW1.
    6. Important jobs did women do in the war are working in the munitions factories, nurses, swing bandages, act.
    7. The shell-shock cause by soldiers being exposed to exploding shells. The effects are full of noises and voices at the war.
    8. The poison gas first used by the Germans in early 1915.
    9. At the Somme, Kenneth McArdle would die on the Somme a few weeks later. On July morning attacking at 7:30in broad daylight the sight of men marching across No-Man’s land.
    10. The British plan at Somme was planned as joint French and British operation.
    (IVY)

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