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WWI Stations Activity: Getting a Closer Look

Station #1: Causes of WWI

1. List and define the four underlying causes of WWI.













2. Why were alliances important prior to WWI?


3. What increased the rivalry between Germany and Britain/France?


4. Describe what happened to armies in France and Germany between 1870 and 1914.


5. What were Britain and Germany competing for?
















Station #2: Trench Warfare

1. According to Private Pollard, what was the trench full of?


2. According to Guy Chapman where did soldiers go to the bathroom?


3. What did Charles Young do to escape from the war?


4. How did Henry Gregory describe conditions?


5. What did Sergeant A Vine say about the smell?


6. What is trench foot?


7. What did soldiers eat according to Richard Beasley?


8. Imagine you are a soldier fighting in the trenches, write a short letter home describing your experience.























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Sincerely,



Station #3: Propaganda Posters and Womens Roles in the War

1. Look at the Womens Role in WWI posters.
a. What roles for women are shown in the posters?



b. What do you think is the general purpose of these posters?



2. Choose one of the posters at your table to analyze.
a. What symbols or images are used in the poster?



b. What messages or words are used in the poster?



c. What does the government want the audience to do?



d. On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being best), how effective do you think this poster is? Why do you feel that
way?




e. What would make this image more effective?

















Station #4: Great Migration

1. Why did African Americans migrate to Northern cities?


2. Describe the African Americans journey to the North.


3. How did Southerners attempt to prevent African Americans from moving north?


4. Why did white Northerners fear the influx of African-American laborers could jeopardize their jobs?


5. What sparked the East St. Louis race riots?



Station #5: Military Deaths

Using the table (Statistics related to the First World War), answer the following questions:

1. Which country had the most soldiers in World War One?

2. Which country had the least soldiers in World War One?

3. Which country had the highest number of deaths?

4. Which country had the least number of deaths?

5. Draw a bar graph below to the numbers of deaths of each country label each.

















Station #6: Influenza Outbreak

1. Although WWI was not the cause of the influenza epidemic, what war-related situations aided in spreading
infection?


2. What could a WWI soldier do to avoid exposure to the flu?



3. How was the Spanish Flu different from most epidemics?



4. Was Spanish Flu an appropriate name for the epidemic? Why or Why not?



5. What were some of the symptoms of the Spanish Flu?



6. Why was the Spanish Flu compared with the bubonic plague and called the greatest medical holocaust in
history?