WW1 Topics
By: Parker Bartholomaus

WOMEN ROLES

COMMON WOMEN ROLES

• Nurse
• Solider
• Farmers
• Factory workers
• Call interceptors

ABOUT CALL INTERCEPTORS

• They must be bilingual in French and English
• Intercepted calls from France
• Helped out by giving information

WW1 WOMEN HEROS’

• Julia Hunt Catlin Taufflieb: Created a hospital near trenches for injured American soldiers
• Dr. Elsie Inglis: Created over a dozen hospitals in France to Balkans

CHRISTMAS TRUCE

BEGINNING OF TRUCE

• The German troops decorated for the holidays and other countries started to see this and joined in. Also the leaders back home declared it for the soldiers.

ACTIVITIES

• Sang Christmas songs (silent night)
• Decorated
• Gave and received presents
• Played a game of soccer
• Buried the passed and honored them

TRENCH WARFARE

BASIC TRENCH INFO

• Took about 450 men, six hours, to build 250 meters of trench
• Were 1-2 meters wide and 3 meters deep
• Shown to the public is chalked lines where they used to be

TYPES OF TRENCHES

• Firing trenches: used for firing machinery and battling
• Communication trenches: used for transferring men, storing food, and equipment
• SAPS- Shallower trenches used for avoiding the enemy while moving closer for battle