world war 1_-_intro_for_war_poetry_(owen's_dulce)[1]

World War 1

How much do you know?

Watch video and check your answers

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1nfriqtIU8&feature=related

1. When did WW1 happen?

a) 1916-1924

b) 1914-1918

c) 1939-1945

d) 1940-1950

2. Which of the following is another name for World War 1?

a) The Great War

b) The Western War

c) The Eastern War

d) The Versailles War

3. Which countries were fighting against each other?

a) England, France vs Germany, Italy, Austria- Hungary

b) England, Germany vs Russia, Austria- Hungary

c) England, Germany vs Austria-Hungary, France

d) England, France, Russia vs Germany, Italy, Austria- Hungary

4. How were soldiers recruited?

a) Obligatory service for men over 18

b) Voluntary service for men over 18

c) Only country’s already existing army would go to war

d) Strongest men from each town would be selected

5.How many men were in the British Army?

a) 11 million

b) 8.5 million

c) 9 million

d) 12 million

6. What were trenches for?

a) Fighting

b) Sleeping

c) Eating

d) Protection

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW2aeXZLN24&feature=related

7.Which of the following was NOT first used in WW1?

a) Aeroplane attacksb) Tanksc) Gas chambersd) Chorine and mustard gas

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTY7v1Q_vnc&feature=related

8.How many people do you think died and/or were wounded during WW1?

a) 10 million

b) 20 million

c) 30 million

d) 40 million

• Poetry from the First World War was written by soldiers who served at the Western Front.

• They saw the horrors of War first hand.

• They wrote about what they really saw.

• Their poems were published just after the war, so they were not censored. They are first hand and often unbiased sources.

WILFRED OWENWilfred Owen is one of the more famous War Poets.

He joined the Army in 1915 as an Officer in the “Artists Rifles”.

Wilfred Owen served in some of the worst conditions during the following months.

In May 1917, Owen was diagnosed In May 1917, Owen was diagnosed with shell-shock, and he was sent to with shell-shock, and he was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital, near Craiglockhart War Hospital, near EdinburghEdinburgh

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November 4th, 1918:

Owen was shot and killed by German machine guns on the banks of the

Sambre-Ouse Canal.

The War ended just a week later on November 11th.

Wilfred Owen was 25 years old.