New Weapons during World War I

How did new technologies and weapons during World War I, such as artillery, machine guns, poison gas, and tanks, change the way wars were fought and affect the soldiers on the battlefield? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of new weapons and ways of fighting during World War I. Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents. They’ll then answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - German soldiers enduring poison gas primary source photo analysis with scaffolding questions
New Ways of Fighting document station activity analysis with scaffolding questions for each document
Artillery
Machine Guns
Poison Gas
Psychological Warfare
Submarines
Armored Tanks
Airplanes and Aces
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: Why did the introduction of new weapons and tactics during World War I, like machine guns, poison gas, and airplanes, make the war more deadly and change the way future wars were fought?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
★ Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you!

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