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All Quiet on the All Quiet on the Western FrontWestern Front
Honors English 10Honors English 10
Tenth GradeTenth Grade
Mrs. HugusMrs. Hugus
-Erich Maria Remarque
The AuthorThe AuthorErich Maria Remarque (1898-1970)Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) Drafted into German Army in 1916Drafted into German Army in 1916 Wounded five times in combatWounded five times in combat After war – teacher, stonecutter and After war – teacher, stonecutter and
editor of sports magazineeditor of sports magazine Suffered from depression, wrote to cure Suffered from depression, wrote to cure
itit Book published in 1929 – novel sold Book published in 1929 – novel sold
more than one million copies in more than one million copies in Germany aloneGermany alone
Translated into 23 languagesTranslated into 23 languages Nominated for a Nobel Prize in Nominated for a Nobel Prize in
LiteratureLiterature
All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front
This book is to be neither an This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the shells, were destroyed by the war.war.
-Erich Maria Remarque-Erich Maria Remarque
Reasons for the WarReasons for the War
Territory ConflictsTerritory Conflicts Assassination of Assassination of
Archduke Francis Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Ferdinand of Austria-HungaryAustria-Hungary
NationalismNationalism
War was declared on July 28, 1914
Countries InvolvedCountries Involved
Triple AllianceTriple Alliance – Germany, Austria- – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria Hungary and Bulgaria
The Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire Triple Entente PowersTriple Entente Powers – Russia, France, – Russia, France,
Italy, Japan, Belgium and EnglandItaly, Japan, Belgium and England The United States joined the Triple Entente The United States joined the Triple Entente
Powers after the sinking of the Lusitania in Powers after the sinking of the Lusitania in 1917.1917.
Map Room: Europe at War
FactsFacts
Greatest and Most Greatest and Most Expensive War Expensive War
at that timeat that time 65 Million Men Fought 65 Million Men Fought 8 Million Died8 Million Died 126,ooo American Deaths126,ooo American Deaths First war to use gas, First war to use gas,
machine guns and airplanesmachine guns and airplanes
Map - Losses in World War One
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare
Men dug trenches on either side of Men dug trenches on either side of the “Front Line”the “Front Line”
They surrounded the trenches with They surrounded the trenches with barbed wire and fought from withinbarbed wire and fought from within
The WarThe WarWar Room BBC - History - Western Front animation
The CharactersThe CharactersTheThe Soldiers in Second Company Soldiers in Second Company
Paul Baumer – 19 year old soldier; the Paul Baumer – 19 year old soldier; the protagonistprotagonist
Albert Kropp – the best thinker in the groupAlbert Kropp – the best thinker in the group Mueller – a studious soldierMueller – a studious soldier Leer – a ladies’ manLeer – a ladies’ man Franz Kemmerich – Paul’s childhood friendFranz Kemmerich – Paul’s childhood friend Haie Westhus – a large man; a peat-diggerHaie Westhus – a large man; a peat-digger Detering – a nature lover; a farmer Detering – a nature lover; a farmer Tjaden – a skinny soldier; a lock-smith Tjaden – a skinny soldier; a lock-smith Stanislaus Katczinsky – the leader of the Stanislaus Katczinsky – the leader of the
group; very resourcefulgroup; very resourceful Himmelstoss – the drillmasterHimmelstoss – the drillmaster Kantorek – the teacherKantorek – the teacher
On the threshold of life, they faced an abyss of death...
VocabularyVocabulary
lorry – trucklorry – truck dust up – fightdust up – fight
skat – German card gameskat – German card game morphia – morphinemorphia – morphine
clink –jailclink –jail barrage - attackbarrage - attack
esprit de corpsesprit de corps – group spirit – group spirit
tommy – British soldiertommy – British soldier
automata – like a robotautomata – like a robot
alleraller – French verb “to go” – French verb “to go”
cameradecamerade – French for friend – French for friend
gendarmes – military policemengendarmes – military policemen
apoplexy – stroke; severe hemorrhageapoplexy – stroke; severe hemorrhage
Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts
Web Sites to EnjoyWeb Sites to Enjoy The Great War - Interactive TimelineThe Great War - Interactive Timeline
All Quiet Web QuestAll Quiet Web Quest Propaganda PostersPropaganda Posters The First World WarThe First World War
A Photo EssayA Photo Essay