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All Quiet on the All Quiet on the Western Front Western Front Honors English 10 Honors English 10 Tenth Grade Tenth Grade Mrs. Hugus Mrs. Hugus -Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front Honors English 10 Tenth Grade Mrs. Hugus -Erich Maria Remarque

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The WarThe WarWar Room BBC - History - Western Front animation

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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...

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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

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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