WWI Footage and Extra Credit Assignment

INTRODUCTION:

As mentioned several times in our recent discussions, twentieth century warfare is some of the best documented in all of history. While this was just begining to occur in World War One, excellent footage can still be found of the major events, battlefield conditions, technologies and tactics, and most importantly the impact that it had on those involved.

Below are links to such footage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxkMMDwetEw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVDUXPB_sTs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRv56gsqkzs

Link to the Eastern Front:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-j7_2o0Zww

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOeBqTjWElM

ASSIGNMENT: Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms

By the middle of the war the most popular medium for propaganda was film. Movies showed a country's enemy as horrible or ridiculous, often presenting their own soldiers as noble and brave. While both sides created these types of films, one of the most famous was on the Allied side. Charlie Chaplin's film, Shoulder Arms, focused on the difficulties of basic training for Americans, and the incompetencies of the Germans and their kaiser.

1. Click on the link below and ACTIVELY, Adria, view the film
2. Answer the questions on the blog

http://www.archive.org/details/ShoulderArms

QUESTIONS:

1. Provide a brief summary of the film
2. What sort of heroic and villianous icons are presented in the film?
3. What message(s) did the filmmakers wish to convey?
4. In what ways might the film have shaped the public's understanding of the war?


NOTE: This should not be written as a formal essay, but rather as a discussion. You will be graded based on your reliance and use of the following:

Use your own knowledge, different historical interpretations, and the video footage from above.

VALUE: One Quiz Grade for fourth term
DUE DATE: Fourth Term