Silent video: Manufacture of Gas Masks, 1918, silent video (6:21). Click on the hyperlink below and then on the film icon to start the video. NOTE: To see original film footage of gas mask production in 1918-from the peach pits to the final product-don’t miss this great source from the National Archives. It’s hard to put a precise number on, since it was commonly used in combination with chlorine gas, along with the related chemical diphosgene. Discuss additional questions the students have and sources or avenues for further inquiry. It’s estimated that as many as 85 of the 91,000 deaths attributed to gas in World War 1 were a result of phosgene or the similar agent diphosgene. A French sergeant and a dog, both wearing gas masks, on their way to the front line. Discuss to what extent these primary sources help uncover answers to those questions or to the larger compelling question. What were the long term effects of the poison gas used in WWI. Look back at the students’ list of questions for inquiry and/or at the suggested supporting questions. You may want to use the Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis worksheet to help students organize and record their thoughts.QUESTION: What does this article make them wonder? REFLECT: What do they think based on what they have read? OBSERVE: What information can they gather from the articles? You may wish to assign different articles to different students or have everyone read all of the articles. Select one, two, or all three of the short newspaper articles to share with students.See which questions from the initial list have now been answered, and make a list of additional/new questions. The British reaction to the German gas attack was outrage, says Marion Dorsey, a history professor at the University of New Hampshire and author of A Strange and Formidable Weapon: British. Once students have had a chance to read the advertisement, make a list of the new pieces of information students have gathered. Next, display or distribute the advertisement for Murray’s Boston Store in Willimantic. Inventors created masks that protected WWI soldiers from poisonous gas based on Garrett Morgans patented.Assemble a list of questions that arise from the students’ examination of the photograph. Ask, “What do you see that makes you say that?” You may want to use the Library of Congress Analyzing Photographs & Prints process ( download Teacher’s Guide) to guide students’ looking. Encourage them to back up their comments with specific visual evidence.
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