Chinese Labour Corps

History

Which country were the labourers we studied today from?

They had a deep hatred of Germany and so they wanted to fight with Britain and France

They had been asked by the British government to get involved and they agreed

They hoped that it would make the European powers see China as a strong nation

They were colonised and so they had to otherwise they would face negative consequences

Why did the Chinese government want to get involved with the war?

The British government didn't turn down the Chinese government's offer

The British government were prejudiced against the Chinese and didn't think they'd make good soldiers

The Chinese government wasn't trying hard enough to promote their soldiers

The war was going really well for Britain and so they didn't need any help

At first, the British government turned down the Chinese government's offer of Chinese soldiers. What could this reveal?

Battle of the Somme, by preparing barbed wire

Battle of Ypres, by preparing chlorine gas

What battle did the Chinese Labour Corps really help prepare for and how?

When did the Chinese labourers finish working on the Western Front?

Leaders would stop at very little to break the stalemate.

The soldiers were stupid and should have known it was gas

Germans used banned chlorine gas at Ypres. What could that reveal?

Soldiers were not always supported properly when technology and weapons changed

The Allies were ahead of the Germans in terms of their technology and weapons

The Algerian solders had no gas masks. What could that reveal about the Western Front?

Even changes in technology and very dangerous weapons didn't break the stalemate

Very little actually happened on the Western Front

The gas broke the stalemate for a bit, but not for long. What could that reveal about the Western Front?