Introduction
going to die, going to fail, destroyed
What does "doomed" mean?
to carry messages
What is Cher Ami's job?
a synonym for brutal
What is vicious, inhumane, cruel, violent?
This is how long the war had been going on.
What is 4 years?
this happened on Oct. 3,1918
What is the Americans were surrounded by the Germans?
2 reasons WW I was brutal
What is 17 million killed and 135 countries fighting?
two names for this breed of pigeon
What are carrier and homing?
ship captains used pigeons for this
What is sending weather reports?
Soldiers fought this type of fighting.
What is trench warfare?
Reasons the American soldiers were vulnerable
What are low ammunition, outnumbered, and exhausted?
the setting of the story
What is France, October 1918?
dark, raining, surrounded by Germans
reasons pigeons are effective for carrying messages
What are fast, smart, trained, innate navigation?
The first Olympics used pigeons for this
sending results to other cities
This is where men lived as well as fought.
What are the trenches?
this word describes the Germans' nonstop attack on the soldiers
What is pummeled?
the technology available to the soldiers
What is a broken radio?
none
this word means natural, inborn, don't have to learn
What is innate?
these technologies were not helpful during battle
What is the telegraph and the telephone?
These are some reasons for rampant disease.
What are mud, garbage, rats, and waste in the trenches?
This was a big misunderstanding.
What is the American planes dropped bombs on the German soldiers, killing American soldiers as well.
this describes Cher Ami
What is pigeon, brave, warrior, not a soldier?
This word means understanding directions, knowing your way
What is navagational?
this is the result of new weapons used in battle
What is terror and death on a massive scale?
The word for a very large group of soldiers
What is a battalion?
This is why Cher Ami is a hero.
Shot three times, she still delivered the message to stop the bombing and saved the lives of the American soldiers.