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WWI
- New Weapons
- U-Boat invented by the
Germans, and made
because it wouldnt have
the traditional rules of
engagement.
- Tank-British
invention for
going over barbed
wire and trenches.
equiped with
machine guns and
light canons
- Mines-large
bombs burried in
the gorund that
would explode by
impact or remote
- Mortar-used for
trench warfare
because it was
designed to fire
at a steep angle
to fall directly on
the enemy
- Barbed wire-
iron spikes
scattered on
the ground
used mainly in
no mans land
- Hydrophones-invented
by Canadians in 1914
that was originally
used for finding the
titanic but used to find
u-boats in the war
- U-Boat invented by the
Germans, and made
because it wouldnt have
the traditional rules of
engagement.
- Warfare
- Chemical Warfare- introduced
by the Germans and used to
injure/kill people. Mainly used
for trench warfare. Chemicals
used for this were tear gas,
mustard gas, phosgene, and
chlorine. These caused damage
to the eyes, nose, throat, and
lungs. often caused death, pain,
blistered, and suffocation.
- U-Boat warfare-
these boats were
introduced by
Germany and mainly
used to starve the
other country by
sinking and stealing
eachothers
ships/food
- Trench Warfare-
tunnels in the
ground at the
battlefront
where mainly
everything
happened.
- Chemical Warfare- introduced
by the Germans and used to
injure/kill people. Mainly used
for trench warfare. Chemicals
used for this were tear gas,
mustard gas, phosgene, and
chlorine. These caused damage
to the eyes, nose, throat, and
lungs. often caused death, pain,
blistered, and suffocation.
- American Expedition Force
- Basically they were
Americas army, but
they fought in/for
France and britain
- 320,000 casualties.
53402 battle deaths,
63,114 non combat
deaths, and 204,000
wounded.
- Basically they were
Americas army, but
they fought in/for
France and britain
- Causes of ww1
- Archduke Assassination: He
was the heir to
Austro-Hungarian throne.
Assassinated on June 28,
1914. This caused the war in a
way because the Black Hand
terrorist group originated in
Serbia, causing these two
countries to go to war, thus
causing a chain reaction
because of alliances.
- Another cause of ww1
is that there were
economic, territorial,
and politacal conficts
in europe, somewhat
due to industrialization
and nationalism.
- Archduke Assassination: He
was the heir to
Austro-Hungarian throne.
Assassinated on June 28,
1914. This caused the war in a
way because the Black Hand
terrorist group originated in
Serbia, causing these two
countries to go to war, thus
causing a chain reaction
because of alliances.
- Alliances
- Triple Entante (triple
Alliance): consists of
Britain, France and
Russia. Later on the US.
- Central Powers: Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria,
and the Ottoman Empire.
Also known as the
Quadruple Alliance.
- Neutral Powers: Switzerland,
Spain, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, and the Netherlands
- Triple Entante (triple
Alliance): consists of
Britain, France and
Russia. Later on the US.
- Conscientious Objectors
- people who dont want to
serve in the military
because of beliefs, or
support of US enemies.
- people who dont want to
serve in the military
because of beliefs, or
support of US enemies.
- Role of African
American and Women
- The great migration- African
americans go north because of
jobs from the war.
- More women did mens
jobs because they were
drafted into the army.
- The great migration- African
americans go north because of
jobs from the war.
- Battle of the atlantic
- The battle of the Atlantic is the
fihting of ships and u-boats
between Germany, England, and
any other countrys ships that
pass through. If a ship would
pass through "their territory"
they would most likely take
everything from the ship and
damage or sink it, occasionaly
letting passengers escape first.
- The battle of the Atlantic is the
fihting of ships and u-boats
between Germany, England, and
any other countrys ships that
pass through. If a ship would
pass through "their territory"
they would most likely take
everything from the ship and
damage or sink it, occasionaly
letting passengers escape first.
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