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World War I: The Great Conflict of 1914-1918

Explore the technological advancements and strategies of WWI. Learn about the impact on countries like the US, including women's roles and African American soldiers. Discover key battles and the war's resolution in 1918.

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World War I: The Great Conflict of 1914-1918

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  1. WWI 1914-1918

  2. Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Allied Powers England, France, Russia, United States (1917), Italy, Serbia, The Two Sides

  3. New TechnologyGuns • The Machine Gun • It was used by both sides, hundreds of rounds a minute could be shot by one person.

  4. Technology:Chemical Weapons WWI was the first major war to use chemical weapons Mustard Gas and Chlorine Gas were the two most popular weapons: They caused suffocation, blindness, and death. Over 91,000 died from poison gas

  5. Soldiers would protect themselves using Gas Masks

  6. Technology:The U-boat (Submarine) • Germany’s secret weapon during the war • Sank dozens of British ships, controlled the oceans.

  7. Technology:Airpower • Both sides used aircraft for observation, limited bombing, and air battles • Airplanes were slow, clumsy, and unreliable,

  8. Technology:Tanks

  9. Technology:Tanks

  10. Trench Warfare • Both sides dug long trenches that faced each other. The trenches ran for miles. • From time to time, one side would attempt to cross the “No-Man’s Land” the area in between the trenches. • Trench warfare made WWI extend from a few months of fighting to four years of fighting. • Resulted in a STALEMATE

  11. War on the Homefront • Gov’t took over factories to make Military goods • All had to work (Women took place of men in factories) • Food Administration encouraged people to limit consumption of food and resources/goods necessary for the war effort • Propaganda- one-sided information to keep support for the war

  12. What did the US do to help? • US provided the food, money, and fresh troops needed to win the war .

  13. How did the War affect the US? Women African Americans African American soldiers served in segregated units Great Migration – Thousands of African Americans moved north for factory jobs. • Women filled Factory jobs • Led to the 19th Amendment after the War ( women got the right to vote)

  14. John J. Pershing leads American Forces in Europe • American Expeditionary Force (AEF) • General John J. Pershing • First major action in spring 1918

  15. Turning Point of the War • One of the greatest American battles of the war. • AEF shattered the German offences and opened a hole in German lines. The Battle of the Argonne Forest

  16. Alvin York • American hero, deeply religious, drafted at 29, he fought in the Battle of the Argonne forest. He killed 25 Germans and captured 132 prisoners.

  17. Ending the War (1918) • 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 Germany agrees to a cease-fire

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