Chapter 6, Section 3 WWI: A Bloody Conflict

Trench Warfare New Weapons – such as machine guns – changed the war Trouble advancing – dug trenches Overall good protection

Trench Systems

No Man’s Land Open space between open trenches Rough Land Barbed Wire Most died trying to cross

Trench Tracks

Dead Soldiers in the Trenches

Life in the Trenches

Trench Foot

No Man’s Land…

Bomb Craters

New Technology Germans used Poisonous Gas – blindness, suffocation Allies developed gasmasks Britain developed Tanks Airplanes – used to survey troops & drop bombs

Gas Warfare

Gas Burns

Ahhh…Chemical Burns…

Gas Masks All Around…

Zepplin in flight…

Americans and Victory American Troops called (doughboys) boosted moral – New to the war / ready to fight No American Troop ships were sunk Merchant ships moved in convoys = Reduced shipping losses

Russia Leaves The War Riots broke out over the war Nicholas II abdicated his throne Temp. gov unavble to meet peoples needs Bolshevicks over threw govt Established Communist govt – Vladimir Lenin Leader

Russia Cont…. Lenin Pulled Russia out of War Signed Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany Under Treaty - Russia lost Ukrane, Finland, Polish, & Baltic territories

Russia Cont… Lenin Pulled Russia out of War Establish Communist govt Signed Treaty of Brest Litovsk Russia lost Ukrane, Finland, Polish, & Baltic territories

Germany Falters…… Germans final push on westward front Less than 40 miles from Paris American and French troops held ground German drive Stalled U.S. gathered 600,000 troops, 40,000 Tons of supplies – 4,000 Artillery pieces U.S. led the most massive attack in U.S. History Broke German lines - Huge Casualties

European Devastation

Cont’d…Palace

Before & After…Ensene

Cont’d…Verdu

War Ends At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the fighting stopped Germany signed an “Armistice” or cease fire to stop the war

War casualties: Russia – 1,700,000 France – 1,385,000 Britain – 908,400 Germany – 1,773,000 Austria Hungary – 1,200,000 United States 107,000 Death Totals Allies vs. Central Powers

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