Take out your love letter from the trenches

Wednesday, January 9th HW: No homework! Aim: How did new technology and propaganda impact World War I? Do Now: Imagine it is the year 1914. If you had to fight in World War I, whose side would you want to be on? Explain why.

Weapons of World War I

Machine Gun

Poison Gas Germans introduced chlorine gas in 1915. Chlorine gas causes suffocation.

Tanks British developed the tank – an armored vehicle that moves on chain tracks allowing it to cross difficult terrain – during WWI.

Submarines Submarine was introduced by the Germans. Submarines can launch torpedoes (underwater missiles) at enemy ships.

Airplanes World War I was the first war in which planes were utilized. Planes could drop bombs as well as shoot at one another in the sky.

Artillery Artillery is the word used to describe huge, mounted, projectile firing guns.

World War I was a total war which means that all of a nation’s resources go into winning the war. The war effort took place on the battlefield and at home as well. Women helped in the war effort.

Propaganda – one sided information aimed at influencing the opinions and behaviors of people. Translation: Think of your children

The Zimmerman Telegram In an effort to keep America out of the war on continental Europe – the Germans asked the Mexicans to be their ally. The Germans promised the Mexicans they would help them recover the land they had lost in the Mexican War (Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico).

A representative from France and Germany sign an armistice on November 11, 1918

The Armenian Genocide The Muslim Ottomans distrusted the Christian Armenians that lived in their empire. The Ottomans deported, massacred, and led the Armenians on death marches. Over 1 million Armenians died during the Armenian Genocide.

How do you think propaganda will affect the peace process? Summary Answer the following question: How do you think propaganda will affect the peace process?

Translation: Think of your children