World War I ©2012, TESCCC World History Unit 8A, Lesson 1
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World War I Technology/Weapons Day 2 ©2012, TESCCC
Tanks ©2012, TESCCC
Zeppelins and “Dog Fights” ©2012, TESCCC
GAS ©2012, TESCCC
Trench Warfare ©2012, TESCCC
Trench Warfare ©2012, TESCCC
Country (The Triple Entente)Deaths Russia1,700,000 Great Britain908,371 France1,357,800 Italy650,000 United States116,516 Serbia45,000 Country (The Triple Alliance)Deaths Germany1,773,700 Austria-Hungary1,200,000 Ottoman Empire325,000 Bulgaria87,500 ©2012, TESCCC
Europe (1914, 1924) ©2012, TESCCC
Effects Treaty of Versailles Wilson’s Fourteen Points League of Nations Economic, Political and Social Effects (Countries that lost the war were affected severely through mandates, sanctions and war reparations) Especially Germany: lost territory, demilitarized and had to pay for war reparations Much of Europe was destroyed and economies suffered great losses which led to instability. A volatile economy often leads to political distress that may change political systems, leadership, alliances and renewed nationalism. A global economic depression soon followed. (interdependence) ©2012, TESCCC