Unit 6: World War I (1914 – 1920) New Weapons and Personalities.

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Unit 6: World War I (1914 – 1920) New Weapons and Personalities

Weapons/ Personalities l In your notes, make a T-Chart like the one below and complete it as you watch the presentation. New WeaponsPersonalities

Manfred von Richthofen l “The Red Baron” l Richthofen’s Flying Circus l Shot down 80 Allied Aircraft before his death in 1917 l Most feared Ace of the Great War

The Baron’s Fokker Dr-1 Triplane

Eddie Rickenbacker l Most famous American “Ace” l Shot down 27 German Aircraft l Had been a race car driver before war l Flew for famous “Hat in Ring” squadron l He survived the war and helped modernize America’s Air Corps

Fokker’s Machine Gun l This invention by Dutch aviator Ferdinand Fokker enabled pilots to fire upon enemy craft without shooting off own propellers.

German Balloonist Bailing Out

A German Zeppelin

“Little Willie” l This is a picture of an early British tank affectionately called “Little Willie.”

British Mark I Tank l This photo shows the dangers associated with early armored craft. l This one got stuck attempting to jump a trench. l Note the location of the cannons.

Chlorine Gas in “No Man’s Land” l Poisonous Gas delivered via artillery l The vapors would settle in the hollows l Usually fatal to unsuspecting troops l The effectiveness of this terrible weapon often depended on the direction of the wind

Gas Masks l One effective variation of the gas mask was invented by Garrett Morgan, a native of Paris, Kentucky l Also credited with stop light

French Flamethrowers

Maxim Machine Gun

Germany’s “Big Bertha” l 420 MM (16.5”) Howitzer l Moved by rail l 285 man crew l 1 ton shell l A 1918 model shelled Paris from a range of 7.5 miles!

A German U-Boat

Belgian Periscope l Many strange weapons such as this one were tried in many instances to break the stalemate of trench warfare

Kaiser Wilhelm II l The German Kaiser in an Austrian dress uniform (1 of 200) l Epitome of Militarism l Notice his left arm

The Austrian Archduke l Archeduke Francis Ferdinand and the Dutchess Sophie with family

Czar Nicholas II l The Czar of Russia, later deposed and assassinated by the Bolsheviks along with his family l 1 st Cousin to the Kaiser and Britain’s Crown Prince

President Woodrow Wilson l Woodrow Wilson l Re-elected in 1916 because he “kept us out of war” l Saw WW I as the beginning of peace l Later disillusioned due to failure of Fourteen Points

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