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A New Kind of War
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Powder Keg Explodes June 28, 1912 June 28, 1914 July 28, 1914 July 29, 1914 August 1, 1914 August 3, 1914 August 4, 1914 Serbian Independence Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia Austria Strikes Serbia Russia declares War Germany declares war on Russia Germany invaded Belgium Britain declares war on Germany
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1914- All in French8.5 million British9 million Russian12 million German11 million Austrian 500,000 Stalemate with in the First year.
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Soldiers
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Best Laid Plans Germany takes longer w/ Belgium Russia mobilizes fast Germany surrounded Trench warfare
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Trench Warfare
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New Technology Tanks Airplanes Machine guns New weapons Submarines Zeppelin Poison gas
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Tanks
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Airplanes French, British & German planes “Dogfights” Results may vary “Flyboys”
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Unterseeboot German “U-boat” Submarine warfare Power Convoys Hunt for Red October, U571, & K19.
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Zeppelin Hydrogen Gas filled “balloons” The upper hand Powerful & Dangerous weapon
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Zeppelin
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Poison Gas Chlorine Tear Gas Mustard Gas Different effects 4% of deaths Risky to use
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Protection from Gas
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New Weapons Long range artillery Grenades
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Stalemate Death toll climbs Collapse of morale Food shortages Lack of recruits Soldiers deserting Promises unkept
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Two “Fronts” Western Front France Britain Germany Belgium Eastern Front Bulgaria v. Serbia Romania v. Hungary Italy v. Austria Turkey v. Russia
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Gallipoli Turkey v. Russia Western powers (Australia, India & British) trapped. 10 month on beach Mel Gibson movie.
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Armenian Genocide Turkey v. Russia Christians v. Muslim Armenians in Russia and Turkey. Turkey “deports,” nearly 1 million dead
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Lusitania British passenger ship German U-Boat Woodrow Wilson New restrictions
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Wilson’s 14 points Freedom of seas Free trade Reduction of arms End secret treaties Self-determination General “association of nations”
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TOTAL WAR Devote all resources 110% Military Conscription Economic means Blockade Contraband
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United States joins the War Zimmerman Telegraph “to make the world safe for democracy”- Woodrow Wilson 2 million troops in 1918 Revive the Allies
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Recruitment
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Women’s Roles Replacing the men Factories and Farms Nurses on the Battlefields Subjects of Propaganda
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Russian Revolution Troops retreat Bread Riots at home 1918 Tsar overthrown Lenin signs treaty with Germany
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