1. World War I Part #2

2. A Different Kind of War
WWI saw the widespread use of __________ ________(_____________________________ that provided definitive lines of territory and sheltered troops during battle).
______________was the area _____________ _________that was a killing zone; entering it
meant almost
certain death.

5. ________________ ________________ ______________in order to overcome the “no man’s land”

6. Death Tolls Number of deaths on each side was immense and the
______________________
_________
Costly battles:
Battle of Verdun – (__________________)
Battle of the Somme (1916) – (____________ casualties on first day, over _______________ ________________for both sides overall)
Despite the high casualties, neither side was able to ____________________

7. A Change in the Wind
1917 _________________ends with _______ _______________________leaving Germany with only one front to focus on (western vs. France & Britain).
The Central Powers seem poised to take control of the war until…
The ______________________________ and joins the war effort on the ________________

8. Why the U.S. Joins the War
Germany begins “_______________________ __________” (attacks on ALL ships in Allied waters, even civilian vessels).
U.S. loses several merchant ships, and in 1915 a _______________________ the British ship __________. 1,200 passengers lost, including 128 American citizens.

9. Why the U.S. Joins the War
Zimmerman Letter – a intercepted note from Germany asking Mexico to join the war to fight against America.
1917- President Woodrow Wilson: “the world must be made safe for democracy.” U.S. declares war on Germany.

10. Effects of U.S. Joining the War
The United States joining slowly turns the tide of the war in favor of the allies.
November 1918 – German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II surrenders and his country has no option other than to sign a humiliating treaty.
Treaty of Versailles (1919) ends “The Great War.”

11. Allied Dead / Wounded Central Dead / Wounded
Russia – 1,700,00 / 4,950,000
France – 1,358,000 / 4,266,000
Britain – 908,000 / 2,090,000
Italy – 462,000 / 954,000
U.S. – 51,000 / 206,000
Central Dead / Wounded
Germany - 1,809,000 / 4,247,000
A-H – 923,000 / 3,620,000
Ottoman E. – 325,000 / 400,000