1. WWI weapons & inventions http://www. firstworldwar. com/weaponry/index

2. TRENCHES
Trench Foot

4. GASMASKS & MUSTER GAS
Gas masks to prevent the contamination of muster gas

6. The tank – can move over trenches and barbed wire

7. AIRPLANES

8. FLAME THROWER

9. BLIMPS

10. STEEL HELMETS

11. U-BOATS / SUBMARINES

12. SUMMARY
Remember machine guns were invented during the Civil War … these are just improvements!

13. World War I Casualties

15. 9,000,000 Dead

16. The Somme American Cemetery, France
116,516 Americans Died

17. I had a little bird, Its name was Enza. I opened the window,
Year?
Pandemic =
Who got it?
How many Americans killed?
How many killed worldwide?
Describe how the influenza virus spread in the United States.
I had a little bird,
Its name was Enza.
I opened the window,
And in-flu-enza.

18. NOTES: The End of War

19. US Soldiers = American Expeditionary Forces
Impact of US entrance
US Soldiers = American Expeditionary Forces
a.) Selective Service Act: million drafted
b.) doughboys (nickname b/c buttons look like donuts)
“We dig no trenches to fall back on”
Germans forfeit (quit)

20. 14 Points: Wilson’s peace proposal
a.) League of Nations: International organization to promote security and peace in the world

21. b.) Self Determination: community has the right to determine the gov’t that rules them  anti-imperialism
c.) No blame: do not accuse one country of starting the war
d.) No reparations: loser does not pay for damage caused

22. Armistice (stop fighting) … 11th day, 11th hour, 11th month
Big 4: Allied leaders design peace treaty
a.) US – seeks “peace without victory” .. End the war but do not punish the loser
b.) France – seeks complete humiliation of Germany
i.) Wilson forced to compromise on 14 points

23. 2. Create Treaty of Versailles
a.) Creation of new countries
i.) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia

25. 2. Create Treaty of Versailles
a.) Creation of new countries
i.) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia
b.) blame Germany for war
c.) Germany must pay $269 billion in reparations
d.) League of Nations – defensive alliance
i.) US refuses to sign b/c fear they will be obligated to enter a war