1. The Human Cost of War

2. World War I

3. Young faces of war
Many teenagers lied about their age to join the fight.
Later when large casualties mounted many young men ( as young as 13) were forced into service, especially on the side of the Triple Alliance.

4. Many of the younger soldiers were forced to do “grunt” work
Many of the younger soldiers were forced to do “grunt” work. They were also expected to fight.

5. Many young men died.

6. Life in the Trenches

13. Over 58% of soldiers who served were casualties.

15. Machine gun, Planes, Mustard Gas, Submarines, Flame Throwers
New Types of Warfare
Machine gun, Planes, Mustard Gas, Submarines, Flame Throwers

24. Animals in War

28. The Results:
Death and Destruction

35. Over 21 million wounded

46. Over 12 million Civilian deaths

50. 37 million total casualties
(Dead, wounded, missing)

54. The Legacy Over 12 million soldiers dead New Countries created
Treaty of Versailles- Germany is ripped apart through war reparations, land grabs,
and reduced military forces
Conditions of economic depression give rise to new dictators because of weak democracies.
126,000 Americans dead