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1 WWI The USA Enters the WAR!!!

2 Early War Years Battle of the Marne-changed nature of war; Germany nears Paris, GB/Fr hold; trenches built; neither side gains advantage; lost hope for quick victory on both sides “War of Attrition” - stalemate Gallipoli-Allied defeat

3 US Moving Towards War Lusitania-British vessel sunk by Germany off Ireland; 128 Americans killed, Wilson warns Germany about the “seas” Propaganda-atrocities committed by Germans against civilians Zimmerman telegram-secret deal between Germany and Mexico

4 US Moving Towards War U-boat warfare around Britain- US “freedom of the seas” Overthrow of Czar-all Allied countries had moved toward democracy, same hoped for here Wilson says that “the world must be made safe for democracy” April 6, 1917 US declares war on Germany

5 WWI Facts Allied Powers Central Powers
Military deaths: 5,712,379 Civilian Deaths: 3,694,757 Wounded: 12,831,004 Central Powers Military/Civilian Deaths: 8,538,315 Wounded: 21,219,452 Russian losses not officially counted; estimated at over 6 million dead

6 WWI Facts During WWI, 230 soldiers died every hour
During WWI, 50,000 Alpine soldiers killed in avalanches During WWI, 11% of France’s entire population is killed/wounded Half of all dead have no known grave

7 WWI Facts During WWI, American hamburgers (named after the German city of Hamburg) were renamed Salisbury steak. Frankfurters, which were named after Frankfurt, Germany, were called “liberty sausages," and dachshunds became “liberty dogs.” Schools stopped teaching German, and German-language books were burned

8 WWI Facts More than 500,000 pigeons carried messages between headquarters and the front lines. Groups of pigeons trained to return to the front lines were dropped into occupied areas by parachutes and kept there until soldiers had messages to send back. (this slide is dedicated to Megan Grace because she loves pigeons. And Kendal)

9 Vocabulary Central Powers Allied Powers U-boat Total war Propaganda
Dogfight War of attrition Contraband Atrocity Blockade Denounced “Snoopy”

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