1. Innovations in Weaponry 1800- Yesterday

2. Back in 1800…

9. State of the World in 1800 vs

12. Machine Gun First introduced in the American Civil War Saw limited use due to unpredictable results

13. Ironclads C.S.S. Virginia v. U.S. Monitor Refitted ships with “iron sides” 3 hour battle with little damage to either side

16. Lighting the Powder Keg World War I EXPLODES on the scene!!!

18. Powder Keg explodes!!!! Austro-Hungarian Empire –Full of many diverse peoples and cultures Austrians Germans Hungarians Serbs Bosnians Slavs Romanians Croates Czechs Poles Slovaks Slovenes Italians Ruthenians

19. No Tolerance!!! Black Hand –A group of Serbian nationalists who wanted Bosnia and Herzegovina to become part of a greater Serbia!!!

20. Archduke Franz Ferdinand Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire Traveled to Sarajevo to celebrate his engagement Shot by Gavrilo Princip –Member of the Black Hand Daddy not happy…

21. Austrian Response Austrian King Francis Ferdinand blamed the country of Serbia for his son’s death –Gave the country an ultimatum If Serbia didn’t do ask Austria asked they would go to war. ultimatumultimatum And now the dominoes fall…

22. Two Important Alliances Triple Alliance Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Central Powers!!! Triple Entente Great Britain Russia France Allied Powers!!!

23. Entangling Alliances When Austria declared war on Serbia… –Russia was allies with Serbia and declared war on Austria –Austria declared war on Russia –Germany was allies with Austria and declared war on Russia –Serbia declared war on Germany –And…

24. More Entangling Alliances –Germany declared war on Great Britain who was allies with Russia –Great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria –Austria declares war on Great Britain –France, who was an ally of Great Britain declares war on Germany –Germany and Austria declare war on France –France declares war on Austria –Ottoman Empire declares war on France, Great Britain, Russia, and Serbia, as they were allies with Germany and Austria –Basically….

26. “Necessity is the mother of Innovation”

27. WWI Innovations Fighter plane Trench warfare Spade Sniper rifle Flame thrower Tanks Barbed wire Machine gun Mustard gas U-Boat

28. Sopwith Camel F.1

31. Mustard Gas…

35. World War II

36. Innovation Strikes Again… Aircraft Carriers Bombers Jet Fighters Useful Tanks Espionage And the big one…

40. B-29 Bomber

42. Barefoot Gen

45. Modern Warfare…

46. Guerilla Warfare Use of terrain and civilian population to help win a conflict against an enemy with superior numbers. –American Revolution –Vietnam War Agent Orange… –The Battle for AlgiersThe Battle for Algiers

47. Agent Orange

48. What is our responsibility when it comes to war?

49. Is this our fault?