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World War I “The War to End All Wars”
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Four MAIN Causes of WWI Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
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Militarism The Buildup of a country’s military to keep up or stay one step ahead of other countries military
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Alliances Two main alliances formed The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance
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The Sides Triple Entente France Great Britain Russia Triple Alliance Germany Austria Hungary Italy
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Imperialism Many Countries wanted to establish empires around the world
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Nationalism Having extreme pride in your country. You want it to be the best country
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The Spark (June 28, 1914) Archduke Ferdinand and wife assassinated by Gavrilo Princip Princip was a member of a terrorist organization called the “Black Hand” Austria Hungary blames Serbia
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Alliances and War Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia Russia declares war on Austria Hungary Germany declares war on Russia and France Great Britain declares war on Germany
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Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria
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Allied Powers Britain France Russia Serbia Belgium Japan Italy United States Canada Australia
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Trench Warfare
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Weapons of World War I
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Wireless Communication
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Machine Guns
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Tanks
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Hand Grenades
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Armored Vehicles
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Anti-Aircraft Guns
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Parachutes
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Balloons
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Trucks and Cars
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Aircraft
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“Flaming Coffins”
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Dog Fights
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The Loser
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German Ace “The Red Barron Mandred von Richthofen “I hope he roasted all the way down”
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Zepplins
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Downed Zepplin
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Zepplin Bombs
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“Big Bertha”
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Machine Gun
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Gas Attack
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American Gas Victims
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Early Gas Masks
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Body Gas Suit
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Dog with gas mask “Satan”
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Torpedoes
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Submarines
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German Sub
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Animals in WWI
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Dogs in Training
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Carrying supplies
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Messenger Dogs
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Battleships
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Flamethrowers
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Trench Hardships Rats Trench Mouth Dysentery Lice Snipers Tunneling Stench of Death
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RATS!! "The rats were huge. They were so big they would eat a wounded man if he couldn't defend himself." These rats became very bold and would attempt to take food from the pockets of sleeping men. Two or three rats would always be found on a dead body. They usually went for the eyes first and then they burrowed their way right into the corpse.
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Dysentery The bacteria enters the body through the mouth in food or water, and also by human feaces and contact with infected people
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Snipers
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Lice They spent the better part of an hour in killing lice and scratching themselves. We soon found out that this took the better part of an hour daily. Each day brought a new batch; as fast as you killed them, others took their place.
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Pictures of Lice
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Tunneling
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Stench of Death
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Boredom
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Barbed Wire and Attacks
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Mud
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Poison Gas
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DEATH
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Waterlogged Trenches caused
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Trench Foot
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Using Propaganda As A Weapon
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What is Propaganda Ideas or rumors used to harm an opposing cause Home country- Pride and Liberty Opposing country- Beastly and Inhuman
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