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Topic: World War I Aim: How did trench warfare and new weapons affect fighting in World War I?. Do-now: Military Deaths Pie Chart Homework: Complete questions based on reading. Why was WWI unique?. WWI was unique for many reasons. WWI was the first total war of the 20 th century - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Topic: World War I
Aim: How did trench warfare and new weapons affect fighting in World War I?Do-now: Military Deaths Pie Chart
Homework: Complete questions based on reading
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Why was WWI unique?• WWI was unique for many reasons.
• WWI was the first total war of the 20th century– Total war: an international war where all of a country’s
resources are used to destroy another country
• WWI was also known as “The Great War,” and the “war to end all wars”– Due to the new war strategies and weapons
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Trench Warfare
• Central and Allied forces used deep ditches to defend their positions
• Trenches stretched 400-500 miles across Western Europe
• Trenches were cold, wet, and dirty
• Diseases easily spread in the trenches
• Trenches ranged from small holes to complex networks with rooms
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U-boats or Submarines
• Germany’s fleet of U-boats were the largest and most advanced
• They attacked Allied shipping across the Atlantic
• German attacks on Allied ships severely hurt the supply of weapons and ammunitions to the Allies
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Tanks
• The use of tanks were introduced during WWI
• They replaced cavalry units (horses)
• The first tanks were tough and could cause heavy damage– Especially trenches
• They were also slow and hard to maneuver
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Machine Guns
• Machine guns were introduced during WWI
• They were used in the trenches and on airplanes
• Allowed for rapid fire of bullets
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Poison Gas
• Chemical warfare was introduced during WWI
• Poison gases – Chlorine gas– Mustard gas
• Poison gas would destroy the lungs– Killing the soldier slowly
• Soldiers wore gas masks to protect themselves
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The Airplane
• The use of airplanes in wartime was introduced during WWI
• Originally, Allied and Central Powers used airplanes for spying
• Machine guns were later added to shoot down enemy spies
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Flamethrowers
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Long Range Guns
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Big Bertha
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Grenade
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Europe 1914
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