The Bloody Conflict

World War I

I will analyze America’s involvement in World War I and the impact of new weapons technology.

Content Objective

Why fight from a trench?What kind of a situation were American troops walking into as they arrived in Europe?

Warm up

Weapons TechnologyNew technology vs. old tactics

More WeaponsZeppelinsAirplanes

Two-weeks to live

More new weapons

Constant shelling- soldiers unpreparedShell shock

No man’s landStalemate

Trench Warfare

Shell Shock

“Over There”What did the “doughboys” expect

as they left for Europe?

Russia quit the war in 1917Convoys answer submarines

"Over There"

Blackjack PershingArrived July 4, 1917Would not mix US with France or

England

The End Germans push to only 40 miles from

ParisBattle of the Argonne Forest

Germans retreatWhatever happened to Austria-Hungary?

What ends a war?

Treaty of VersaillesArmistice- 11/11/1918National self-determination20,000,000 dead

College Level Question: Should those who started the war be punished?

Assignment- pgs. 198-199What were the terms of the Treaty of

Versailles? Why would Germany have been hurt by the treaty?

Thinking maps