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