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1 World War I Affects the World
Ch. 13 Sec. 3

2 New Weapons of World War I Tank Mustard Gas Submarines Trench Warfare
Machine Gun Mustard Gas Submarines Trench Warfare

3 Trench Warfare

4 Trench Warfare Stalled the war for three years
No Man’s Land was in between two sides’ trenches Trenches were infested with rats and mud Mustard Gas was used To draw the enemy out

5 Gallipoli Peninsula February 1915: GB/Fr. defeat the Turks (Ottomans), and provide aid to Russia

6 Sinking of the Lusitania

7 Sinking of the Lusitania
British passenger ship sailing from New York to Great Britain: sunk by German submarine May 7, 1915 Great Britain secretly transported weapons/ammunition from America aboard passenger ships Once German government found out, they warned American civilians in U.S. newspapers not sail on British ships

8 Sinking of the Lusitania
Lusitania was transporting ammunitions to Great Britain 1,198 people killed (including 128 Americans) America warns Germany after sinking they are closer to entering the war

9 Zimmerman Telegram Germany wanted to convince Mexico to align with them against the U.S. in exchange for Mexico getting back Southwest Territory they lost from Mexican-American War (1848)

10 USA Enters World War I German official sent telegram to another German official in Mexico Great Britain intercepted Telegram and gave to USA USA declares war on Germany For Zimmerman Telegram And submarine warfare

11 Russian Czar’s Collapse:
November 1917 Czar Nicholas II was forced to quit the throne of Russia due to civil unrest from wartime food/supply shortages;

12 Russian Czar’s Collapse:
Russians revolted against him: Vladimir Lenin takes power and makes Russia a communist country: Russia drops out of the war

13 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
March 1918 Treaty ended the war between Germany and Russia Russia surrendered Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Finland to Germany

14 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918)
Lands Russia gave to Germany

15 Battle of the Marne July 1918 in France

16 Battle of the Marne 2 million+ Americans in this battle
Allied forces start to march into Germany Central Powers (Germany/Austria-Hungary) start collapsing

17 World War I Ends November 1918: Bulgaria/Ottoman Turks surrender
● Rebellion in Austria-Hungary Germans forced Kaiser Wilhem II World War I is Over!! (German Emperor) to resign

18 Good Morning/Afternoon
2-9-10 Warm-up 1. The area in between the two trenches was called? 2. Name three reasons why the United States declared war on Germany.

19 Class Assignment WWI Affects the World
Complete Questions 1-10 in your notebook Page 377, questions 1-4 Page 383, Questions 1-3 Due Thursday the 11th.


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