1. World War I A Bloody Conflict
“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!” – John L. Pershing

2. Part 1: Combat in WWI

3. Entering No Man’s Land Early offensives were a sign warfare changed
Western Front
Trenches
Space between opposing trenches
Artillery Barrages
Bayonets and Grenades
" Retreat hell. We just got here." - USMC Capt. Marine Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division France 1918.

4. New Technology Use of gases Use of tanks Airplanes
Caused vomiting, blindness, and suffocation
Use of gas masks
Use of tanks
Very few used
Airplanes
Small bombs, machine guns

5. Trench Warfare Video U

6. Part 2: Americans and Victory

7. War at the Sea British fighting German submarines Merchant ships
Convoy
Warship protection

8. Russia Leaves the War March 1917 riots Food shortages
Competition for leadership
Vladimir Lenin
Pulling out of the war
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Loss of Territory

9. German Offensive Falters
March 21, 1918
German massive attack
May 31
Block of German drive on Paris
July 15
German attack falters
Americans/French hold Paris

10. Argonne Forest Ferdinand Foch General Pershing American victory
600,000 American Troops
40,000 tons of supplies
4,000 artillery pieces
American victory

11. War Ends Surrender upon the Western Front November 9th, 1918 Armistice
German emperor steps down
Armistice

12. Part 3: A Flawed Peace

13. Peace? January 1919 Wilson’s Fourteen Point Plan Fourteenth Point
Peace Conference
“Big Four”
Germany?
Wilson’s Fourteen Point Plan
Fourteenth Point
League of Nations

14. Treaty of Versailles Allies criticize Fourteen Point Plan
June 28, 1919
Treaty of Versailles
Weakened many of Wilson’s Proposals
Reparations
Dissolution of four empires

15. Rejection of the Treaty
Opposition by U.S. lawmakers
“The Irreconcilables”
Wilson’s Health
Separate Peace Treaties

16. WWI Veteran

17. Assignment Please do the “Checking For Understanding” on page 469
Numbers 1-3
On the back
List the names of the Central Powers
List the names of the Allies
List the names of at least 5 neutral countries