2. WWI weapons & inventions http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/index.htm http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/index.htm

3. Trench Foot TRENCHES

5. Gas masks to prevent the contamination of muster gas GASMASKS & MUSTER GAS

7. The tank – can move over trenches and barbed wire

8. AIRPLANES

9. FLAME THROWER

10. BLIMPS

11. STEEL HELMETS

12. U-BOATS / SUBMARINES

13. SUMMARY Remember machine guns were invented during the Civil War … these are just improvements!

14. World War I Casualties

16. 9,000,000 Dead 9,000,000 Dead

17. The Somme American Cemetery, France 116,516 Americans Died

18. http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ Year? Pandemic = Who got it? How many Americans killed? How many killed worldwide? Describe how the influenza virus spread in the United States. I had a little bird, Its name was Enza. I opened the window, And in-flu-enza.

19. NOTES: The End of War

20. Impact of US entrance 1.US Soldiers = American Expeditionary Forces a.) Selective Service Act: 3 million drafted b.) doughboys (nickname b/c buttons look like donuts) “We dig no trenches to fall back on” 2.Germans forfeit (quit)

21. Wilson 1.14 Points: Wilson’s peace proposal a.) League of Nations: International organization to promote security and peace in the world

22. b.) Self Determination: community has the right to determine the gov’t that rules them  anti- imperialism c.) No blame: do not accuse one country of starting the war d.) No reparations: loser does not pay for damage caused

23. Armistice (stop fighting) … 11 th day, 11 th hour, 11 th month 1.Big 4: Allied leaders design peace treaty a.) US – seeks “peace without victory”.. End the war but do not punish the loser b.) France – seeks complete humiliation of Germany i.) Wilson forced to compromise on 14 points

24. 2. Create Treaty of Versailles a.) Creation of new countries i.) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia

26. 2. Create Treaty of Versailles a.) Creation of new countries i.) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia b.) blame Germany for war c.) Germany must pay $269 billion in reparations d.) League of Nations – defensive alliance i.) US refuses to sign b/c fear they will be obligated to enter a war