1. Innovations of WWI

2. An Industrialized War Weapons were produced with the same efficient methods of mass production that industrialists had applied to other products Weapons were produced with the same efficient methods of mass production that industrialists had applied to other products

3. The Machine Gun One of the most important weapons of WWI One of the most important weapons of WWI Highly effective Highly effective Land armies often found any advance difficult and costly Land armies often found any advance difficult and costly

4. Machine Guns

5. Trench Warfare Protection from machine gun fire and artillery bombardments Protection from machine gun fire and artillery bombardments Armies dug large trenches where they might live for months Armies dug large trenches where they might live for months

7. British boys play acting Trench Warfare

8. Tanks Introduced by the British Introduced by the British An armored vehicle mounted with guns An armored vehicle mounted with guns Enabled troops to break though enemy lines Enabled troops to break though enemy lines

9. Front view of a British tank

10. Airplanes Airplanes in the early 1900’s were neither very maneuverable nor very fast Airplanes in the early 1900’s were neither very maneuverable nor very fast They were used primarily for observing troop movements and for dropping explosives They were used primarily for observing troop movements and for dropping explosives

11. Gun on German Airplane Balloons were also used in WWI

12. Submarines/U-boats First used by the Germans First used by the Germans Did serious damage to Allied shipping Did serious damage to Allied shipping

13. Loading torpedoes into a French submarine

14. Poison Gas The Germans were the first to use it The Germans were the first to use it The Allies quickly followed suit The Allies quickly followed suit

15. American wearing a Gas MaskBritish Horse wearing a Gas Mask

16. American wearing a respirator Sounding the gong in preparation of a gas attack

17. Casualties From Gas - The Numbers Country Total CasualtiesDeath Austria-Hungary100,0003,000 British Empire188,7068,109 France190,0008,000 Germany200,0009,000 Italy60,0004,627 Russia419,34056,000 USA72,8071,462 Others10,0001,000

18. The Draft Most European wars before this time had been fought by professional soldiers who worked for money and rations Most European wars before this time had been fought by professional soldiers who worked for money and rations WWI was fought by armies of drafted citizens WWI was fought by armies of drafted citizens Those who could not fight worked at home to help the war effort Those who could not fight worked at home to help the war effort Many women participated in the war effort by working in factories Many women participated in the war effort by working in factories Governments made use of propaganda Governments made use of propaganda