1. World War I Warfare
Chapter 19, section 3

2. Trench warfare
Style of fighting during WWI
After the Schlieffen Offensive, both armies dug large systems of trenches
Occurred on Western (France) and Eastern (Russia) fronts.

3. Trench Warfare
Advanced weapons of war forced armies into the trenches
“No Man’s Land” was the area between the enemy trenches

4. Trench Warfare

5. Trench Warfare

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7. Trench Warfare

8. Most valuable possession—dry socks
Trench Foot
Most valuable possession—dry socks
“Trench Warfare”

9. World War I Weapons
WWI was the first mechanized war
New deadly weapons added to destructiveness of the war

10. Weapons of WWI
Automatic machine gun
Made the cavalry obsolete
Made crossing “No Man’s Land” difficult

11. Weapons of WWI
Poison Gas
Introduced by Germany
Internationally outlawed after WWI

12. Weapons of WWI
U-boat
Used by Germany
Crippled Navy of Great Britain

13. Weapons of WWI
Airplane
First used for observation
Later engaged in “dogfights”

14. Weapons of WWI
Tank
Introduced by Great Britain in 1917
Protected troops in “No Man’s Land”
Could travel through trenches

15. Trench Warfare
Introduction of new weapons and building of trenches caused a stalemate
Armies launched massive attacks to break up the stalemate, but unsuccessful
WWI will be the deadliest war mankind had ever experienced before

16. Fighting beyond Europe
Most of the fighting took place in Europe, but WWI was a global conflict
European colonies were drug into war
Colonists had mixed feelings