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World War I. The Belligerents. Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire. The Belligerents. Territory extended from the North Sea to the Middle East Helped with communication. The Belligerents. Germany’s well trained and equipped army was an advantage. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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World War I
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The Belligerents
• Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire
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The Belligerents• Territory extended from the North Sea to the Middle East–Helped with communication
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The Belligerents
• Germany’s well trained and equipped army was an advantage.
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The Belligerents
• Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia• Had more soldiers
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The Belligerents• Great Britain’s navy was an advantage–Greatest navy in the world
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Innovations in Warfare• U-boats (submarines) were first used by the Germans.• Germans introduce poison gas
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U-Boats
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Other new Weapons• Machine guns• Long range
artillery
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Trenches• Trenches were
dug in defense to the machine guns
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Airplanes• Used in air
battles (dog fights)
• Dropped bombs
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Other new Areas of War• First war man are drafted• Women start working while
men go to war
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Early Years of War• British blockade the North Sea to keep merchant ships form Germany• Germany used u-boats to sink ships carrying food and arms to the British
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Early Years of War• 1915: Germany sank the Lusitania (British passenger boat)• 1,200 people were killed,
including 128 Americans• U.S. president, Woodrow Wilson
stated he would not tolerate such actions
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The U.S. in the War• U.S. want to remain neutral• Supplied food and raw
materials• Due to the blockade of
Germany, U.S. traded w/ allies• Influenced by propaganda
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The U.S. in the War• Arthur Zimmerman–Sent a telegram to German ambassador in Mexico proposing alliance w/ Mexico–Offered Mexico to help regain Arizona, new Mexico, and Texas if they entered the war as a Central Power
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The U.S. in the War• British intercepted the
Zimmerman note and it was published in American newspapers• Germany declares a “war
zone” around Great Britain, sinking every ship possible
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The U.S. in the War
• This killed many Americans
• 4/6/1917: U.S. declares war on Germany