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The Great War (Cont.)

The Great War (Cont.). Combat in WWI. Soldiers in trenches Rapid-fire machine gun “No man’s land” – space b/w trenches Grenades thrown in  high casualties. Combat (cont.). April 22, 1915- G use 1 st poison gas 2 nd Battle of Ypres July-Nov. 1916- British use 1 st tank

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The Great War (Cont.)

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  1. The Great War (Cont.)

  2. Combat in WWI • Soldiers in trenches • Rapid-fire machine gun • “No man’s land” – space b/w trenches • Grenades thrown in  high casualties

  3. Combat (cont.) • April 22, 1915- G use 1st poison gas • 2nd Battle of Ypres • July-Nov. 1916- British use 1st tank • Battle of Somme • Massive death, Western Front stalemate

  4. Russia • Leaves war in 1917 • Vladimir Lenin overthrows gov’t • Nov. 1917- est. Communist gov’t

  5. U.S. Gen. J.J. Pershing • West Point grad. • Fought in Spanish-Am. War • Led American Expeditionary Forces

  6. Battle of the Argonne Forest • Sept. 26, 1918 • Gen. Pershing • 600,000 U.S. troops • Advanced past Hindenburg Line

  7. The War Ends • A-H, Ottoman Turks surrender • G emperor forced to step down • Nov. 11, 1918 • Armistice: cease-fire

  8. Wilson’s Fourteen Points • Jan. 8, 1918- conference in Paris • “Principle of justice to all” • League of Nations • Prevention of entangling alliances

  9. Treaty of Versailles • June 28, 1919 • G stripped of armed forces • Paid reparations ($33 bil) to Allies • U.S. Senate rejected • Feared LN limited war-making power of Congress

  10. The Red Scare • Late 1919-Spring 1920 • Fear of Communism • Anger at Germans • FBI est.

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