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1. Weapons and Tactics of World War I

2. Notes - Causes
3. Notes - Causes
4. US Infantry Flamethrowers M1903 Springfield M1917 Browning MK 1 Grenade
5. Artillery Stokes Mortar BL Howitzer (8 inch) Range: 5 miles
6. Tanks Mark V Renault FT
7. Airplanes Fokker DR 1 Triplane Scout C
8. Navy U boat Aircraft Carriers Destroyer
9. Trenches
10. A Soldier’s Life Mark I Trench Knife 50% of the men who went into the trenches made it out unscathed World War I soldiers were more likely to die from artillery shell explosions than gunfire 99% of abdominal wounds were fatal No antibiotics yet: so disease killed just as many as weapons
11. Shell Shock 56% of soldiers became casualties in the war! 10% of soldiers died in the trenches Many went crazy in the trenches Many just sat and stared “Thousand yard stare” Now it is called: Combat Stress Reaction Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
12. Notes – Big Battles
13. Notes - Sides
14. Notes – The Sinking of the Lusitania
15. Notes – Big Battles
16. Notes – Big Battles
17. Notes – Innovations
18. Notes – Parallels with A Soldier’s Heart
19. Nationalism – Here at home!
20. Overall Results of WWI
21. Outcomes of World War I