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Tuesday, January 10, 2011

Tuesday, January 10, 2011. Goal: 10.5.2 Examine the impact of new weapons and machinery that made WWI a modern war In-class: Weapons of WWI & Trench Warfare Warm-up: What was trench warfare? Homework: WWI Soldier Letter due Friday Causes of WWI Quiz tomorrow!.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2011

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  1. Tuesday, January 10, 2011 Goal: 10.5.2 Examine the impact of new weapons and machinery that made WWI a modern war In-class: Weapons of WWI & Trench Warfare Warm-up: What was trench warfare? Homework: WWI Soldier Letter due Friday Causes of WWI Quiz tomorrow!

  2. Wednesday, January 11, 2011 Goal: 10.5.2 Explain in detail the events that caused the U.S. to join WWI In-class: Causes of WWI Quiz, 13.3 Notes Warm-up: Why were the Balkans referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe? Homework:WWI Soldier Letter due Friday

  3. A NEW KIND OF WAR

  4. GUNS • rapid-fire machine guns were used early machine guns: • were big & heavy • needed a crew of four to six people to operate • lacked cooling mechanisms • shot 400-600 smallcaliber rounds perminute

  5. GUNS • later machine guns were lighter & more portable • lighter weight, but still too heavy • 1918  guns for infantrymen now existed • lighter weight • lacked enough ammunition • by end of war, guns had been added to tanks, warships, & aircraft

  6. TANKS • aka: landships • armored vehicles • could cross rough battlefield terrain • such as no man’s land • first tank, “Little Willie” • 14 tons (weight) with 12-foot long track frames • space for three men (cramped) • maximum speed of 2 mph (on rough terrain)

  7. TANKS • first developed in Great Britain • France & the US soon became interested • not very reliable or useful at first • used later in the war • November 1917, Battle of Cambrai

  8. Other Weapons • mortar • could be fired from inside a trench

  9. German soldier showing off their captured British tank

  10. AIRCRAFT Uses of aircraft: • observe enemy positions • armed with machine guns & bombs • attacked battlefields & cities • attacked enemy planes (“dogfights”) • useful from beginning of war

  11. AIRCRAFT • most countries had few planes at start of war • production of planes increased rapidly • planes had to be easy to fly • first, designed for stability • later, designed for maneuverability • generals began including planes in planning

  12. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Ricthofen (Red Baron) • German fighter pilot in the Imperial German Army Air Service • Considered the aces of aces • Was a national hero in Germany in 1918 • shot down and killed on April 21, 1918 • Probably the most famous fighter pilots of all time

  13. SUBMARINES • U-boat: submarines used by Germans in WWI and WWII • developed by Germans • unrestricted submarine warfare • any ship traveling in water around Great Britain was subject to attack

  14. SUBMARINES • easy to attack without being seen • attack merchant ships • cut off (British) supply lines • Great Britain developed convoys • helped against threat of attack • United States entered war on Allied side • Americans had been killed because of unrestricted submarine warfare

  15. MISCELLANEOUS WEAPONS • flamethrower • different sizes for different circumstances

  16. Other Weapons • grenade • detonate two different ways: impact or timed-fuse

  17. Other Weapons • bayonet • had more of a psychological use

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