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“Modern Warfare”

“Modern Warfare”. The Technologies of World War I. What does the Industrial Revolution have to do with this?. Destruction Potential. Crimean War (1853-1856): 143, 000 dead World War 1: 16 million dead. Trench Warfare. Prevailed on the Western Front from September 1914-March 1918

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“Modern Warfare”

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  1. “Modern Warfare” The Technologies of World War I

  2. What does the Industrial Revolution have to do with this?

  3. Destruction Potential Crimean War (1853-1856): 143, 000 dead World War 1: 16 million dead

  4. Trench Warfare • Prevailed on the Western Front from September 1914-March 1918 • The defense holds the advantage • Protection from the new forms of heavy artillery • How do you fight when you’re entrenched?

  5. Poison Gas • First used by the Germans at Ypres on 22 April 1915 • A very uncertain weapon & hard to control • Blisters, burns, choking, blinding, and sometimes death • Over 60 types of gas were used during the war, most notably chlorine gas and mustard gas • Necessitated the invention of the gas mask

  6. Charging Into Battle Cavalrymen Tanks

  7. Aircraft • Observation • Fighting aces – little impact on the course of the war • Bombing – inaccurate until the end of the war

  8. Artillery • Killed more people than any other weapon during WWI • Long-range artillery: could shell the enemy from up to 16 km away • Artillery barrage: extensive artillery fire against enemy positions

  9. Muskets Machine Guns The History of the Machine Gun: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyEGjsnvbKg (part 1) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1t_dG6IGU&feature=fvw (part 2)

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