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1914-1918: The World at War

1914-1918: The World at War. The Western Front: A “War of Attrition ”. A Multi-Front War. The Western Front. Trench Warfare. Trench Warfare. “No Man’s Land”. Verdun – February, 1916. German offensive. Each side had 500,000 casualties. The Somme – July, 1916.

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1914-1918: The World at War

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  1. 1914-1918:The Worldat War

  2. The Western Front: A “War of Attrition”

  3. A Multi-Front War

  4. The Western Front

  5. Trench Warfare

  6. Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”

  7. Verdun – February, 1916 • German offensive. • Each side had 500,000 casualties.

  8. The Somme – July, 1916 • 60,000 British soldiers killed in one day. • Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.

  9. War IsHELL !!

  10. Sacrifices in War

  11. TheEasternFront

  12. The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915

  13. Turkish Cavalry in Palestine

  14. T. E. Lawrence & the “Arab Revolt”, 1916-18

  15. The Tsar with General Brusilov

  16. The“Colonial”Fronts

  17. Sikh British Soldiers in India

  18. Fighting in Africa Black Soldiers in the German Schutztruppen[German E. Africa] British Sikh Mountain Gunners

  19. Fighting in Africa 3rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade

  20. Fighting in Salonika, Greece French colonial marine infantry fromCochin, China - 1916

  21. Russia Leaves the War 1917 Bolshevik Revolution Czar overthrown Russia makes a “Separarte Peace” Germany only has to fight on one front

  22. AmericaJoinstheAllies

  23. Americans in the Trenches

  24. The War of theIndustrial Revolution:NewTechnology

  25. French Renault Tank

  26. British Tank at Ypres

  27. The Airplane “Squadron Over the Brenta”Max Edler von Poosch, 1917

  28. The Flying Aces of World War I FrancescoBarraco, It. Eddie “Mick”Mannoch, Br. Eddie Rickenbacher, US Manfred vonRichtoffen, Ger.[The “RedBaron”] Rene PaukFonck, Fr. Willy Coppens deHolthust, Belg.

  29. Looking for the “Red Baron?”

  30. The Zeppelin

  31. FlameThrowers GrenadeLaunchers

  32. Poison Gas Machine Gun

  33. People to knowWoodrow Wilson • President during war • Promised to keep us out • Enterred war • Plans for peace (14 points, League of nations)

  34. Bernard Baruch • Wilson’s advisor • Chairman of War Industries Board • Helped organize economy during the war

  35. Alvin York • Religious, conscientious objector • Reluctant war hero • Killed many, captured machine guns, 130 prisoners of war • Haunted by experience

  36. General John Pershing • US commander on Western Front

  37. German Cartoon:“Fit for active service!”, 1918

  38. 1918 Flu Pandemic: Depletes All Armies 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died

  39. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 The Armistice is Signed!

  40. 9,000,000Dead

  41. The Somme American Cemetary, France 116,516 Americans Died

  42. World War I Casualties

  43. “Art”ofWorldWar I

  44. “A Street in Arras”John Singer Sargent, 1918

  45. “Oppy Wood” – John Nash, 1917

  46. “Those Who Have Lost Their Names”Albin Eggar-Linz, 1914

  47. “Gassed and Wounded”Eric Kennington, 1918

  48. “Paths of Glory”C. R. W. Nevinson, 1917

  49. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians A Portent of Future Horrors to Come!

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