WWI More deadly than any other'

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WWI More deadly than any other.

• But why?

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Weapons used in the past

• War was mainly fought on the ground
• One shot weapons muskets canons
• Hand-to-hand combat
• Swords bayonets

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Ground artillery used during WWI

• Ross rifles Canadian soldiers carried with them
• Mortars used in the trenches
• Howitzers large gun used in the trenches
• Machine guns used rapid fire bullets

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The War in the Air

• Germans started the war in the air with built-in
  machine guns
• By 1917, the Allies had them too.
• An in air battle was called a dogfight.
• In the end, this worked against the Germans.

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Canadas involvement?

• Canadians made up ¼ of all the pilots in the BAF.
• Proved to be the best pilots in the war.
• 4 of the top 15 Aces were from Canada (One was
  Billy Barker )
• Canadian group called the Black Fight.

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The War at Sea

• Main role of Canadas ships get supplies to
  Britain.
• Germans developed
• U-Boats to sink ships traveling to Britain.
• Jan April of 1917, U-boats sank approx. 1000
  Allied ships.
• Allies created convoys to protect ships from
  U-Boat attacks.