The Western Front

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A Multi-Front War
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The Western Front

• A. after Belgium, Germany marches toward Paris
• 1. French and British troops stop Germany at
  ____________ River
• 2. led to __________ and end to German hopes for
  quick victory.
• B. Begin to dig trenches.

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The Western Front
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Trench Warfare

• Slow fighting
• Heavy Casualties.
• 1916 ______million killed in Europe.
• same yr. as Battle of the _______
• deadliest battle _______ killed for ___________
  of land.

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Trench Warfare
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Trench Warfare
No Mans Land
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Krupps __________ Gun
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British Tank
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FlameThrowers
GrenadeLaunchers
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Poison Gas
Machine Gun
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Airplane

• 1915--airplanes used in combat
• originally used to __________________
• _______________
• Combat fighting by end of war
• Ace
• U.S. ______________
• Germany Manfred von Richthofen
  (_________________)

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The Flying Aces of World War I
FrancescoBarraco, It.
Eddie MickMannoch, Br.
Eddie Rickenbacher, US
Manfred vonRichtoffen, Ger.The Red Baron
Rene PaukFonck, Fr.
Willy Coppens deHolthust, Belg.
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War Is HELL !!
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Sacrifices in War
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British Blockade of Germany
1914--GB set up blockade along German
coast 1. originally used to stop
______________ a. extended to
____________ b. also extended the blockade to
__________________ ports
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German U-Boats

• 1. Attempt to off-set British superior __________
• a. ___________ said any good going toward
  Britain would be considered contraband and taken
• b. the ships would then be sunk.

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U-Boats
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Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats
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British Response to U-Boats
1. GB responds by increasing blockade and
stopping __________________ from going into
Germany 1) _______________ Germans
starved 2) ___________ as many lives as was lost
than in submarine warfare
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The ____________

• __________ sank by U-Boat off coast of Ireland in
  1915
• a. _________ ship
• b. Germany said that Lusitania was carrying
  ____________ and _______________
• c. 1200 people (128) Americans) killed

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The Sinking of the Lusitania

• British luxury liner sank
• Was carrying explosives

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Sussex Pledge

• After Lusitania, Germany promises to end
  ________________ against civilian ships without
  warning
• 1816 attacks French ship Sussex
• Sussex Pledge
• Britain refused

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U.S. Mobilizing

• 1916 Army Reorganization Bill increases Army to
  _______________________
• __________ re-elected in 1916
• Had pushed through a number of Progressive
  measures
• _______________________

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U.S. Ships Sank

• 1917 Kaiser Wilhelm II announces ships bound for
  Britain, France or Italy would be sank
• ________________sub warfare
• U.S. merchant ships sank in _____________ war
  action

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Zimmerman Telegram

• Zimmerman Note from Germany to __________
  intercepted.
• 1. Proposed ________ with Mexico.
• 2. Mexico gets ___________lost to U.S.
• 3. Note intercepted by ___ and given to the US.

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Russian Revolution (1917)

• Led by ____________ and the Bolsheviks
• Russia pulls out of WWI, hurting Allies.

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U.S. Enters WWI

• U.S. trade with Allies _______ dollars in 1917
  and had loaned them ____________
• March, 1917 3 more merchant ships sank
• a. pressure on govt to protect interests
• b. US declares war on Germany in 4/17 to make
  ____________________