A Multi-Front WarA Multi-Front War

The Western Front

A. after Belgium, Germany marches toward Paris

1. French and British troops stop Germany at ____________ River2. led to __________ and end to German hopes for quick victory.

B. Begin to dig trenches.

The Western FrontThe Western Front

Trench Warfare

• Slow fighting• Heavy Casualties.

– 1916: ______million killed in Europe.

– same yr. as Battle of the _______

– deadliest battle: _______ killed for ___________ of land.

Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

““No Man’s No Man’s Land”Land”

““No Man’s No Man’s Land”Land”

Krupp’s “__________” GunKrupp’s “__________” Gun

British TankBritish Tank

FlameThrowers

FlameThrowers

GrenadeLaunchersGrenade

Launchers

Poison Gas

Poison Gas

Machine Gun

Machine Gun

Airplane

• 1915--airplanes used in combat

• originally used to __________________– _______________

• Combat fighting by end of war– Ace:– U.S.: ______________– Germany: Manfred von

Richthofen (_________________)

The Flying Aces of World War I

The Flying Aces of World War I

Eddie Rickenbacher, US

FrancescoBarraco, It.

Rene PaukFonck, Fr.

Manfred vonRichtoffen, Ger.

[The “Red Baron”]

Willy Coppens deHolthust, Belg.

Eddie “Mick”Mannoch, Br.

War Is HELL !!War Is HELL !!

Sacrifices in WarSacrifices in War

British Blockade of Germany

1914--GB set up blockade along German coast1. originally used to stop ______________

a. extended to ____________b. also extended the blockade to

__________________ ports

German U-Boats

1. Attempt to off-set British superior __________a. ___________ said any good going toward Britain would be considered contraband and takenb. the ships would then be sunk.

U-BoatsU-Boats

Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

British Response to U-Boats

1. GB responds by increasing blockade and stopping __________________ from going into Germany

1) _______________ Germans starved2) ___________ as many lives as was lost

than in submarine warfare

The ____________

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

The Sinking of the Lusitania

The Sinking of the Lusitania

•British luxury liner sank

•Was carrying explosives

Sussex Pledge

• After Lusitania, Germany promises to end ________________ against civilian ships without warning

• 1816: attacks French ship Sussex

• Sussex Pledge:

• Britain refused

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.

Russian Revolution (1917)

• Led by ____________ and the Bolsheviks

• Russia pulls out of WWI, hurting Allies.

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 interestsb. US declares war on Germany in 4/17

to make “____________________”