Ms. Tanaka
John Ehret HS
Marrero, LA
1. Connect Victory Gardens to the concept of
Total War.
2. Create an example of propaganda for
someone who wants to be homecoming king or
queen.
3. What kind of changes occurred in the American
economy as a result of war?
Essential Questions
SWBAT… assess how
innovations in military technology
and strategy affected the outcome
of WWI.
SWBAT… analyze how major
events and key military leaders
affected the outcome of WWI.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Trench Warfare
Tanks & Airplanes
Bolshevik Revolution
Entry of American expeditionary force
PART I –
Technology in
WWI
Video Clip
Answer the Questions:
What kinds of technology were mentioned in the video?
What did you learn?
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/videos#trench-warfare
Worries:
Rats
Trench foot
TRENCH WARFARE
• Led to a stalemate
Statistics:
• 9 out of 10 men died
• Life expectancy of Second Lt.
was 3 months
TANKS & AIRPLANES
• Tanks = new technology
• Airplanes = used for spying
Tanks and
airplanes
could
effectively
attack the
opposition
across no
man’s land
PART II –
Key events in
the war
Convoys
•
Definition: When
groups of merchant
ships sail together,
protected by
warships—to protect
products being
shipped to British &
American troops
• Effect on the allied powers (Britain, France, U.S.):
Germany’s U-boat (submarine) attacks don’t really
work
Bolshevik Revolution,
1917
• Definition: A revolution that gives
Vladimir Lenin, a COMMUNIST,
control of Russia.
• Effect on the allied powers (Britain,
France, U.S.): Russia makes a treaty
with Germany (1918) and draws out of
the war.
• Germany launches all-out offensive
against Britain, France, & the U.S.
Americans Join the Fight,
1917
• American troops (called “doughboys”)
begin arriving in large numbers, led by
General John Pershing.
• Effect on the allied powers (Britain,
France, U.S.): Germany gets exhausted
and starts collapsing by late 1918.
• Heroism: Example = Alvin York
Video
Part III –
End of WWI
Treaty of
Versailles
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/videos#treaty-of-versailles-end-world-war-i
Statistics
•
•
•
1.3 million American soldiers served
50,000+ American soldiers died
230,000 American soldiers wounded
• 5 million Allied
soldiers died
• 8 million Central
Power soldiers
died
• 6.5 million
civilians died
Ruins of the
Hotel de Ville
(town hall) –
Arras, France
What level of destruction does this
picture indicate? What are some
emotions evoked when viewing this
image?
Why is it significant that the town hall
was destroyed?
Can you envision what these
buildings and towns may have looked
like before the war? How long do you
think it would take to rebuild these
buildings and communities? How
much do you think it would cost?
After the War
• How might France's goals for postwar
settlement be different from the goals of
the United States?
What would France probably want with
respect to Germany? Why? Would those
desires be reasonable? Why or why not?
Why might the U.S. be able to take a
more idealistic perspective?
1. Explain how the creation of tanks or
airplanes affected the outcome of
WWI. Show me what you know! Use
your key words.
2. What effect did the Bolshevik
Revolution have on WWI?
3. Who is Vladimir Lenin?
4. EC: Who is John Pershing?
1. In a 3-5 sentence paragraph,
explain how the creation of tanks or
airplanes affected the outcome of
WWI. Show me what you know! Use
your key words.
2. What effect did the Bolshevik
Revolution have on WWI?
3. Who is Vladimir Lenin?
4. EC: Who is John Pershing?