world war i 1914 - 1918
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World War I 1914 - 1918. Mizell, Tubbs, Hatling. Essential Question. How did new technology make WWI different from past wars?. Tactics and Warfare Prior to WWI (1914). Marched in lines – mass fire Used rifle-muskets (about 2-3 shots per minute). Tactics and Warfare before the 1900s. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World War I1914 - 1918
Mizell, Tubbs, Hatling
Essential Question
•How did new technology make WWI different from past wars?
Tactics and Warfare Prior to WWI (1914)• Marched in lines – mass fire• Used rifle-muskets (about 2-3 shots per
minute)
Tactics and Warfare before the 1900s
• Video Clip – Gods and Generals–Battle of Manassas (1861),
American Civil War–http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxX4Bo6yG38
Guns• Machine Gun–Perfect defensive weapon–Very rapid fire (hundreds of bullets per
minute)• Bolt action rifles–What the ordinary soldier had–4 – 10 bullets per clip
The Machine Gun
Bolt Action Rifle
Bolt Action Rifles
Artillery
• Long range weapons that could deliver devastating blows on the enemy• Shells could be as heavy as 900 lbs• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85XWjLVxRA
Artillery Before WWI
Artillery During WWI
Airplanes
• Primarily used for reconnaissance (spying)• Could have machine guns or bombs• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0LprJwxaw
Poison Gas• Tear Gas, Chlorine Gas–Attacks the nerves, eyes, throat–Wear gas mask for protection
• Mustard Gas–Makes skin blister, eyes sore, vomit– This gas was heavier than air and sunk into the
trenches–Gas mask did not help
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5Wq0vMZnw
Mustard Gas victim
Submarines
• “A ship underwater”• Germany will use these to great
affect: U-boats• Launch torpedoes at enemy ships• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fCIsQT_jCg
Zeppelins
• Could carry 4,000 – 5,000 lbs of bombs• Abandoned because they were easy
targets• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfUaw0BfaZA
Zeppelins
Tanks• Most innovative development of the
war• Created in order to break the stalemate
and go through the trenches• Did not reach full potential• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCsldbh9hAY
Tactics and Warfare Change in WWI
• Video Clip – All Quiet on the Western Front– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXtsiqrhqsU
–Pay attention to the weapons used and how/where soldiers fight
•What differences did you see?–Where/How they fought?–What did they use to fight?
Tactics and Warfare Change in WWI
• Fighting in Trenches–Protection from new technology
• No longer marching in lines• Using machine guns
The Result of this New Technology