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