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The Impact of Technology and Warfare in World War I: A Historical Overview

This comprehensive exploration delves into the multifaceted aspects of World War I, highlighting the critical battles, groundbreaking technologies, and the harsh realities of trench warfare. From the Balkans' role as the "Powder Keg" of Europe to the significance of new warfare technologies like tanks, U-boats, and airplanes, the conflict reshaped modern warfare. Key battles, such as Verdun and the Somme, are discussed alongside the tragic human cost. Additionally, the impact of the 1918 flu pandemic and the tragic Armenian Genocide illustrate the broader repercussions of the war.

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The Impact of Technology and Warfare in World War I: A Historical Overview

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  1. World War I : Battles & Technology

  2. A World War

  3. The Balkans, 1914 The“Powder Keg”of Europe

  4. A Multi-Front War

  5. Trench Warfare

  6. Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”

  7. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

  8. French Renault Tank

  9. British Tank at Ypres

  10. U-Boats

  11. Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

  12. The Zeppelin

  13. The Airplane “Squadron Over the Brenta”Max Edler von Poosch, 1917

  14. The Flying Aces of World War I FrancescoBarraco, It. Eddie “Mick”Mannoch, Br. Eddie Rickenbacher, US Manfred vonRichtoffen, Ger.[The “RedBaron”] Rene PaukFonck, Fr. Willy Coppens deHolthust, Belg.

  15. Looking for the “Red Baron?”

  16. FlameThrowers GrenadeLaunchers

  17. Poison Gas Machine Gun

  18. John Sargent “Gassed”

  19. The Western Front • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/launch_ani_western_front.shtml

  20. Verdun – February, 1916 • German offensive. • Each side had 500,000 casualties.

  21. The Somme – July, 1916 • 60,000 British soldiers killed in one day. • Over 1,000,000 killed in 5 months.

  22. War IsHELL !!

  23. The Eastern Front

  24. The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915

  25. T. E. Lawrence & the “Arab Revolt”, 1916-18

  26. The Sinking of the Lusitania

  27. The Zimmerman Telegram

  28. 1918 • The end is near

  29. German Cartoon:“Fit for active service!”, 1918

  30. 1918 Flu Pandemic: Depletes All Armies 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died

  31. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918

  32. 9,000,000Dead

  33. The Somme American Cemetary, France 116,516 Americans Died

  34. World War I Casualties

  35. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians A Portent of Future Horrors to Come!

  36. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians

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