World War I Joseph Jackson Downs Douglas, Wesley Wright, and Samantha

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1 World War I Joseph Jackson Downs Douglas, Wesley Wright, and Samantha

2 World War I in 1917 Jan 19- Zimmerman Note Feb 1- Germans resume unrestricted submarine war fare. By February 28-8 American ships had sunk April 6- U.S.A declares war on Germany April 9-12, Battle of Vimy Ridge The Third Battle of Ypres - July 31-British attack east of Ypres - Nov 6, Passchendaele is captured

3 World War I in 1918 Treaty of Brest- Litovsk German Spring Offensive Second Battle of the Marne Battle of Amiens Meuse- Argonne Offensive Germany signs armistice agreement 3 Mar. 21 Mar. 15 July 8 Aug. 26 Sep. 11 Nov.

4 Technology at the End of the War Tanks were improved and used in greater numbers Camouflage patterns for tanks and vessels Aircrafts Gas masks Tracer Bullets

5 Tanks at the End of the War Tanks were developed at the end of the war Tanks had large cannons to fire at fortified positions and machine guns to fight infantry Tanks were able to cross no man's land and drive over trenches Tanks had a factor of intimidation because they were large and unstoppable

6 Passchendaele July 31st November 1917 Total war of attrition, neither side has decisive victory, both face heavy losses Canadian troops eventually capture Passchendaele on November 6th

7 Battle of Vimy Ridge Canada took the high ground from Germany to keep its army safe as it pushed up Enemy bombarded by artillery beforehand Decisive victory for Canadian army Tanks used to push up to the ridge under heavy fire

8 The Second Battle of The Marne Germany tries to punch through French lines to end the war quickly Initial artillery barrage fails because of fake lines Counterattack from the allies after first assault pushes Germany back Last major German offensive Stormtroopers, gas, flamethrowers and tanks used August 6th 1918

9 German 1918 Spring Offensive March 21-July 18th, 1918 German attack on the Western Front in two places Paris 120 kilometers Push British North, pin them on the coast Germans using tanks and flamethrowers Sturmmann caused massive casualties to German side Secured the trenches

10 German 1918 Spring Offensive To quickly win the war Germany gains a lot of ground Their supply lines couldn t keep up. Brought back 500,000 troops from Russian front Fired over a million shells Cambrai, and Paris, were damaged in the offensive

11 U.S.A in World War I May Selective Service Act Reached France in June ,084,000 Americans reached France John Joseph Perishing Helped French and British Armies July 1918-French helped American forces Battle of St. Mihiel Battle of Argonne

12 Battle of Amiens August 8, 1918 Fourth Army Commander Henry Rawlinson 75,000 men 500 tanks and 1,900 aircrafts-allies 37,000 men, 530 guns, 369 planes 4:20 AM

13 Battle of Amiens Strategies Forces advanced under barrage of 700 artillery guns Heavy tanks attacked well defended German positions Small tanks- "whippets" 600 RAF planes dropped phosphorus bombs 5 miles, Rawlinson ordered 20,000 more cavalry troops Ended August 12 "The Germans were surrendering everywhere. We knew it was going to be the end of the war."- Major S Evers, Australian Corps Medium MK A Whippet- British tank

14 Meuse-Argonne Offensive Followed the Battle of St. Miheil and 4,000 troops were moved by night Sept 26th-Nov 11th Wanted to capture Sedan and the railroad hub Force Germany to withdraw from French territories

15 Meuse-Argonne Offensive Strategy September 26, 700 tanks and infantry took up positions Bombarded Germans with gas Advanced 6 miles on Sept 27 September 30th reorganized army November 1st advanced 11 miles November 5th French captured Sedan

16 The End of the War Germany was faced with imminent invasion Germany lost its allies Bulgaria on September 29th, 1918 Ottoman Empire on October 30th, 1918 Austrian Hungary on November 3rd, 1918 Signed armistice agreement outside Compiégne France War ended November 11, 1918