US Military Mobilization

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The Agreement

US will immediately send a small force under General Pershing– Primarily as a symbol of US commitment– Will send more troops as they are trained– PR to boost morale of Allied troops

British trench soldiers in France wait to attack.. IRC. 2005.unitedstreaming. 17 July 2008<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

The Construction

• US increased the construction of ships and military equipment

• Begins shipments to Europe

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/ww1/shipbuilding.html

The Selective Service Act

• The draft• Originally required the registration of all

males between 21 and 25• 24 million registered (2.8 million drafted)

http://www.dishmanweb.com/js_dishman_draft_card.htmCourtesy of National Archives

The Deployment• First significant US forces arrived in Europe in March 1918

– Supported British and French troops to learn “European Ways” of warfare

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=29820

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The Trenches

• 1/3 of Allied casualties on the Western Front happened in the trenches

• Trench cycle – front (70 days), support (30 days), reserve (120 days with 70 of those allocated for rest)

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28153

The Trenches

•Rat infested

•Lice caused Trench Fever

•Trench Foot

•Stench

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28153

The Weapons – In the Air

• Zeppelin– Filled with hydrogen– Used for observations– Easy targets

• Airplane– Used for reconnaissance

and photography– Later equipped with

machine guns (dog fights)– Bombings from air

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28114

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The Weapons – On the Sea

Battleships

Submarines/U Boat

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28072 (German submarine U9 (1914))

The NEW Weapons

The Machine Gun•The main weapon of defense.•Used on land and from the air.

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The NEW Weapons

This is a French tank. Other Allies had the tank, as well as, the German forces.

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28158 http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28150

The NEW Weapons

The Flame thrower

http://www.vintagepixels.com/index.php?content=gallery.php&file=970.jpg

The NEW WeaponsGrenade

http://www.gwpda.org/photos/greatwar.htm

Mortar

http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28138

The NEW Weapons

Poison Gas• Used first by Germany as

weapon• Chlorine gas attacked

respiratory and nervous systems

• Mustard gas burned whatever it touched

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Works Cited

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/ww1/shipbuilding.html

British trench soldiers in France wait to attack.. IRC. 2005.unitedstreaming. 17 July 2008<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

Soldier Posing with Tank: Photograph, (n.d.). 17 July 2008http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28158

Bayaux Trenches: Photograph, [n.d.] 17 July 2008 http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28153

Big Bertha Platform: Photograph, [n.d Photograph. 17 July 2008 http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28138

Tanks on the Move: Photograph, [n.d.] 17 July 18 http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28150

U.S. Rushes to Aid of Allies: Cartoon, 6 July 1918 17 July 2008 http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=29820

Biplane: Photograph, [between 12 Dec. 1917 and 17 July 1919]17 July 2008. http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28114

Unidentified Ships: Photograph, [between 12 Dec. 1917 and 17 July 1919 ] 17 July 2008 http://wwl2.dataformat.com/Document.aspx?doc=28072

Military exercises on Bech. 18 July 2008http://www.vintagepixels.com/index.php?content=gallery.php&file=970.jpg

Works CitedFrench medical picture made on March 31, 1918. 18 July 2008 http://www.greatwar.nl/

On May 7, 1917 somewhere in Northern France. 18 July 2008 http://www.greatwar.nl/

German submarine U9 (1914)) 18 July 2008 , Public Domain

April 22, 1915, Germans use gas. 18 July 2008http://www.greatwar.nl

Grenade. 18 July 2008 http://www.gwpda.org/photos/greatwar.htm

Germans using machine guns. 18 July 2008http://www.greatwar.nl/

US Colored Troops of the 91st Division. 18 July 2008http://www.greatwar.nl/

Zeppelin L20 stranded near Stavanger – 18 July 2008[http://204.83.160.230/archive/b/archive4.htm] {{PD}})

Gun team of the A Company, US 105th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division, October 19, 1918. 18 July 2008http://www.greatwar.nl/