Ch. 23 – The Course and Conduct of World War I /EQ: How was World War I different from previous wars?
23.1 – Coach Schroeder reads introduction
23.2 – Tape the map on top of Right Side of IAN
o Color the countries involved (color dots – dotted countries)
o The terms on your handout will be done as part of the Ch. 23 SAD assignment
23.3 – Copy the following notes into your IAN, starting below the map.
o Cut out picture – paste in IAN
o Copy notes next to pic
1. The machine gun changed military strategy.
2. A group of well-placed gunners could stop
the advance of a much larger force.
3. Combatant armies could no longer charge
across open fields toward enemy lines.
1. The flamethrower changed the experience of
war by improving an old weapon and making
it easier to handle.
2. During World War I, one person could carry a
Flamethrower and spray burning fuel on
victims.
1. Artillery changed the experience of war by
allowing troops to knock out enemy machine
gun nests and lob poison gas shells at enemy
trenches.
2. More than half of all battle casualties in
World War I came from artillery.
1. The tank changed the experience of war by
helping end the stalemate in the trenches.
2. Tanks could crush barbed wire, climb
embankments
3. Tanks could cross ditches to attack enemy
trenches, while protecting combatants from
fire.
1. The trench system changed the experience
of war by providing protection from heavy
artillery and machineguns.
2. But it also led to disease and infections
because of the horrible conditions.
1. Poison gas changed the experience of war by
making it possible to kill or injure many
people at once.
2. Chemicals like mustard gas caused lifelong
injuries for many combatants.
3. Eventually, the gas mask was developed to
help protect combatants from attacks.
1. The airplane changed the experience of war
by taking war into the sky.
2. Pilots could scout enemy territory and drop
bombs from above.
3. Anthony Fokker’s machine gun device made
in-air combat between pilots possible.
1. The battleship changed the experience of
war by making an old form of warfare more
destructive but also safer for combatants.
2. Britain’s HMS Dreadnought was the first
modern battleship.
3. It was larger, more powerfully armed, and
more heavily armored than older ships.
1. The submarine changed naval warfare.
2. Because submarines moved beneath the
water undetected, their torpedoes could not
be stopped before reaching their targets.
23.4 Draw the location of the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive is shown on page 300 of the student
edition. Clearly label
1. The Allies launched the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive in late September 1918 to break through
the German line and reach the Sedan railroad—the
main line of support and communication for the
German troops.
2. More than 1 million American soldiers took
part in the six weeks of fighting. The Allies won, and
the war ended soon after, on November 11, 1918.