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WORLD WAR I TECHNOLOGY Napoleonic Warfare 1815: Close lines of foot-soldiers with short-range muskets New weapons: Machine Gun, Bolt Action Rifle, Heavy artillery 1914-15 Development of a Trench system World War I 1915: War horse Video, trench warfare Creation of No-Man’s Land How to break the stalemate? Gas Tanks Aircraft

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WORLD WAR I TECHNOLOGYNapoleonic Warfare 1815:

Close lines of foot-soldiers with short-range muskets

New weapons: Machine Gun, Bolt Action Rifle, Heavy artillery

1914-15 Development of a Trench system

World War I 1915: War horse Video, trench warfare

Creation of No-Man’s Land

How to break the stalemate?

Gas Tanks Aircraft

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Battle of Somme: 60,000 British soldiers killed or wounded in 1 day,

1.2 million soldiers killed and wounded combined over 5 months, for 3 miles of ground.

Stalemate continues:

Great Britain is an island…

German U-boat (submarine and torpedoes)) Campaign

Sinking of Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegraph lead to…

1917: American involvement

Last German Offensive is defeated in fall of 1918

November 11th, 1918-Armistice day

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Final Casualty list: