New War Technology
Christy Byrd
American Expeditionary Force
American military forces are sent Europe to assit the Ailled Powers in defeating imperial German Forces in the last year of World War l. These American forces were also known as the Doughboys. They were commanded by General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing.
Trench Warfare
Trenches
Trenchfoot was common in the trenches due to the muddy and rainy conditions, coupled with the soliders inability to keep their feet dry. Bodies would be piled up in the bottom of the trenches to try and avoid trench foot.
No Man's Land
No man's land was the area between the opposing trenchs. It was named no man's land because most men that entered this area were shot down and killed.
Trenches
The trenches were infested with rats, lice, and disease. The rats were attracted to the decaying bodies and they passed the dieases that the decomposing bodies carried to the living soliders.
New Military Technology
Chemical Warfare
Mustard Gas was a form of chemical warfare. This gas was named for what the soldiers thought is smelled like. This gas could cause temporary or permenate blindness, burns on exposed skin and if enough was inhaled it could cause death.
Big Bertha
Big Bertha was one of the largest artillery rounds on Aillied Powers side of the war. Big Bertha had a howitzer on her and it was basically a small naval gun the could shoot missles about 1 to 2 miles away.
U-Boats
Unterseeboot, is a submarine type vessel. It's was first thought to be used as a close to coast blockade and lookout vessel but when the Germans sent it so sea to test it out it proved much more valuable. German U-Boats sank about 5,ooo ships, including merchant ships that provided supplies to Great Britian.
Convoy System
The convoy system was created by the Bristish Royal Navy as a result of the highly effective German U-Boats. In this system all merchant ships crossing the Atlantic would would travel in groups under the protection of the British Navy. The creation of this system marked the begining of a sharp decline in the scale of damage that the German U-Boats could do.
WW1 - Weapons and Technology