https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc Made with swagger en-us 2020-11-07 22:25:57 UTC 2020-11-12 17:48:09 UTC hello@padlet.com http://chewelahindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ww1teaser-1024x665.jpg christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907103949 Arch Duke Ferdinand was the leader of Serbia and was assasinated by the Serbian nationalist terrorist group]]> 2020-11-10 05:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907103949 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907111316 After the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia]]> 2020-11-10 05:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907111316 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907115340 After Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, other nations follow up. Germany declares war on Russia, France, and Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany, Austria declares war on Russia. Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary. France declares war on Austria-Hungary. Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary. Montenegro declares war on Germany. Japan declares war on Germany. Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium]]> 2020-11-10 05:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907115340 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907131051 The Germans came up with the idea during the beginning of the war to go through Belgium into France taking out France and Belgium around the same time.]]> 2020-11-10 05:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907131051 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907151298 During this time the British put ships close to the waters of Germany to cut off their supplies coming from off shore]]> 2020-11-10 05:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/907151298 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910254704 France and Britain both declare war on the Ottoman Empire after everyone has been declaring war on each other]]> 2020-11-10 19:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910254704 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910927655 The first major battle of the great war was the battle of the Marne. This was a British and a French offensive against the Germans when the German's were invading Belgium. The casualties at the end of the battle was 483,000]]> 2020-11-10 23:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910927655 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910937466 This was one of the last know account of chivalry. On Christmas of 1918 the allies and the central powers stopped shooting each other and exchanged gifts and sang Christmas songs together. They even played a game of soccer, but this did not go on everywhere, most allies and central powers were still fighting each other on Christmas]]> 2020-11-10 23:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910937466 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910954880 The battle of Ypres was the second of 3 gruesome battles that would happen at the location. During this battle was when a new weapon was unleashed which was later banned from warfare by the Geneva convention. The casualties of the battle were 104,000, The casualties were low because many British troops retreated during the attack]]> 2020-11-10 23:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910954880 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910965259 This was the first of 3 gruesome battles that were to come at this area of Europe. In total this battle had over 200,000 casualties]]> 2020-11-10 23:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910965259 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910979575 This was when the German's decided to use a new technology called gas such as chlorine gas, mustard gas, and the deadliest, phosgene gas. by just the phosgene gas alone a total of 91,000 people died of phosgene gas, which was 85% of the total people killed by gas attacks.]]> 2020-11-10 23:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910979575 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910987435 Germany said that this was completely acceptable because the ship had munitions and supplies for the allies that was passing a unrestricted submarine warfare area. Some historians say that this is what caused the Americans to join the fight against Germany]]> 2020-11-10 23:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910987435 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910991152 This was one of the scariest moments that the civilians say they have seen. Many civilians knew that there was a chance that they could die by ground troops but when the zeppelins were used to attack cities, they said that now they could die from the sky too. This also resulted in zeppelin rides being largely avoided for fear of dying. ]]> 2020-11-10 23:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/910991152 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915332881 The landings at the Gallipoli peninsula was a allied attempt to gain a foot hold towards the ottoman empire to take it down at its capital. This ultimately failed and the allies wasted more resources then they did progress ]]> 2020-11-12 06:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915332881 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915339352 The gas mask was invented after the first gas attack and was given to soldiers to help against the gas that the Germans would use to kill the ally forces.]]> 2020-11-12 06:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915339352 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915348313 The great migration was when the majority of African American people started to migrate to the north for better job opportunities ]]> 2020-11-12 06:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915348313 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915404570 The battle of Verdun was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most ferocious battle of the war, the casualties for just this battle was over 700,000.]]> 2020-11-12 07:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915404570 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915414868 This was one of the only naval battles that happened in the war. This was between the 2 highest naval powers in the world, The British and the Germans. This happened off the coast of Jutland, Denmark and the British one the battle with its superior and more knowledgeable ships. ]]> 2020-11-12 07:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915414868 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915421580 This is when the tanks were starting to be used in battle more. During this battle which was small, the allies used lots of tanks and very little amounts of infantry. The tanks were used to make a huge hole in the enemy defenses. This was utterly useless however, as because of bad weather, reinforcement's could not back up the force and they had to give up the land that they gained.]]> 2020-11-12 07:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915421580 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915431138 The battle of Somme was a ally offensive against the central powers. This failed and became a metaphor about futile and indiscriminate slaughter]]> 2020-11-12 07:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915431138 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915438611 Tsar Nicholas II was the leader of Russia at the time of the war. During the war food shortages and all the work that was being forced started a revolution in Russia, this eventually causes Tsar Nicholas II to abdicated which causes the Bolshevik party and the Lenin party ]]> 2020-11-12 07:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915438611 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915450474 The U.S. after all the things that Germany has done to them, sinking the Lusitania, The Zimmerman Note, and the use of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Finally made the U.S. get involved in the war, which is when the tides turn in the favor of the allies. ]]> 2020-11-12 07:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915450474 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915453339 On January 19, 1917, The Germans sent a letter to the Mexican Government saying that if they declared war on the U.S., that they would help them get their land back that was lost in the Spanish-American war. Most historians believe that this is what brought America into the war and also they believe that the Germans wanted the U.S. to find out about this note]]> 2020-11-12 07:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915453339 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915469167 The U.S. passed and act in June of 1917 that made it illegal to speak against the U.S. armed forces or to root for the enemy count]]> 2020-11-12 07:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915469167 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915477471 This offensive was also called the battle of Cambrai. This was the first large scale battle that used tanks. The British used nine infantry divisions which is roughly 90,000 soldiers, 5 Calvary divisions which is about 500 soldiers, and three tank brigades which is about 534 tanks, which all made a surprise attack on the city of Cambrai.]]> 2020-11-12 07:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915477471 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915505590 This is what president Wilson wrote that talked about what should be used or considered during peace negotiation meetings.]]> 2020-11-12 07:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915505590 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915513301 This was the treaty that the Germans had with the Russians. Germany told the Russians that they would leave them alone and have peace with them if the gave up land to several countries. The Russians agreed but only because they couldn't handle the war and the revolutions that were happening at home.]]> 2020-11-12 08:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915513301 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915519183 This act made it legal to punish people if they spoke out against the government in any way, shape, or form. You could be imprisoned, fined or even deported. People also had concerns with this act because it mess with the peoples freedom of speech.]]> 2020-11-12 08:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915519183 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915524153 This was the first major battle that the U.S. would be involved in. This battle was to gain ground that the Germans have taken early on in the war and also to give confidence to the French to give them hope to make them continue to fight]]> 2020-11-12 08:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/915524153 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917395852 the battle of St. Mihiel was a battle between the AEF and the French against the German lines. This allowed them to make a pushed against the Germans but the allies left artillery and food supplies on the muddy road because they couldn't bring it to the front lines]]> 2020-11-12 17:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917395852 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917423488 The flu epidemic, one of the worst points of time in the war. The flu epidemic was a strand of flu called the Spanish flu that caused symptoms similar to the flu but towards fall a second wave of the flu came and would kill people in days. It had the same symptoms as before but it would turn peoples skin blue and would fill up there lungs with fluid causing them to suffocate, the death toll was much higher the second time around ]]> 2020-11-12 17:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917423488 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917443389 This battle happened at one of the thickest forest on the western front. This was he largest assault by the AEF. Their goal was to push through the Argonne forest and make a foot hold in enemy territory. This was the bloodiest campaign by the Americans with 26,000 dead and 120,000 casualties.]]> 2020-11-12 17:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917443389 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917466610 This isn't guaranteed to be true but, when Hitler was meeting with someone during WW2, he was looking at a picture and said that he owed the man in the picture his life. The story behind this is that during a battle against the allies, Hitler was injured and bringing other injured soldiers to friendly lines, this is when a man named Henry Tandy saw Hitler and aimed at him but, did not have it in him to shoot a injured man that is trying to save his fellow soldiers, so he let him go. During the time when Hitler was trying to gain the support of the German people he mentioned this event and said that god saved him for this purpose to take over the world and let him go to war]]> 2020-11-12 17:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917466610 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917494488 After many years of fighting this is when the German Government decided to have an armistice with the allies to negotiate a peace treaty. Even though the Germans still had the upper hand against the allies with extra land against the French and Britain, there was revolution at home and the German army was starting to mutiny, which means that they just didn't have the resources to continue the war so they decided to try and end the war right then and there.]]> 2020-11-12 17:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917494488 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917512662 The treaty of Versailles, the treaty that ended the war for good, the treaty was kind of based on Wilson's fourteen points but the French and the British wanted a little more. The French and British decided that they wanted to get payed back for what they had spent in the war. This was a massive price that they demanded but when the Germans disagreed everyone else decided to agree. In fact it was so large of an amount to pay the the German Government payed off the WW1 debt on September 29, 2010.]]> 2020-11-12 17:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917512662 christophera187 https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917533534 The league of nations, this is what Wilson had mentioned that all the nations should join ( of course the country that said it never joined). This was mainly made so that It could deal with international disputes. They would also come up with the Geneva convention that banned not humane weapons such as gas, and they also banned that it is a war crime to shoot a medic that is not shooting back or is helping an injured soldier (though the Japanese in the second world war decided they wouldn't follow this part of the Geneva convention). ]]> 2020-11-12 17:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/christophera187/es6998rsne0u2qc/wish/917533534