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machine guns
Most machine guns of World War 1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s 1884 design. They had a sustained fire of 450–600 rounds per minute, allowing defenders to cut down attacking waves of enemy troops like a scythe cutting wheat. There was some speculation that the machine gun would completely replace the rifle. Contrary to popular belief, machine guns were not the most lethal weapon of the Great War. That dubious distinction goes to the artillery. -
Frank Woodruff
the unit he was in was the First Fort Riley. The unit was forced to replace the marines that were sent to France . Requested to go to France but was told he had to stay put at first . Later on got offered an assignment to escort an officer there. -
Propaganda
propaganda was used to persuade men to become apart of the army . Bandwagon is the most common form of propaganda. It took young men and made them believe they wanted to be apart of the winning side of the war -
Assassination in Sarajevo
when he was visiting the capital of Bosnia .He was warned that his visit could cause instigate trouble but he went anyway . His wife was also killed as well. -
weapons
there were a variety of weapon that were used during world war one . Mortars, Artillery, Poisonous gas etc . Some things are still used in wars while others are not . -
flame thrower
During America’s Civil War some Southern newspapers claimed Abraham Lincoln had observed a test of such a weapon. But the first recorded use of hand-held flamethrowers in combat was on February 26, 1915, when the Germans deployed the weapon at Courtesan, near Verdun. Over the course of the war, Germany utilized 3,000 Flamethrower troops; over 650 -
usitania sinks
within out of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
tanks
weapon became reality during the First World War. “Tank” was the name the British used as they secretly developed the weapon, and it stuck, The first British tank weighed 14 tons, Improved tanks were created during the war, but breakdowns still occurred -
Zimmerman's Telegram
the march to war was no doubt accelerated by a notorious letter penned by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman -
U.S enters war
two days after the senate votes 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany, the U.S. HOR endorses the decision by a vote of 373 to 50, and the United States formally enters the First World War -
Frank Woodruff
spent 2 years with AEF and returned home on January 1920 -
Frank Woodruff
in 1940 he accepted a to expedite a movement for the American President . He spent three and a half years in Japanese prison camps .Him and his unit were rescued by the 11th Airborne division -
Frank Woodruff
got married -
bayonet
may have simply referred to a type of knife. The weapon was developed from the pike by the French in the 17th century, whose socket bayonet had a sleeve that fitted around the barrel, and was locked with a stud. This enabled the gun to be fired with the bayonet firmly secured in place, and it was adopted by armies throughout Europe.
