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Weapons of war
The flamethrower, which brought terror to French and British soldiers when used by the German army in the early phases of the First World War in 1914. -
Archduke Assassination
On june 28th ,1914 a serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Archduke was not well liked but his death stil set off a chain reaction causing the out break of WW1 -
schlieffen plan
The schlieffen plan was made by a general count Alfred von Schlieffen. This plan was a operation plan for a designated attack on france. -
First battle of marne
The battle of marne was the first world war battle fought from 5-12 of september 1914.The germans advanced into france and persuited the allied armies. -
Tanks
Tanks were initially called landships. However, in an attempt to disguise them as water storage tanks rather than as weapons, the British called them tanks.During WWI, British tanks were initially categorized into males and females. Male tanks had cannons, while females had heavy machine guns. -
Second battle of ypress
On April 22nd,1915 German forces shocked allies when they shoot 150 tpns of lethal gas. The allied forces waited for a wave of germans but instead they were thrown into a panic over chlorine gas. -
Kids in war
The youngest kid in ww1 was Sidney Lewis. He was a 13 year old boy who ran away to join the war. He fought on the front lines until his mom sent his birth certificate. -
Animals in the war
Horses, donkeys, mules, and camels carried food water ammunition and medical supplies. Dogs and pigeons carried messages. Canaries were used to detect poison. -
Early military: Kendall Jordan fielder
He was sent to the first us army reserve officers training corps course at camp McPherson Georgia. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant before graduating. -
Draft
To increase the size of the U.S. Army during WWI, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which was also known as the conscription or draft, in May 1917. By the end of the war, 2.7 million men were drafted. Another 1.3 million volunteered. -
Kendall Jordan fielder
The 56th infantry joined with other units from the 13th brigade to make the 7th infantry. -
Kendall Jordan fielder
On November 5 Fielder got a telegram from his wife saying that he had become a father of a baby girl. -
Kendall Jordan fielder
Fielder stayed in France as a part of the occupational force. He returned to the United States in June 1919. -
Treaty of versailles
World war1 officially ended with the signing of the treaty of versailles on june 28 1919.Germany was forced to pay reparations for the war. -
Kendall Jordan fielder
Fielder was placed in the 7th infantry. The 7th infantry fought for 33 days at st. Lorraine campaign. Fielder was wounded while fighting.
