Monday- presentations
Weapons in WWI- bombs- Germany Minenwerfer various sizes grenades. American- Guns and grenades, rifles. En-field- Americans weapon of choice. Planes- Germany- Bristol type 22, two seater plane, a single engine, top speed-198km/h America- Curtiss H-16, four seats, single engine, top speed 137km/h. Tanks-Germany, K-Wagon, 120 tons, 27 crew members, 30mm of Armor, 4.7 mph, American, M1918, 3 tons, 2 crew members, 8 mph. Gases- french had gas first, when first used by Germany it didn't work, created Mustard gas, America had the highest death at one time with Mustard gas, Stemutator- clear gas that killed you inside to out.
Medical Advancements, portable X-ray Machine, Marie Curie, Blood packs given to soldiers with loss of blood, However, could get disease because of blood types. Medics on battle fields.
Armistice, cessation of hostilities as a prelude to peace negotiation. it was signed 5 a.m. on 11/11/1918 and was put in effect at 11 a.m. the same day. Get out of area in two weeks or be prisoner of war. Germany could not damage anything and had to surrender, locomotives, railway coaches, trucks
Tuesday- presentations.
Wilson's Fourteen points, 1. No secret Agreements. 2. Free navigation in all seas. 3. An end to economics barriers between countries 4. Reducing of the numbers of weapons. 5. decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial. 6. German army should leave Russia. 7. Belgium should be independent again. 8. France should recover Alsace Lorraine. 9. All Italians are allowed to live in Italy. 10. Turkish people should be governed by a Turkish government. 11. Independence should be allowed to the Balkans. 12. Self determination should be allowed to Austria Hungary. 13. Poland should be independent and have access to the see. 14. A league of Nations should be created.
Allied Powers Payed 125.690,477,000 dollars Great Britain payed 35 billion France- 24 billion US- 22 billion, 115 thousand dead. Russia- 22 billion Japan 40 million Central powers- 360 billion Germany- 37 billion 187 billion to fund the war, 21.2 million wounded 8.5 million killed 7.8 million MIA
Wednesday- early out and final presentations
Bolshevik revolution- Vladimir Lenin- established Bolshevik party, Tsar Nicholas II- , Alexander Kerensky- Russia Prime Minister.
Bolsheviks is a socialist group led by Vladimir, wanted to take over Russia, aided by Germany and Russian Military, wanted to stop Russia's participation n the war,
October Revolution, armed rebellion started October 24th 1917, took over banks, telephone offices, railroads, post offices, major bridges, October 26th government is taken over.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk- signed march 3rd 1918, ended Russia's participation in the war, Russia lost 1 million sq. foot, Independence to Ukraine, Georgia, and Finland, lost Poland, Lithuania and Estonia
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