World War I

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World War I

• Belleau Wood,
• Meuse-Argonne,
• Gallipoli,
• Saint-Mihiel,
• Chateau-Thierry

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• Belleau Wood

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Belleau Wood
Date June 1st- June 26th ,1918 Location
Belleau Wood near Paris, France Result Allied
victory
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• This was a very bloody battle
• Very close to the Paris, France border
• Casualties were very high
• Fighting was different

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What happened?
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After The Battle

• They pressed on
• Lots of enemy casualties
• Capture of the village of Bouresches and the
  organized position of Bois Belleau

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Quotes

• I have only two men out of my company and 20 out
  of some other company.  We need support, but it
  is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are
  swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage
  is on us.  I have no one on my left and only a
  few on my right.  I will hold. 
• 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood,
  19 July 1918
• "C'mon you of , do you want to live
  forever!" GySgt Dan Daley at the Battle of
  Belleau Wood WWI
• Retreat, hell we just got here!" Captain Lloyd
  Williams, USMC at the Battle of Belleau Wood WWI

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• Meuse-Argonne

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Meuse-Argonne

• September,26-November 11, 1918
• U.S. First Army lead by John J. Pershing
• October 16, Lt. General Hunter Ligget took over
• Forty German divisions participated

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Casualties

• Six weeks 26,277 killed and 95,786 wounded
• Complex operation
• Objective to capture railroad hub
• Force enemies out of territories

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Offensive Battle

• Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the greatest
• Memorable for biggest American operation
• Complex operation
• Ground forces fought rough hilly terrain

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Gallipoli
In the Middle East
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World War One

• Also known as First World War
• August 1914, first shots Belgian village
• After 4 centuries fighting Ottoman Empire
  collapsed.
• Ottoman Empire worlds greatest Islamic power
• Note to Serbia control terrorist actions
• Serbia no Hungry and Serbia war

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Battle of Gallipoli

• Russians were threatened by Turks.
• British mount expedition to bombard Peninsula
• British want to capture leader of Constantinople
• Then join Russians to knock Turkey out
• Naval attack on 19th of February
• Bad weather caused attack to delay

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Interesting People

• Winston Churchill committed campaigns for control
• He wanted control over the Dardanelles
• Smedley Darlington was a major general
• He went to Harvard University
• Got two Medal o fHonor awards
• David Bey controller of the empire

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• Saint-Mihiel

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Before the battle

• This battle began on late September 12, 1918,
  through September 16, 1918
• Men were joining the army like crazy they wanted
  a chance to fight- for many of them this battle
  was their big break.
• General Pershing asked permission to take over
  the city of Metz.
• This battle was fought in southeast Verdun.

• You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for
  war.
• Albert Einstein

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The Battle begins

• Began on September 12-19.
• The Americans and French attacked the Germans.
• France, the U.S. and Germany were the only
  countries involved.
• Fought over the German city of Metz, which French
  and U.S wanted to take over.
• This was the first major battle for the men and
  they were actually excited.
• U.S snuck up on Germans who didnt have any of
  their artillery in place.

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Facts on the Battle Front

• This battle showed the first use of the term
  D-Day and H-hour.
• The AEF - what we call today air force wasnt as
  developed as it is today but was the winning
  factor for the U.S. in this battle.
• Disease spread quickly throughout the trenches.
• Most men were excited to fight seeing they have
  trained their whole life for there own glorious
  moment.
• Food and supplies were hard to get due to muddy
  roads.

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During the battle

• This battle wasnt very long and didnt have many
  casualties.
• U.S. strong point was the American Expeditionary
  Force.
• Battle was lead by John J. Pershing.
• Pershings plan was to storm Metz and take over
  the fortress of Verdun.
• Even though the battle wasnt long the men would
  still have to come back to a whole to sleep.

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Results

• The army took over 15,000 prisoners and 257 guns
  with only 7,000 causalities.
• The Germans lost 20,000 men.
• Americans lost 7,000 men.
• This Battle was a big victory for the U.S.
• This showed all other countries Americas
  strength.

• War does not determine who is right - only who is
  left.  Bertrand Russell

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• Chateau-Thierry

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• Bibliographies

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Bibliography

• Duffy, Micheal. firstworldwar.com. 17 Feb. 2006
  ltgt. Duffy, Micheal. firstworldwar.com. 17 Feb.
  2006 ltgt.
• , . Eye Witness World War One. , .
• Stewart, Gail B. World War One. Sandiego Lucent
  Books, 1991.

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Belleau Wood Bibliography
Ware, Bridget M. . "Belleau Wood Quotes."
Belleau Wood Quotes. 2001. USM Changeout. 21 Feb.
2006 lthttp//www.usmchangout.com/quotes.htmgt.
"Belleau Wood." Scuttlebutt Small chow.
Scuttlebutt Small chow. 20 Feb. 2006
lthttp//www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/belleau.htmlgt
. Bradford, D. G. "Belleau Wood." 1996. 20 Feb.
2006 lthttp//www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchroni
cles/bookrev/asprey1.htmlgt Torr, James D.
Primary Sources. San Diego Lucent Books, Inc.,
1974
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Bibliography
Haythornthwaite, Phillip J. Gallipoli 1915. 1st
ed. Dabury Grolier Educational, 1997 WW1. 2
Sep 1996. Trenches on the Web. 23 Feb. 2006
lthttp//worldwar1.comgt. Duffy, Michael. 00-06.
First World War. 23 Feb. 2006 lthttp//firstworldwa
r.com/battles/index.htmgt. Stewart, Gail B.
World War One. San Diego Lucent books, 1991.
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Foster, John . John J. Pershings . Chanpaign
Garrard Publishing Company, 1970. Parenthetical
Within Text (Foster 58-65)

• McNeese, Tim , and Capar W. Wienberger. John J.
  Pershings. Philadelphia Chelsea House of
  publishings, 2004. Parenthetical Within Text
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  The Great war accociation. 23 Feb. 2006
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