英美概况之美国战.pptVIP

WWI Germany to attack France Allies dig trenches Axis dig trenches French try to dig around German trenches Germans try to dig around the French trenches Air Planes, Mustard Gas, Mini Guns, Tanks, Barbed Wire, Hand Grenades, Land Mines “Eye Deep in Hell” America to the Rescue! America had maintained “ISOLATIONIST” policies Until… German Subs sank a ship with American Civilians on board America mobilizes for war! How much did we help? Treaty of Paris Germany must pay war indemnities Germany may not have a military Germany must return conquered land League of Nations Are We There Yet Not Quite Modern The Civil War The North The Union Yankees D**n Yankees Billy Yank The South The Confederacy Rebels Johnny Reb The Union Industrialized Higher Population Better Transportation Moderate support for the War Believed God was on their side. The Confederacy Highly Rural (Farmland) Lower Population “Home field advantage” Believed in the War Better Generals Believed God was on their side. The Union President Abraham Lincoln General(s) McClellan Hooker Burnside Grant Capitol Washington DC The Confederacy President Jefferson Davis General Robert E. Lee Lee’s Officers Stonewall Jackson J.E.B. Stuart Capitol(s) Birmingham AL Richmond VA Weapons Mini Balls Grape Shot Exploding Cannon Balls Iron Ships Monitor Merrimac Submarines Technology Trains Telegraph Steam Boats Spys Medicine (Snake Oil) Amputation Warfare Brother against Brother Son against Father Modern Technology and Weaponry Traditional Combat Rules Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation. Freedom for all slaves! …sort of …not really. Why? End of the War The Civil War ended with General Lee surrendering at Appomattox Courthouse, VA Lee orders his men to return peacefully to their homes. Lincoln is re-elected Thus Always a Tyrant! A possible conspiracy… Vice President Johnson Secretary of State Sewart President Abraham Lincoln John Wilkes Boothe Secretary of War S