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The Destruction of War. The brutal effects of WWI. Losses for Central and Entente Powers. 4 million deaths for Alliance. 15 Million total deaths, Including civilians. 6 Million Deaths for Entente. Loses per country Total Casualties % of population. Entente Powers: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Destruction of War
The brutal effects of WWI
Losses for Central and Entente Powers15 Million total deaths, Including civilians
6 Million Deaths for Entente
4 million deaths for Alliance
Loses per countryTotal Casualties % of population
• Entente Powers:– France 15% of population hurt/dead, 3% die– UK6% of total hurt/dead, 2% die– Russia 5% total hurt/dead, 3 % die
• Alliance Powers– Germany 11% total hurt/dead, 5% die– Austria 14% total hurt/dead, 7% die
A dismal battlefield…
Painting by Ezra Pound: “These fought in any case”
The 23rd Infantry
Total War
• No one in Europe or the colonies was safe.• Governments changed entire nation’s policies
around in order to provide for the war effort– Governments used nationalism to get the people’s
support
Destruction at Home: The first Total WarLouvain, Belgium
Amiens, France
Notice the massive building structure, this was a a trend leading up to WWI during the GildedAge Progress was shown in size and strength through buildings and new technology
Paris, France
Salonika, Greece
No place was safe..
FrenchHospital
Church in Revigny, France, bombed by Germans
Not Even Churches
Spanish InfluenzaSpanish Flu- killed almost 50 million people worldwide (50% of the world). Flu is normal in the spring, but because of the war connecting more than ever before, the influenza virus spread like brushfire.
As if the killing was enough,Now everyone was sick.
Path of the Spanish Flu