The First Modern WarExamine the images on the right from World War I. Military planes, special equipment, and vehicles are common in warfare today. However, at the beginning of the 1900s, they were entirely new.
Industrial expansion during the late 1800s and early 1900s resulted in all of these innovations and more. These innovations contributed to making World War I a different experience from any other war in history. World War I was the first war of the modern, industrial world.

• What do you see in these images?
• Based on these images, how do you think fighting in World War I was different than in past wars, such as the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars?
• How do you think changes in fighting technology affected the soldiers on the front and civilians living in war zones? Why?

In World War I and the Russian Revolution, you will learn about the factors leading up to World War I, how this war was different from earlier wars, and the role colonization played both during and after the war.You will also learn how the Russian Revolution and World War I affected each other and how they both helped shape the twentieth century.

Essential Question: How did World War I reflect the consequences of the industrial age?