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World War I

The Great War: Fast FactsI. The first war to include multiple countriesII. The first war to include countries from Europe,the Middle East, and Asia--drawn together bycomplex alliance systemIII. The first “modern” warIV. Use of modern technology: first airplanes, firsttanks, first gas attackV. Most dead in a single battleVI. The first “European” war the U.S. fought inVII.Largest mobilization effort, to date

Causes of WWI - mperialismAssassination

Cause #1 MilitarismI.Militarism:A. Desire for increased military powerII. European nations created large armies thatwere prepared for warIII. Nations soon became obsessed with buildingstronger armies navies

Causes #2 AlliancesI.Alliance System:A. Military agreements where countries agree to helpone another in cases of conflictB. Alliances were designed to keep peace butencouraged Europe to go to warC. Two major alliances:i.Triple Alliance vs. Triple EntenteD. Because of the European system of alliances if onenation went to war à they all went to war

Triple Entente:Great BritainFranceTriple Alliance:GermanyAustria-HungaryRussiaItaly

Cause #3 ImperialismI.ImperialismA. European nations competed for colonies around theworldB. Often times disputes over colonies led to warC. Imperialism led to competition and mistrust amongstEuropean nationsD. Increased imperialism led European nations to hateeach other eventually leading to war

Imperialism Prior to World War I

Cause #4 NationalismI.Nationalism:A. A pride or devotion to one’s nationB. Nationalism led Europeans to become aggressiveto other nations and caused international tensionC. European nations desired to dominate each otherD. Nationalism led European nations to form rivalriesthat eventually lead to World War I

Cause #5 AssassinationI.By 1914 there was a lot of tension, anger andaggression in EuropeII. It seemed very likely that Europe would soon be atwar but the nations lacked a spark (a cause)III. On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand wasassassinated by Gavrilo Princip,A. Ferdinand was the next king in line to the AustriaHungarian throneB. Princip was Serbian and believed that Bosnia shouldbelong to Serbia not to Austria-HungaryIV. The assassination of Ferdinand enraged the Austriaand led them to declare war

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie atSarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28, 1914

Do Now① Create a World War I map to be used asa reference:A. Label each country on the map from 1914(full name, no abbreviations)B. Create a KEY at the bottom and label thethree sides of World War I (The CentralPowers, The Allied Powers & Neutral)C. Color each country as either Central, Allied orNeutral so three colors for three different

The Two SidesI.Triple AllianceA. GermanyB. Austria-HungaryC. ItalyII.Central PowersA. GermanyB. Austria-HungaryC. Ottoman Empire àTurkeyI.Triple EntenteA. EnglandB. FranceC. RussiaII.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.Allied PowersEnglandFranceRussiaItalySerbiaBelgiumUSA (eventually)

World War I BeginsI. By the end of 1914 all of Europe was at warII. Because of the war in Europe all of theEuropean colonies in Asia, Africa and SouthAmerica were also forced into the conflictIII. The alliances developed prior to World WarI forced nearly every nation in the world intoWorld War I

Germany Invades BelgiumI.At the start of WWI Germany declared war onFrance and attempted an invasion throughBelgiumII. The Allied army was unable to stop the Germaninvasion in Belgium but they dug trenches inFrance to stop German progressIII. The German army soon dug their own trenchesparallel to the Allies

World War I Military TechnologiesI.During World War I the world was introducedto new industrial technologies designed forwarII. The industrialization of the world led to newmilitary technologies that allowed armies tobecome more deadlyIII. New military technologies include:A. Machine guns, tanks, airplanes, chemical weapons,artillery

Trench WarfareI. By 1915 the Allies and Central powers hadboth dug deep trenches for protectionII. The area between the trenches soon becameknown as “no man’s land”A. Neither side controlled itB. Full of barbed wire, causalities, shell cratersIII. Periodically soldiers would abandon theirtrenches and rush to the enemy lines in hopesof taking control of their trenchesA. Casualties were high (machine guns & artillery)

No Man’s Land

The War BeginsI.The Central and Allied powers have dugthemselves in trenches and are expecting a long,bloody conflict.II. Both sides will compete for military superiorityusing new industrial technologies to cause asmuch carnage as possibleIII. World War I (The Great War) has begun

World War I Begins I. By the end of 1914 all of Europe was at war II. Because of the war in Europe all of the European colonies in Asia, Africa and South America were also forced into the conflict III. The alliances developed prior to World War I forced nearly every nation in the world into World War I