World War I: “The War to End All Wars” C. Kollasch
Road to World War I : Remember your “isms” Industrialism Nationalism Militarism Imperialism Alliances “MAIN”
Aggressive Nationalism
Economic & Imperial Rivalries
Timeline of Events ▼Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand goes to Sarajevo, Bosnia ▼Bosnia was Serb saw Austria as aggressors ▼JUNE 28, 1914 Archduke was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip ▼Austria gives Serbia and ULTIMATIUM to cease anti-Austrian aggression
▼Serbia does not comply with all of the demands ▼Austria declares war on Serbia on JULY 28, 1914 ▼Germany backs Austria ▼Russia backs Serbia, angers Austria ▼Austria declares war on Russia
▼France backs Russia (revenge for Franco- Prussian War) ▼Germany asks France to stay out of situation ▼France refuses ▼Germany declares war on France
▼Germany implements Schlieffen Plan: invade France by going through Belgium ▼Belgium is neutral aka, don’t mess with them! ▼Great Britain is enraged, declares war on Germany
The Assassination
The Major Players: Allied –Britain –Russia –France –Italy –United States (1917) –Too many other countries to name!!!!! Central –Germany –Turkey (Ottoman Empire) –Austria-Hungary
Who’s To Blame?
The Schlieffen Plan
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A Multi-Front War
Trench Warfare
New Technology
U-Boats
The Zeppelin
Flame Throwers Grenade Launchers
Poison Gas Machine Gun
US Enters the War
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The Zimmermann Note Germany to Mexico You help us, we help you! Brought US into the War
A Global War Brazil gives Allies warships and personnel US enters war on Allied side in 1917 Main area of fighting is in Europe European colonies become battlefields in Africa Both Australia and New Zealand fight for Allies- contribute troops to Gallipoli India provides 1.3 million soldiers for British Japan declares war on Germany and takes their colonies Arab nationalists vs. Turks in Middle East
Repercussions????
World War I Casualties
On the economy? On culture? On Europe? On the rest of the world?
Works Cited 1.ppt#256,1, : The World at War World History: Connections to Today