WWI Review 1914-1918
Underlying Causes M A I N
How War Happens Underlying causes (MAIN) Franz Ferdinand (Austrian) assassinated by Serbians Austria declares war on Serbia Russia (Serbia’s ally) mobilized along German border in defense Germany attacks Russia & France France and Britain are now in the war WORLD WAR I
1914 Stalemate between France & Germany This is the _____________ Front ___________ Plan – Germany’s plan to defeat France, then Russia Didn’t work because of Battle of the ________
Tactics Trench Warfare Machine guns Poison gas Submarines Tanks
By 1916… This country was on life support: ____________
Battle of the Somme Overview of Battle
Quick Facts July 1 – Nov. 18, 1916 One of the costliest battles of WWI Approximately 1.2 million casualties 420,000 British 200,000 French 500,000 German
British Gains
Cause & Effect Attempt by the British to “push through” the German lines Fought along northwestern part of the Western Front After months of fighting, and several assaults up and down the front, resulted in small gains in land for British Greatly weakened German war effort overall
Causes of High Death Toll Massive loss of life due to new military technologies
Central Historical Question Who won the first day of the Battle of the Somme?
Somme Inquiry Our job today is to investigate what happened on the first day of the battle, July 1, 1916, by reading three historical accounts of the day: a British newspaper article the memoir of a British soldier who fought in the battle the memoir of a German soldier who fought in the battle
Read Document A Answer the questions on the graphic organizer.
Read Documents B & C Answer the questions on the graphic organizer
Discussion Questions Why are documents B & C so different from document A? Which of the documents is most trustworthy? Why?
Day One Casualties: 57,470 British 9,000 German 8,000 French The Numbers Day One Casualties: 57,470 British 9,000 German 8,000 French