Strategy Game Introduction

Prompt #6 What strategies (conferences, deals, threats, etc.) did you see during the game fRIday? What outcomes were there?

What were the M-A-I-N causes leading up to WWI? Pg. 415 - 416

Understanding Check! Partner - Youngest partner shares. Explain how militarism occurred in Europe. Partner - Oldest partner shares. Explain the imperialism that was going on. Partner - Partner with the longest hair shares. Explain how nationalism contributed to the war.

The Spark June 28, 1914 — heir of Austria-Hungary (A-H), Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife, are assassinated Happened in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia (province in A-H)

The Spark Serb gov’t told Serbs living in Bosnia to rebel against A-H’s rule Gavrilo Princip — 19 yr. old Bosnian “Black Hand” (secret Serbian Nationalist society)

What are the M-A-I-N causes leading to WWI? *Tangled alliances bring everyone to war

The Mess A-H declares war on Serbia  Russia allies with S  France allies with R  Germany allied with A-H, worried b/c of geography sandwich  G attacked F through Luxembourg and Belgium  Bel and Lux were allies with Great Britain

Alliances

The Sides

Map Quiz Thursday! Know: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Serbia, France, Russia, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Spain

War Begins July 28, 1914 - A-H declares on Serbia August 1, 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia Schlieffen Plan—Knock out France first, then Russia To get to France, had to go through Belgium, neutral country  G.B. declares war

Stalemate Stalemate: when neither side can gain an advantage Germany within 30 miles of France Both sides dig trenches to hold their position Muddy, rat infested, bodies, disease (trench foot) Estimated 475 miles of trenches Gain no more than a few miles with huge human costs  not successful

Trench Warfare

Soldiers charging across no-man’s land hit with artillery “Modern” Warfare Soldiers charging across no-man’s land hit with artillery Battle of the Somme (1916) lost 20,000 (Allies) in one day Other tactics Tunnels Burned fields, killed livestock, and poisoned wells German subs torpedoed any boat British ships blockaded food to Germans

What were the M-A-I-N causes for WWI? Recap What were the M-A-I-N causes for WWI? What was the spark that ignited the declarations of war?