1. Central Powers vs. Alliance
World War I 1914 to 1918
Central Powers vs. Alliance

2. World War I 1914 to 1918 Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
Allies
Serbia
Great Britain
France
Russia (1917) out
U.S. (1917) in

3. Western and Eastern Front

4. Causes for U.S. involvement
Sinking of the Lusitania: a British ship that sailed from Great Britain to New York…this ship was sunk by Germany. In the ship were close to 200 American civilians. This upset the U.S. government because at the time the U.S. was neutral.
Zimmerman Note (telegram): a telegram sent from Germany to Mexico inviting Mexico to join Germany…if the Central Powers would win, Germany promised to get Texas, New Mexico and Arizona back to Mexico.

5. Lusitania
The Lusitania: British Liner sunk by U2 submarine from Germany

6. Woodrow Wilson

9. During the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a businessman from Troy, NY that supplied the U.S. Army with beef in barrels. The barrels were labeled "U.S." When asked what the initials stood for, one of Wilson's workers said it stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the Federal Government and association stuck. In 1961, Congress passed a resolution that recognized Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for the symbol Uncle Sam.

11. WWI Propaganda

12. WWI Propaganda

13. Propaganda

14. Dogfights: Flying Aces

15. Red Cross WWI Canines

16. In Preparation for gas attacks

20. Mustard Gas Effects

21. Dogfights

22. The Romanovs: The last reigning king of Russia

23. Rasputin

24. Russia becomes Communist! 1917
Lenin had the Czar (king) shot, along with all of his family. Nicolas II (Romanov)
Russia’s name is changed to: U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic)
Russia remained a communist nation up until 1989…

25. Lenin: Russian Revolution…He was the founder of Communism in Russia…led Bolshevik Revolution

26. Treaty of Versailles ended WWI
Palace of Versailles: Paris Peace Treaty was signed that ended WWI

27. Treaty of Versailles: 1919 Placed all blame on Germany
Severely punished Germany (had to pay billions in war reparations)
Germany forced to de-militarize completely
Germany was humiliated worldwide
Hitler (a soldier during this war) vows to take revenge…
Unfortunately…no country “checked up” on Germany on these sanctions..

28. League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson firmly believed in this international organization however he did not receive support from Congress to join the league….the league failed and thus twenty years later the world was to see a second world war.