1. The Great War

2. Pre-World War I Rise of Germany Otto Von Bismarck Franco-Prussian War
Treaty of Frankfurt
Alsace-Lorraine

3. Events Leading to War! Time of Peace: War was a thing of the past.
The increase of countries exports: Countries began to have more economic interest in other countries.
Imperialism:
Tangled Alliances:
Countries thought nobody would dare attack countries with strong alliances.

4. MAIN Causes of The Great War!
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

5. CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
1. Militarism
European nations began an arms race as they competed for colonies around the world……

7. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures
Militarism & Arms Race
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, British and Russia] in millions of dollars.
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914 94
130
154
268
289
398
Increase in Defense Expenditures
France
10%
Britain
13%
Russia
39%
Germany
73%
By 1906, President Roosevelt had built the US Navy into the 3rd largest naval fleet in the world…. The Great White Fleet

8. CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
2. Alliances
European nations began forming military alliances with one another to maintain a balance of power ……..
Triple Alliance Triple Entente Central Powers Allied Powers

9. Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Two Armed Camps!
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Great Britain
Germany
Austrian-Hungarian Empire
France
Russia
Turkey
Italy

10. economic and political control over other countries……
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
3. Imperialism
France, Great Britain, Germany and Russia were establishing colonies in Africa and Asia
economic and political control over other countries……
these countries were in competition for colonies

11. Countries proud of their heritage and culture
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
4. Nationalism
Countries proud of their heritage and culture
Similar to patriotism
Ethnic groups of similar heritage wanted to free their oppressed brethren and unite their people into one country
Germany wanted to expand its culture and political influence throughout Europe.

12. WPS
History Detective: Using what we have learned in our World History class, which one of the four causes do you think was the biggest influence causing the Great War? Explain your answer.
Share with a partner

13. Alliances lead to WWI

14. Austrian-Hungarian Empire controlled several ethic groups.
Alliances lead to WWI
Austrian-Hungarian Empire controlled several ethic groups.
Serbian nationalists wanted to unite Serbs who lived in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire with Serbia.

15. ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ FERDINAND
Franz Ferdinand’s funeral procession
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his family. Archduke was heir to the throne in the Austrian Hungarian Empire. His assassination June 28, 1914 eventually led to WWI.
Garvillo Princip, a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Archduke. He was trying to gain allowances for his fellow Serbs who lived under Austrian rule.
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16. ALLIANCES LEAD TO WWI June 28 Assassination at Sarajevo
July 28 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
July 30 Russia began mobilization
August 1 Germany declared war on Russia

17. ALLIANCES LEAD TO WWI August 3 Germany declared war on France
August 3 Great Britain declared war on Germany
August 6 Russia and Austria/Hungary at war.
August 12 Great Britain declared war on Austria/Hungary

18. Exit Slip:
What country do you think is responsible for starting WWI? Explain.

19. LEADERS AND HEROES OF WWI
Franz Ferdinand Kaiser Wilhem President Wilson Czar Nicholas Gen. John J. Pershing
Sen. Henry Lodge Sergeant Alvin York Eddie Baron Manfred Valadir Leninn Rickenbacker von Richthofen
Central Powers
Allied Powers

20. NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS

21. NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS

22. NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS

23. The Zeppelin

24. NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS

25. Flame Throwers
Grenade Launchers

26. NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS

27. Poison Gas
Machine Gun

28. WPS
Which one of the new kinds of weapons do you think had the biggest impact in WWI? Explain:

29. Battle of Tannenberg Aug. 1914 (Eastern Front)
Perhaps the most spectacular and complete German victory of the WWI.
Germans surprised Russian 2nd Army.
Virtually ended Russia's invasion of East Prussia before it had really started.

30. German invasion in August of 1914, through Belgium to conquer France.
GERMAN INVASION OF BELGIUM
battle fronts
Schlieffen Plan was to crush the French army before they got established.
German invasion in August of 1914, through Belgium to conquer France.
British angered by the invasion Declared War on Germany.
Belgium puts up a strong fight.
France & England organizes to stop Germany at the Marne river.

31. Battle of the Marne Sept.1914 (Western Front):
Battle of Marne:
The First Battle of the Marne was fought on September 12th, halted German army.
Started trench warfare associated with WWI.

32. STALEMATE AND WARFARE Stalemate Modern Warfare
By September 1914, the war had reached a stalemate, a situation in which neither side is able to gain an advantage.
Not accustom to this new style of fighting, both sides holed up in trenches near Paris, “the western front.”
Modern Warfare
Neither soldiers nor officers were prepared for the new, highly efficient killing machines used in WW I.
As morale fell, the lines between soldiers and civilians began to blur. The armies began to burn fields, kill livestock, and poison wells.

33. battle fronts

34. Trench Warfare

35. TRENCH WARFARE

36. NEW TYPE OF War

37. Britain lost between 6 – 7 thousand people a day.
To avoid the stress of living in the trenches soldiers would be on a 3 week rotation.

38. Trench Warfare
“No Man’s Land”

39. Battle of Verdun & Somme Feb.-Dec.1916 (Western Front):
The German siege of Verdun and its ring of French forts, which comprised the bloodiest & longest battle of WWI.
Verdun German advances 4 miles.
Britain responded to Verdun with the battle of Somme British gains 5 miles. Both sides lost more than 500,000 soldiers.

40. Exit Slip: Highlight important information
Create an essential questions.

41. Today‘s Objective:
By taking Cornell notes students will learn events beginning WWI and its weaponry advancements.

42. Exit Slip:
In summary summarize the causes of WWI, what country was to blame, weapon advancements, and what it caused.
Must write down three question in your Cornell notes.

43. Today’s Objective:
Analyze early battles of WWI and America’s involvement by analyzing a chart and completing TPS.

44. Today’s Questions:
In what way did America business make a profit in World War I?
Who was the U.S. President? What were his goals for world peace?
What was the Lusitania? How did it impact U.S. neutrality in the War?
What was the Zimmerman Note? How did it impact U.S. neutrality in the War?
What were the principles the U.S. fought for in The Great War?