1. World War I
War Erupts in Europe

2. Objectives Explain how Europe became engulfed in the war.
  Describe the American response to the war.

3. Essential Question
Why did a small conflict in the Balkans turn into a war that engulfed the entire world?

4. Terms Central Powers Allies Western Front Schlieffen Plan
Trench Warfare
Eastern Front

5. I Can . . .
I know what countries made up the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
I understand why Italy refused to support its ally, Germany.
I can explain the significance of the Allied victory at the First Battle of the Marne.
I can describe the impact of the new tools (machine gun, poison gas, submarine and large artillery) on the war.

7. Dominoes Fall
Austria-Hungary convinced that Serbia was behind the assassination
July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
Chain reaction
Mobilization – The reading of troops for war.
July 29, 1914 Russia mobilized its troops

9. Germany sends ultimatum to Russia
Germany mobilized toward Russia
France mobilized its troops toward Germany.

14. War Begins August 1, 1914 Germany Declares war on Russia.
Schlieffen Plan – German plan to strike first.
Germany moved through Belgium to attack France
August 4, 1914 Great Britain declared war on Germany
All of Europe was now engulfed in a bloody and horrifying war.

17. “War to End all Wars”

18. “War will end in 6 weeks”
Napoleonic style fighting with modern weapons
Bloody combination.

22. Battle of Somme British suffered 20,000 soldiers in one day
Stalemate – A situation in which neither side could gain an advantage
German forces had advanced with in 30 miles of Paris
Stopped by French and British forces.
Both sides dug in

33. Modern Warfare

34. Trench Warfare Massive system of trenches
Stretched almost the entire length of France.
Trenches were muddy, rat infested, filled with dead bodies and disease.
Both sides were fighting for yards.

38. Horror of Modern Warfare
No-man’s land – Area between trenches that was covered with land mines and rolls of razor-wire.

39. American Response

40. American Neutrality Join or not to Join?
German, Austrian and Italian immigrants
Cruel Germans?
U.S. was getting rich from the war by selling goods to European countries.
August 4, 1914 President Wilson declared the U.S. neutral.

41. Americans Become Prepared
December 1914 the National Security League -promote patriotic education and national pride.
Congress authorized the military to increase its size.