1. What was WW1?

2. The Great War The first “world war” The first “total war”
Over 30 countries declare war; more involved indirectly
The first “total war”
Nearly all aspects of life affected for all citizens—not just soldiers and members of government
Governments take over economy; use propaganda
The first “modern war”
Use of new technology such as airplanes, zeppelins, machine guns, armored tanks, poison gas; trench warfare on larger scale.

3. The First “World War”
Participant Countries in World War I – Allies in Green, Central Powers in Orange, Neutral Countries in Gray

4. Examples of war-time propaganda from Great Britain and Australia
The First “Total War”
Examples of war-time propaganda from Great Britain and Australia

5. Soldiers wearing gas masks in the trenches at Ypres
The First “Modern War”
Tank from the Western Front
German
Zeppelin
Soldiers wearing gas masks in the trenches at Ypres

6. First Modern War
Trench warfare
in Flanders
German U-boat

7. The First “Modern War”
Ruins of Ypres (as seen from the air)