1. WORLD WAR I
World War I
65 million soldier fought, 9 million died
This war involved over 36 countries
IMPERIALISM: Empires of EUROPE: (British, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, and Belgian) controlled half of the world’s surface.
Germany hoped to gain control and break up the alliance of Britain, France, and Russia

2. Economics

3. Political HAIN REACTION THEN…Austria-Hungary declares WAR Serbia
Serb assassinates Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
THEN…Austria-Hungary declares WAR Serbia
THEN…Russia declares WAR on Austria-Hungary
FINALLY…Germany declares WAR on Russia and its allies (France and England)
Political
HAIN REACTION

4. The World at War
The War to End All Wars

5. Allies Major Allies were: France The Russian Empire The British Empire
Italy
And LATER the US

6. CENTRAL POWERS
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey

7. Poisonous Gas
The use of poisonous gas in WWI was a major military innovation
TEAR GAS and MUSTARD GAS
Although actual deaths due to the gases were a low percentage, there was a very high number of non-fatal casualties.

8. First time used as a defense tactic
Camouflage
First time used as a defense tactic
Sniper and machine gunners on the ground and airplanes shooting above
made hiding equipment, structures and personnel important.

9. 80 victories RED BARON GERMAN FLYING ACE BORN Manfred von Richthofen
French named him “PETIT ROUGE”
During WWI 20 victories made you a legend
Planes made of wood and fabric
Most associated with DR1 triplane
Generally flew biplane
Considered ACE of ACES

10. SERVICE DATES
(320 built) 18'-11"L 23'-7"W 9'-8"H Weight: 1,289 lbs (893 empty) Maximum Speed: 103 mph Maximum Range: 125 miles Maximum Altitude: 14,000 ft
Dr 1 Triplane

13. Trenches
When the soldiers started to dig, they would find water two or three feet below the surface. If new trenches or dugouts were needed, large numbers of decomposing bodies would be found just below the surface. These corpses attracted rats. One pair of rats can produce 880 offspring in a year and the trenches were soon crawling with them.
Being in front-line trenches was very dangerous. Almost every day, enemy artillery shells would fall on the trenches.
Soldiers in the Western Front were critical of the food they got. The bulk of their diet was bully beef (canned corned beef), bread and biscuits. In the winter of 1916, flour was in such short supply that bread was made with dried ground turnips. The main food was now a pea-soup with a few lumps of horsemeat. Kitchen staff became more and more dependent on local vegetables and had to use weeds such as nettles in soups and stews.

14. New Uses for Barbed Wire!

16. U.S. Enters WAR Germans sank Lusitania, 128 Americans killed
Germany promised Mexico to help regain TEXAS and other U.S. territory
2 MILLION Americans join war effort
200,000 Texans

17. War Posters Posters urged Americans to: Join the Military Donate food
Donate supplies
UNITE AGAINST THE ENEMY

19. Liberty Memorial Kansas City, Missouri
“In honor of those who served in the world war in defense of liberty and our country.”

20. Red Poppies Symbol for those who have died in WAR since 1921
Sunderland Bridge spans over 9,000 poppies each represents 1,000 dead soldiers
Before World War I there were few poppies, but the war made the soil rich in lime causing poppies to grow everywhere after the war.

21. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
                                    John McCrae