1. Same old trenches, same old view,
Same old rats as blooming tame,
Same old dugouts, nothing new,
Same old smell, the very same,
Same old bodies out in front,
Same old strafe from two till four,
Same old scratching, same old ‘unt,
Same old bloody war

2. SSWH16 The student will demonstrate an understanding of long-term causes of World War I and its global impact.
a. Identify the causes of the war; include Balkan nationalism, entangling alliances, and militarism.
b. Describe conditions on the war front for soldiers; include the Battle of Verdun.
c. Explain the major decisions made in the Versailles Treaty; include German reparations and the mandate system that replaced Ottoman control.
d. Analyze the destabilization of Europe in the collapse of the great empires; include the Romanov and Hapsburg dynasties.

3. Years of
WWI?

4. 1914 to 1918

5. The U.S. did not
join WWI
until _______.
1917

6. 4 LONG TERM
causes of
WWI?

7. Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
Alliances

8. Excessive pride in one’s country or nation is called ______________
NATIONALISM

9. When a country agrees to help another country in war they are
called an__________
ALLIANCE

10. _________________ Building up or glorifying one’s military or
arms is called
_________________

11. Militarism

12. Expanding your EMPIRE by getting or taking more land or colonies is
called ___________
IMPERIALISM

13. The event that finally sparked WWI was: Archduke Franz Ferdinand
His name:
Archduke
Franz
Ferdinand

14. FRANCE Italy RUSSIA There were 3 alliances BEFORE
WWI even started. They were the:
Triple ________ and Triple ______
(countries?) (countries?)
ALLIANCE
ENTENTE
GERMANY
FRANCE
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
ENGLAND
Italy
RUSSIA

16. The Central Allies Powers After the War started : Triple Entente
Was renamed:
Triple Alliance
Was renamed:
The
Allies
Central
Powers

17. USA England Russia Bulgaria France Countries in the Central Powers:
THE ALLIES:
Germany 1. 2. 3. 4.
France 1. 2. 3. 4.
England
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Old Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
USA

18. EASTERN FRONT WESTERN FRONT The Central Powers had to fight
on 2 sides of Europe…
Side where Side where
France is Russia is
Located called Located called
The: The:
WESTERN
FRONT
EASTERN
FRONT

19. Trench Warfare The fighting strategy used on the
Western Front was called______ ______
Trench
Warfare

20. *The conditions of this type of warfare were brutal; many suffered from
________ __________, _____________, __________, and inadequate supplies which made fighting difficult.
TRENCH FOOT
LICE
DISEASES

21. New Weapons in WWI

22. Why these weapons? Why now? Industrial Revolution
has led to a lot of new technology

23. SCHLIEFLEN PLAN England finally joined WWI on the side of the ________
because to attack France,
Germany went through
___________which was against
the rules of war because they
were __________. This German strategy was called the ______________ _____.
Allies
BELGIUM
NEUTRAL
SCHLIEFLEN PLAN

24. BATTLE OF VERDUN FRENCH
*The longest and worst battle was the _______________ ______ ____________ fought between the ______________
and __________________ on the Western Front. Resulted in approximately ______________deaths, mainly because of the use of __________ __________________.
BATTLE OF
VERDUN
GERMANS
FRENCH
700,000
MACHINE
GUNS

25. Zimmerman Note The U.S. entered WWI in ____________ Because: 1. 2. 3.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Sinking of the cruise ship
the LUSITANIA

26. Who WON WWI?
THE ALLIES

27. _____________________
Treaty that ended WWI
was the
________
_____
_____________________
TREATY OF
VERSAILLES

28. ENGLAND FRANCE UNITED STATES
THE “BIG THREE”
ENGLAND FRANCE UNITED STATES

29. Which of the Central
Powers was blamed
for WWI?
GERMANY

30. Wilson Woodrow Fourteen President of the U.S. during WWI was
____________ ____________.
The things he wanted in the
treaty were called Wilson’s
__________ ________ _______
Wilson
Woodrow
Fourteen
Point
Plan

31. Imperialism SEAS Nations of League Wilson wanted:
1. Freedom of the ________
2. No more ____________________
3. A Peace keeping group called
the ____________ _____
___________________
4. ______ ____________
SEAS
Imperialism of
League
Nations
SELF DETERMINATION

32. The League of Nations was added to the
Treaty of Versailles but, the ____
Did not join.
Why?
U.S.
The Senate voted not to join because
America
Went back to ISOLATIONISM

33. What happened to the losers? GERMANY
* Had to accept total __________ for the war
* Had to pay ______ ___________ which means they had to pay back for all damages to other countries.
* Lost Their ____________ (all colonies) and were told they could never __________________again.
What happened to the losers? GERMANY
BLAME
WAR REPARATIONS
EMPIRE
IMPERIALIZE

34. What happened to the losers? GERMANY
Had to almost totally __________________ or get rid of its military.
*They lost a lot of territory in the borders of Germany. Most of East Germany became ___________.
*France got back the _____________ and _________________ territories.
DEMILITARIZE
POLAND
ALSACE
LORRAINE

35. demilitarize Czechoslovakia Serbia
What happened to the losers?
Austria-Hungary
*Lost most of their land and was split up AND MADE into the countries OF: A. B. C. D *They were also told to: ____________
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Serbia
demilitarize

36. What happened to the losers?
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
*Only allowed to keep what is today the country of ________________.
* Lost Their __________ (all colonies)
* The land held by Turkey in Arabia was made into a __________________ or official order which said that all the land would be ruled by the ____________ and ____________ until the people of the areas were ready to govern themselves.
TURKEY
EMPIRE
MANDATE
BRITISH
FRENCH

37. WWI is sometimes called the ________ ______
*WWI is sometimes called the ________ ______. It was a _________ _____because all of the warring nation’s resources went into the war effort. Most countries in the war used _____________ to get their own people to support the war.
GREAT WAR
TOTAL WAR
propaganda

38. * To pay for the war effort most countries did the following:
A. raised __________
B. ___________ or limited food and other goods.
C. Government sold
________________ bonds
TAXES
RATIONED
WAR / AKA “LIBERTY”

39. What happened to Russia?
During the war, Russia started having some serious internal problems which led to ___________ against their leaders, ENDING the ___________ Dynasty. They had to drop out of the war early by signing the Treaty of
______-________ with____________.
Russia ends up becoming_____________.
REVOLUTIONS
ROMANOV
BREST LITOVSK
GERMANY
COMMUNIST

40. Big EFFECTS of WWI WAS IN RUINS!! ECONOMIC SHAPE HAPSBURG
* Much of Europe including its cities:
*All European countries were in bad:
*The collapse of the ___________ Dynasty in __________ and the ___________ Dynasty in __________left much of Europe with unstable governments and in danger of being taken over by other countries.
WAS IN RUINS!!
ECONOMIC SHAPE
ROMANOV
RUSSIA
HAPSBURG
AUSTRIA

41. Big EFFECTS of WWI…CONTINUED
*Many European countries will end up becoming __________countries because they were not strong enough to stop it.
FASCIST
*The losers of WWI will have a lot of resentment and want ___________.
*Because the U.S. didn’t join the League of Nations:
*By 1939, basically the problems at the end of WWI will HAVE led to _______.
REVENGE
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP DICTATORS LIKE HITLER & THE SPREAD OF FASCIST GOVERNMENTS LIKE THE NAZIS.
WWII

42. ON THE BACK OF p. 1 notes draw and complete the following:
CAUSES
WWI
EFFECTS

43. before

44. after

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