1. Agenda Warm Up 2. Discussion: Onset of World War I
4. WWI Technology HW
HW: WWI Technology: Google Classroom
Ch. 24 Reading Quiz 4/18

2. Warm Up During what years did WWI take place?
What countries fought in WWI?
What event sparked the beginning of WWI?

3. The Beginning of War Friend: Want to hang out tonight?
Me: Can’t, I got plans.
Friend: What plans?
Me:

4. Causes of WWI Nationalism- Pride for one’s country rises
Imperialism- competition for colonies (territories)
Militarism- Industrialization led to military growth.
Diplomatic failures- No continent wide unity
Alliance System- Divisions between countries

5. The Balkan Peninsula
Austria and Serbia become embroiled in conflict over the peninsula as the Ottoman Empire declines.
Both trying to assert control over region.

6. The Assassination June 28, 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo, by a Serbian member of the “Black Hand”
Assassins were throughout the route using bombs and pistols
Gavrilo Princip

7. The War Begins

8. VS The Sides of War Triple Entente Triple Alliance Neutral Countries
France
Britain
Russia
Serbia
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungry
Ottoman Empire VS
Neutral Countries
Spain
Switzerland
Netherlands

10. Military Strategy Invasion of Belgium brought in Great Britain.
German Schlieffen Plan- “two-front” war, attack France then Russia.
Russia would take more time to mobilize.
Enter through Belgium
Invasion of Belgium brought in Great Britain.

11. The Western Front
Schlieffen Plan does not work, stalemate across France.
Germans driven 60 miles back towards the Western Front.
First Battle of the Marne- defeat of Germans lead to a drawn out war around France.

12. Trenches Soldiers fought each other from Trenches.
Between the trenches, “no man’s land”
Inside the trenches- dead bodies stacked to stay above the mud. Rats and disease common throughout the trenches.

13. Battle on the Eastern Front
Russian Enters(1916): Now Germany had to fight on two fronts.
Russia was short on artillery, but had plenty of soldiers.
Two front wars never allow for a full assault on either side.
Russian Revolution sparks, they leave the war (1917)

14. The United States Enters War
1915 Lusitania Sunk
128 Americans killed.
Angers US but still not entering “European War”
German unrestricted submarine warfare responsible

15. Zimmerman telegram
Caused the US to enter war on the Allied side. (Triple Entente)
From Germany to Mexico:
Keep America out of war and Germany will help you reclaim territory