1. The “War To End All Wars”
WORLD WAR ONE
The”Great War”
The “War To End All Wars”

2. The “Powder keg” of Europe 1914. Militarism Alliances Imperialism
Nationalism

3. The Central Powers vs. The Allied Powers
Czar Nicholas
of Russia
King George V
of Great Britain
Kaiser William II of
Germany and Emperor
Franz Joseph of Austria-
Hungary

4. The “Spark” that ignites World War One
The assassination
of Archduke Ferdinand
of Austria-Hungary by
Serbian terrorist,
Gavrilo Princip.
June 26, 1914

6. Trench Warfare in World War One
“Over the Top”
“No Man’s Land”
A Bloody Stalemate

7. New Weapons of War
Machine Guns
Bi-Planes
U-Boats
Poison Gas

8. Death and Destruction of World War One Over Nine Million killed
Billions of dollars worth of
irreplaceable architecture and artwork are destroyed.
Over Nine Million
killed

9. “We must be impartial in thought as well as action.”
As a pacifist, President Woodrow Wilson fights to keep
America out of World War One
“We must be impartial in thought
as well as action.”
Elected in 1912 as a Progressive Democrat. He is re-elected in 1916 using the slogan,
“ He kept us out of war.”

10. PROPAGANDA

11. The Sinking of the Lusitania 1915
Contraband

12. To break the British Blockade and stop supplies
from reaching the allies
the German’s develop the U-Boat and conduct
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.
On May 7, 1915 a German U-Boat sinks
the British Liner, “Lusitania”, killing over 1,200
including 128 Americans.

13. The Zimmerman Note
January, 1917
The Proposed German-Mexican
Alliance

14. “To make the world safe for Democracy”
Wilson’s War declaration states America is entering
the fight to…
“To make the world safe for Democracy”

15. America declares war on Germany
April 1917
General John “Black
Jack” Pershing.
Commander of the A.E.F.
A “Doughboy”
of the American
Expeditionary Forces.

16. THE HOMEFRONT America’s war effort by civilians in the US
was nicknamed the
“HOMEFRONT”

17. The Selective Service
Act 1917.
Conscription- Compulsory
enrollment into
military service.
21-30 years of age
later
Four million American
men serve in
World War One.

18. Propaganda- Public
information used to mold
popular support for a
cause.

19. US Army
Recruiting Poster

20. The Committee on Public
Information is created to
mold US public opinion.

21. Liberty Bonds are
sold by the
government to raise
$$$ for the war effort.

22. US civilians are
persuaded to
conserve certain foods
with programs such as
“Meatless Mondays” and
“Wheatless Wednesdays.”
Millions of American
families also
plant “Victory Gardens”

23. Sheep Grazing on the White House Lawn

24. Civil Liberties are Restricted
The Espionage Act of 1917 &
the Sedition Act of 1918
made obstruction of the war effort illegal.
The Sedition Act made it illegal to criticize
the President, the Government or the US Army.
Anti-war newspapers are censored
and anti-war speakers are jailed.

25. All things German become suspect:
German is no longer taught in high schools.
Hamburger becomes Salisbury Steak.
Dachshunds become Liberty Pups.
Some Americans of German descent are
jailed without trial.

26. The Americans and Victory
American troop ships heading to France were escorted across the Atlantic Ocean by convoys.

27. Vladimir Lenin
In October of 1917, Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin took over Russia. They withdrew Russia from the war and later on they created the Soviet Union.

28. Alvin York
Congressional Medal of Honor

29. Battle of Argonne Forest
After a failed German offensive in September of 1918, US General Pershing assembled 600,000 troops and launched the largest offensive in American history. The Germans surrendered on “Armistice Day”

30. Military Deaths By Country
France = ,385,000
Great Britain = ,000
United States = ,000
Germany= ,773,000
Austria-Hungary = 1,200,000
Ottoman Empire = 325,000
Russia = 4,950,000

31. Frank Buckles,
The last surviving American “Doughboy”. He was 110 years old.