2. 1914-1918: The World at War 1914-1918: The World at War By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY

3. Causes of the War

4. 1. The Alliance System Triple Entente: Triple Alliance: UK France Russia Germany Austria- Hungary Italy

5. The Major Players: 1914-17 Nicholas II [Rus] George V [Br] Pres. Poincare [Fr] Allied Powers: Franz Josef [A-H] Wilhelm II [Ger] Victor Emmanuel II [It] Central Powers: Enver Pasha [Turkey]

6. Europe in 1914

7. 2. Militarism & Arms Race 187018801890190019101914 94130154268289398 Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s. 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures France10% Britain13% Russia39% Germany73%

8. 3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries

9. 4. Aggressive Nationalism

10. The “ Spark ”

11. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

12. The Assassination: Sarajevo

13. The Assassin: Gavrilo Princip and the Black Hand Gavrilo Princip and the Black Hand

14. Mobilization It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go; It's a long way to go; It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know! To the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye, Piccadilly, Goodbye, Piccadilly, Farewell, Leicester Square, Farewell, Leicester Square, It's a long, long way to Tipperary, It's a long, long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there! But my heart's right there! It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go; It's a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye, Piccadilly, Farewell, Leicester Square, It's a long, long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there!  Home by Christmas!  No major war in 50 years!  Nationalism! HHHHome by Christmas! NNNNo major war in 50 years! NNNNationalism!

15. Posters: Wartime Propaganda

16. Australian Poster

17. Financing the War

18. German Poster Think of Your Children!

19. Trench Warfare

20. “No Man’s Land”

22. Sacrifices in War

23. America Joins the Allies

24. The Sinking of the Lusitania

25. The Zimmerman Telegram

26. The Yanks Are Coming! The Yanks Are Coming!

27. Americans in the Trenches

28. The War of the Industrial Revolution: New Technology

29. French Renault Tank

30. British Tank at Ypres

31. U-Boats

32. Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

33. The Airplane “Squadron Over the Brenta” Max Edler von Poosch, 1917

34. The Zeppelin

35. Flame Throwers Grenade Launchers

36. Poison Gas Machine Gun

37. 1918 Flu Pandemic: Depletes All Armies 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died

38. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 The Armistice is Signed!

39. 9,000,000 Dead 9,000,000 Dead

40. The Somme American Cemetary, France 116,516 Americans Died

41. World War I Casualties