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1914-1918: The World at War 1914-1918: The World at War By: Mr. Kjeld Lauritzen
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Causes of the War
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1. The Alliance System Triple Entente: Triple Alliance:
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Two Armed Camps! Allied Powers: Central Powers:
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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]
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Europe in 1914
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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%
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3. Imperial & Economic Rivalries
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4. Nationalism
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Pan-Slavism: The Balkans, 1914 The “Powder Keg” of Europe
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Recap of the 4 Causes MAIN – Militarism – glory for/of the military – Alliances – binding friendships – Imperialism – rivalries between nations wanting more colonies & land – Nationalism – patriotism; thinking your country is better than everyone else.
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The “ Spark ”
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family
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The Assassination: Sarajevo
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The Assassin: Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip
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Who’s To Blame?
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Why Now? Because of MAIN, all that was needed was something to set everything in motion By the time the war started, no one realized how deadly it would be This assassination would bring much of the world together in a war
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The Western Front: A “ War of Attrition ”
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A Multi-Front War
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The Western Front
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The Schlieffen Plan
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Trench Warfare
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“No Man’s Land”
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War Is Hell !! War Is Hell !!
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Sacrifices in War
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The Eastern Front
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The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915
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Turkish Cavalry in Palestine
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T. E. Lawrence & the “Arab Revolt”, 1916-18
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The Tsar with General Brusilov
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America Joins the Allies
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The Sinking of the Lusitania
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The Zimmerman Telegram
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The Yanks Are Coming! The Yanks Are Coming!
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Women and the War Effort
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Financing the War
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For Recruitment
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Munitions Workers
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French Women Factory Workers
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German Women Factory Workers
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Working in the Fields
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A Woman Ambulance Driver
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Red Cross Nurses
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Women in the Army Auxiliary
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Russian Women Soldiers
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Spies e “Mata Hari” e Real Name: Margareetha Geertruide Zelle e German Spy! e “Mata Hari” e Real Name: Margareetha Geertruide Zelle e German Spy!
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The War of the Industrial Revolution: New Technology
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French Renault Tank
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British Tank at Ypres
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U-Boats
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Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats
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The Airplane “Squadron Over the Brenta” Max Edler von Poosch, 1917
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Looking for the “Red Baron?”
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The Zeppelin
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Flame Throwers Grenade Launchers
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Poison Gas Machine Gun
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1918 Flu Pandemic: Depletes All Armies 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died
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11 a.m., November 11, 1918 The Armistice is Signed!
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World War I Casualties
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