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The Great WarWorld War I

“The War to End all Wars”

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism/ Industrialization

Nationalism

The Powder Keg

Militarism

ALLIANCES

The Three Emperors’ League (1872)

The Russo-Turkish War

The Dual Alliance

The Triple Alliance

The Reinsurance Treaty(1887)

The Triple Alliance

The Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)

Deterioration of Anglo-German Relations

The Anglo-French Entente (1904)

The Anglo-Russian Entente (1907)

The Triple Entente

The Triple Entente

IMPERIALISM

INDUSTRIALIZATION

Great Britain

Germany

Austria

Russia

Italy

France The Great Powers

NATIONALISM

INTERNATIONAL ANARCHY

Sarajevo, Bosnia – June 28, 1914

WHAT LIT THE POWDER KEG?

THE SPARK

Gavrilo Princip

Ready Since 1905

Response to possibility of a two front war

France on the West

Russia on the East

Paris in Six Weeks

March Against Russia

The Schlieffen Plan

July 28, 1914 – Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

July 30, 1914 – Russia prepared to defend Serbia

August 1, 1914 – Germany declares war on Russia

THE WAR EXPANDS

August 3, 1914 – Germany declared war on France

August 3, 1914 – Germany invaded neutral Belgium

August 4, 1914 – British declared war on Germany

THE WAR EXPANDS

STALEMATE!!!

NO MAN’S LAND

TOTAL WAR

British Propaganda

French Propaganda

German Propaganda

U-Boat as Prey

Inside a German U-Boat

In 2 years this 1 U-Boat sank 32 ships of a total of 119,411 tons.

The Lusitania

The Lusitania was sunk:

• May 7, 1915• 18 minutes• 1,195 lives – 123

were American

Lusitania’s Funnels:

A couple of passengers were sucked into the funnels as the ship sunk. When sea water hit the boilers it caused an explosion and the people were shot out and survived.

Life Boats:

• Only 6 stayed afloat – despite the fact that there were more than enough to fit all passengers

Lusitania – Warning

Propaganda

The Lusitania’s sinking solidified that IF the US joined the war it would be on the side of the Allies.

The Zimmermann Telegram

Why does this ultimately bring the US into the

War?

“Little Willie”

“Whippet”

Airplanes

How do we fix this?

The Big Four

Paris Peace Conference

32 STATES REPRESENTING 75% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION.

TALKS WERE DOMINATED BY THE 5 MAJOR POWERS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFEATING THE CENTRAL POWERS

UNITED STATES

GREAT BRITAIN

ITALY FRANCE JAPAN

4 ALLIED LEADERS DOMINATED THE NEGOTIATIONS

GOAL WAS TO PUNISH GERMANY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD NEVER BECOME A THREAT AGAIN!!!

Germany

1.THE SURRENDER OF ALL GERMAN COLONIES AS LEAGUE OF NATIONS MANDATES

2. THE RETURN OF ALSACE AND LORAINE TO FRANCE

WHAT ABOUT THE GERMAN’S LIVING THERE??

3. DANZIG TO BECOME A FREE CITY/CREATION OF THE POLISH CORRIDOR

Split Germany!! Access to East Prussia from

Germany??

4. DEMILITARIZATION AND A 15 YEAR OCCUPATION OF THE RHINELAND

Who would defend and occupy it?

What about the German’s living there?Who would pay for the

occupation?

5. GERMAN REPARATIONS OF 6,600 MILLION POUNDS

6. A BAN ON THE UNION OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

7. AN ACCEPTANCE OF GERMANY’S GUILT IN CAUSING THE WAR

8. PROVISION FOR THE TRIAL OF THE FORMER KAISER AND OTHER WAR LEADERS

THE TRIALS NEVER

OCCURED

9. LIMITATION OF GERMANY’S ARMY TO 100,000 MEN WITH NO CONSCRIPTION, NO TANKS, NO HEAVY ARTILLERY, NO POISON-GAS SUPPLIES, NO AIRCRAFT AND NO AIRSHIPS

=

10. LIMITATION OF THE GERMAN NAVY TO VESSELS UNDER 100,000 TONS, AND NO SUBMARINES

GERMANY: SIGNED UNDER PROTEST

FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN: ANGRY THAT THERE WAS NO ACTUAL TRIAL OF THE KAISER OR OTHER WAR LEADERS. DIDN’T THINK THE TREATY WAS HARD ENOUGH ON GERMANY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_eiyBsSSc

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