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Ch 29
WWI
Quiz on WWI – Friday 3/11Midterm – Tues 3/15
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45a - identify the causes of World War I including Balkan nationalism, entangling alliances, and militarism
45b - describe the conditions of total war on the war front for soldiers including the Battle of Verdun, and on the home front of warring nations
45c - explain the major decisions made in the Versailles Treaty and other treaties including German reparations and the mandate system that replaced Ottoman control
45d - analyze the destabilization of Europe in the collapse of the great empires including the Romanov and Hapsburg dynasties
AKS
What were the causes of WWI?How did WWI change the world?
EQ
“The War to End All Wars” Famous alumni: Ernest Hemmingway, Humphrey
Bogart, Walt Disney, Harry Truman …. And Adolph Hitler
230 soldiers killed per hour for 4.5 years straight!58,000 British troops were killed in ONE DAY at the
Battle of the SommeFirst use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers. First use of chlorine & mustard gas. First use of the flame thrower. First tank battle. First use of mass airplanes.
WWI Fast Facts
Militarism policy of building up strong military forces to prepare
for war Alliances
agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
Nationalismpride in or devotion to one’s country
Imperialismwhen one country takes over another country
economically and/or politicallyAssassination
murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What happened? M.A.N.I.A.
The Balkans = Powder Keg
Assassination in Sarajevo
“I want one
Slavic state! Get out
of Bosnia!”
“AHHHH”
Assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian National
Reason:1908 – Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-
HerzegovinaSerbian leaders wanted to rule Bosnia-
Herzegovina This is Serbian ________________.
Serbians were OUTRAGED!
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Causes of World War I - Assassination
Black Hand - a secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian rule.
Triple Alliance Triple Entente
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy
Russia
France
Great Britain
SerbiaAllies
Allies
Allies
Allies
Al
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esDeclares W
ar
Declares War
Declares War
Declares War
Declar
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World War I
World War IWorld War I
Allied Powers:Allied Powers: Central Powers:Central Powers:
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Summarize how MANIA caused WWI!!!
Who were the Allies?Who were the Central powers?What assassination started the war?Where did it occur?
Review
“The men slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud, and dreamed mud.”
One reason why casualties were so high in WWI
Much of this occurred on France’s border on the Western Front
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Trench warfare
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The Somme
What does M.A.N.I.A. stand for?What nations were in the Triple Alliance?What nations were in the Triple Entente?Who were the Allies?Who were the Central powers?What assassination started the war?Where did it occur?Why were causalities so high in WWI?On what country’s border did most of the
fighting take place?
Review
Countries devote ALL resources to the war effortEveryone works to win the war – even at homePropaganda – one-sided information designed
to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war
Total War
U.S. joins in 1917Russia pulls out because of problems at home
– Revolution on the horizon!Armistice (agreement to stop fighting) on
November 11, 1918
ALLIED VICTORY!!!
The War Ends
League of Nations
Territorial losses
Military restrictions
War Guilt
International organization aimed at preventing future conflict
Germany returns Alsace-Loraine
Germany loses its overseas colonies
Germany – no subs, no air force, limits placed on size of military
Germany takes blame
Germany forced to pay $33 billion in war reparations
The Treaty of VersaillesWhat country
ends up getting the worst of it?
Why were casualties so high in WWI?What is total war?Where did most of the trench fighting on the
Western front take place?What conditions were placed on Germany as
a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Review
