World War 11914 - 1918

World War 1•Began as a European war between

Austria-Hungray and Serbia•Eventually grew into a war of 32

countries•Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir of the

throne of Austro-Hungarian empire was assassinated by a Serbia loyalist June 28, 1914•War is declared on Serbia

Causes of World War 1

• Nationalism• the nation is a community • each nation should have its own state

• Militarism

• Imperialism• European countries competing for colonies in Africa &

Asia.• Colonies provided important resources.• Germany had less colonies than France & Britain, felt

they deserved more

Sides of World War 1Alliances

•Allied Powers- Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Albania, Portugal, Japan, and United States•Central Powers- Germany, Austria-

Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria•Neutral Countries-Spain & Switzerland

Pre-World War I Fighting Tactics

United States and World War 1•US got involved when Germany refused to allow ships from neutral countries travel freely•German submarine sunk British passenger ship (Lusitania) in 1915 taking 128 American lives•February and March several American ships are sunk by Germany, causing the US to enter the war as an allied power

Lusitania

•German U-Boat fired a torpedo and killed 1,198 people aboard the passenger ship•128 American passengers were killed

Selective Service Act

•Requiring all men between the age of 21 to 31 to register for the draft.•100,000 Georgians served in

the armed forces

Georgia and the War•Cotton was needed for the uniforms of

soldiers. Caused price of cotton to rise.•Demand for products improve state

economy•Commercial canning plants were built to

process sweet potatoes and peaches•Meat packing plants open in: Moultrie,

Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah

Georgia and the War

• Housed Prisoners of War• Ft. Oglethorpe housed German navy

prisoners• General Hospital 6: treated about 10,000

wounded soldiers between 1917 and 1919• Congress passed laws making it illegal to

talk bad about the President, war, draft, flag• Freedom of speech was restricted for the

sake of National Security

The end.• The war was a struggle between

Europe's major powers• First war to use technology: airplanes,

tanks, submarines• Estimated 10 million people died•Allied powers won the war

Europe after World War I