World War I: “The War to End

All Wars”

C. Kollasch2009-2010

Road to World War I:Remember your “isms”

• Industrialism• Nationalism• Militarism• Imperialism• Alliances

• “MAIN”

Aggressive NationalismAggressive Nationalism

Economic & Imperial Rivalries

Economic & Imperial Rivalries

Timeline of Events

▼Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand goes to Sarajevo, Bosnia

▼Bosnia was Serb saw Austria as aggressors

▼JUNE 28, 1914 Archduke was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip

▼Austria gives Serbia and ULTIMATIUM to cease anti-Austrian aggression

▼Serbia does not comply with all of the demands

▼Austria declares war on Serbia on JULY 28, 1914

▼Germany backs Austria

▼Russia backs Serbia, angers Austria

▼Austria declares war on Russia

▼France backs Russia (revenge for Franco-Prussian War)

▼Germany asks France to stay out of situation

▼France refuses

▼Germany declares war on France

▼Germany implements Schlieffen Plan: invade France by going through Belgium

▼Belgium is neutral aka, don’t mess with them!

▼Great Britain is enraged, declares war on Germany

The AssassinationThe Assassination

The Major Players:

• Allied– Britain– Russia– France– Italy– United States

(1917)– Too many other

countries to name!!!!!

• Central– Germany– Turkey (Ottoman

Empire)– Austria-Hungary

Who’s To Blame?Who’s To Blame?

The Schlieffen PlanThe Schlieffen Plan

MobilizationMobilization• ““War to End All Wars”War to End All Wars”• ““The Great War”The Great War”• Home by Home by • Christmas!Christmas!• No major war No major war

in 50 years!in 50 years!

• ““War to End All Wars”War to End All Wars”• ““The Great War”The Great War”• Home by Home by • Christmas!Christmas!• No major war No major war

in 50 years!in 50 years!

Soldiers Mobilized

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http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/EHAP/WW1.ppt#362,25,Slide 25

A Multi-Front WarA Multi-Front War

Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

New Technology

U-BoatsU-Boats

The ZeppelinThe Zeppelin

FlameThrowers

FlameThrowers

GrenadeLaunchersGrenade

Launchers

Poison Gas

Poison Gas

Machine Gun

Machine Gun

US Enters the War

The Sinking of the Lusitania

The Sinking of the Lusitania

The Zimmermann Note

• Germany to Mexico

• You help us, we help you!

• Brought US into the War

A Global War

Brazil gives Allies warships and personnel

US enters war on Allied side in 1917

Main area of fighting is in Europe

European colonies become battlefields in Africa

Both Australia and New Zealand fight for Allies- contribute troops to Gallipoli

India provides 1.3 million soldiers for British

Japan declares war on Germany and takes their colonies

Arab nationalists vs. Turks in Middle East

Repercussions????

World War I CasualtiesWorld War I Casualties

01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,0007,000,0008,000,0009,000,000

10,000,000RussiaGermanyAustria-HungaryFranceGreat BritainItalyTurkeyUS

•On the economy?•On culture?•On Europe?•On the rest of the world?

Works Cited

http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/EHAP/WW1.ppt#256,1,1914-1918: The World at War

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