World War IWorld War I
World HistoryWorld History
MAIN Causes of WarMAIN Causes of War
MilitarismMilitarism AlliancesAlliances ImperialismImperialism NationalismNationalism
MAIN CausesMAIN Causes
M-MilitarismM-Militarism• Countries stock piled weapons and built Countries stock piled weapons and built
up their armies, preparing for warup their armies, preparing for war A-AlliancesA-Alliances
• Alliance system in Europe will cause Alliance system in Europe will cause other countries get involved in conflicts. other countries get involved in conflicts. Triple Entente and Alliance formedTriple Entente and Alliance formed
MAIN Causes of War MAIN Causes of War
ImperialismImperialism• Conquests to create empires and Conquests to create empires and
harvest resources led to tension harvest resources led to tension between nationsbetween nations
NationalismNationalism• A strong sense of pride in one’s country A strong sense of pride in one’s country
which can lead to rivalries with other which can lead to rivalries with other countriescountries
Powder Keg in the BalkansPowder Keg in the Balkans Crisis in the Balkans Crisis in the Balkans
leads to turmoil leads to turmoil amongst nationsamongst nations
Turks control different Turks control different areas in the regionareas in the region
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia, annexes Bosnia, Serbia, and Serbia, and HerzegovinaHerzegovina
Serbia vows to take Serbia vows to take back these countries back these countries from the Austrian from the Austrian crowncrown
June 18, 1914June 18, 1914
The SparkThe Spark
June 18, 1914-Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 18, 1914-Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie travel to Sarajevo, Bosniatravel to Sarajevo, Bosnia
Gavrilo Princip, Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black a member of the Black Hand and a Serbian youth, Hand and a Serbian youth, assassinates assassinates Franz Ferdinand and his wifeFranz Ferdinand and his wife
Austria-Hungary blames Serbia for their Austria-Hungary blames Serbia for their deaths and demand reparations be paid by deaths and demand reparations be paid by Serbia Serbia in order to make things rightin order to make things right
AlliancesAlliances
Austria-Hungary declares war on Austria-Hungary declares war on SerbiaSerbia
Russia declares war on both Russia declares war on both Germany and Austria-HungaryGermany and Austria-Hungary
Germany declares war on Russia and Germany declares war on Russia and FranceFrance
Great Britain and France declare war Great Britain and France declare war on Germanyon Germany
CONFUSED?CONFUSED?
(Don’t worry, so am I)(Don’t worry, so am I)
““World War I was just Europe being World War I was just Europe being such a cluster of grudges and alliances such a cluster of grudges and alliances that when Serbia turned the little that when Serbia turned the little crank of Austria-Hungary, it set off the crank of Austria-Hungary, it set off the whole mouse trap machine of alliances whole mouse trap machine of alliances and by the time the little plastic man and by the time the little plastic man jumped into the pool, everyone was jumped into the pool, everyone was fighting everyone else”fighting everyone else”
-Ben Croshaw-Ben Croshaw
AlliancesAlliances
Allied PowersAllied Powers• Great BritainGreat Britain• France France • RussiaRussia
Central PowersCentral Powers• Austria-HungaryAustria-Hungary• GermanyGermany• ItalyItaly
Plans of ActionPlans of Action
General General Alfred Graf von Schlieffen Alfred Graf von Schlieffen organizes a plan to combat two fronts at organizes a plan to combat two fronts at the same timethe same time
Schlieffen Plan calls for a march on the Schlieffen Plan calls for a march on the western front and then quickly pushing off western front and then quickly pushing off the eastern frontthe eastern front
Plan fails due to the four day Battle at Plan fails due to the four day Battle at Marne in FranceMarne in France
Trench warfare comes into play Trench warfare comes into play in order to in order to carry out these battles-carry out these battles-stalemate occurs stalemate occurs
TrenchesTrenches Trenches were very elaborate. Trenches were very elaborate. Were never built in straight lineWere never built in straight line Were high enough to stand in. Were high enough to stand in.
TechnologyTechnology
New weapons makes fighting war New weapons makes fighting war unpredictableunpredictable
Poison gas, tanks, and machine guns Poison gas, tanks, and machine guns contribute to the stalemate in Europecontribute to the stalemate in Europe
Instead of winning the war, it just Instead of winning the war, it just causes more deathcauses more death
Global War Breaks OutGlobal War Breaks Out Australia, India, and Australia, India, and
Japan-AlliesJapan-Allies Turks-Central Powers Turks-Central Powers America- Neutral America- Neutral
(supports Allies)(supports Allies) Unrestricted Unrestricted
submarine warfare submarine warfare and Zimmerman Note and Zimmerman Note contribute to America contribute to America entering World War I entering World War I on April 2, 1917on April 2, 1917
Allied VictoryAllied Victory
Germany feels invigorated and Germany feels invigorated and pushes a massive attack into France. pushes a massive attack into France.
Germans try to push on western Germans try to push on western front. front. • More troops, weapons, and turmoil in More troops, weapons, and turmoil in
Central Powers leads to lossCentral Powers leads to loss Armistice signed on November 11, Armistice signed on November 11,
19181918
Flawed PeaceFlawed Peace
Woodrow Wilson tries to create a series of Woodrow Wilson tries to create a series of letters that will bring peace and order to letters that will bring peace and order to the whole worldthe whole world• Fourteen PointsFourteen Points
France and Great Britain decide to go their France and Great Britain decide to go their own route and punish Germany with own route and punish Germany with Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles
Borrowed ideas from Fourteen Points to Borrowed ideas from Fourteen Points to create League of Nations, Germany lost create League of Nations, Germany lost territory and claimed war guilt as well as territory and claimed war guilt as well as paying reparations. Russia also ostracizedpaying reparations. Russia also ostracized