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The Great War “WWI”

The Great War “WWI”. Mr. Barchetto Notes #1. Causes of World War I. Between 1843-1907 peace congresses convened regularly in Europe leading many to believe that progress had made war a thing of the past!

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The Great War “WWI”

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  1. The Great War“WWI” Mr. Barchetto Notes #1

  2. Causes of World War I • Between 1843-1907 peace congresses convened regularly in Europe leading many to believe that progress had made war a thing of the past! • By 1914 this belief comes crashing down as the world plunges into “The Great War”—The war to end all wars. Why? • Today’s analogy will be focusing on the 4 “MAIN” causes of the WWI and their comparison to 4 lit matches.

  3. Match #1- Imperialism In the 19th and 20 centuries, Europe and other nations around the world competed for colonies The competition led to conflict among nations

  4. Match #2- Nationalism Devotion to the interests and culture of one nation Often led to competition with other nations

  5. Match #3- Militarism Development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy Arose out of nationalism and imperialism

  6. Match #4- Alliances in 1907 Alliances provided a measure of international security Triple Entente: France, Britain and Russia Triple Alliance:Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy

  7. The Balkan Peninsula:“The Powder Keg of Europe” Nationalist movements within Austro-Hungarian Empire Ethnic rivalries & power interests

  8. ALLIANCES MILITARISM IMPERIALISM NATIONALISM The Powder Keg Spills Over June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated Heir to the throne Assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist July 28 Austria-Hungry declared war against Serbia with expectations for a short war

  9. The Collapse of European Peace By 1915 the entire European continent was embroiled in war.

  10. Germany’s Plan for Victory The Schlieffen Plan- Quickly defeat France in the West before Russia has a chance to mobilize and than focus on the Russians in the east.

  11. Critical Moment 9/6/1914: Battle of the Marne—France attacked gap in German lines as they crossed the Marne River. France was so desperate to hold Germans back that the French government requisitioned all the taxis of Paris to rush reserves to the troops at the front.

  12. Significance of the Battle of the Marne • First, German’s Schlieffen plan fails. War on the Western front stalls • Secondly, trench warfare is born when old war tactics meet to industrial weapons…Why?

  13. Old War Tactics—Meet Industrial Weapons Do Now Question: How were wars fought before WWI? • Submarine- significance in the Atlantic • Machine Gun- significance on the ground

  14. Trench Warfare- A Bloody Stalemate What is trench warfare?

  15. Old War Tactics—Meet Industrial Weapons Weapons developed as a result of trench warfare • Poison Gas- • Tank- • Planes at the end of WWI-

  16. Comparing Art---What different understandings of war and military courage does each image present? Prussian Giant Grenadier (1660’s) Henri de Groux, The Assault of Verdun (1916)

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