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General Information…. Started on June 28, 1914 Ended on November 11, 1918. 8,000,000 dead, 22,000,000 wounded. Reasons for start of war. Militarism – building up military Alliance system - European powers formed rival alliances to protect themselves Imperialism- acquiring territory

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  1. General Information… • Started on June 28, 1914 • Ended on November 11, 1918 • 8,000,000 dead, 22,000,000 wounded

  2. Reasons for start of war • Militarism – building up military • Alliance system - European powers formed rival alliances to protect themselves • Imperialism- acquiring territory • nationalism – pride in country • The PROBLEM- One event could drag all countries involved into a conflict.

  3. Alliance System -Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire -Allies- Britain, France, and Russia

  4. Problem in the Balkans • Serbia wanted to take over Balkans (area near Greece). • However, Austria-Hungary also wanted control of Serbia. • Serbia was supported by Russia and the allies

  5. The spark that lit the fuse…. • Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Austria) was assassinated by GavriloPrincip, a member of the The Black Hand, while visiting Bosnia

  6. The Assassin and the Archduke Gavrilo Princip

  7. Assassination

  8. Outbreak! • War (domino effect) • Austria declared war on Serbia • Russia mobilizes on Austria and German border (act of war) • Germany declares war on Russian and then France • France declared war on Austria and Germany

  9. Kaiser Wilhelm II Leader of Germany. Thought the war would end in a year. “You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees!!”

  10. As war starts • Many were led to believe the war would end in a matter of weeks and were excited to go to war • Called the- “War to End All Wars.”

  11. A new style of warfare • The Schlieffen Plan- Germans would move quickly through Belgium and surround Paris • British declare on Germany for violating Belgium neutrality Battle of the Marne- First major battle of war, heavy weapons, leads to trench warfare

  12. Stalemate • Stalemate- Neither the Germans nor the French could move beat either army. • Trench Warfare- Two lines of trenches • Neither army advanced much on the Western Front.

  13. New Weapons • Tanks • Airplanes • Machine Guns • Grenades • Chemical Warfare

  14. Battle of Verdun • the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of the war. Feb-Dec. 1916 • war of attrition- wear down the other army till they surrender • 700,000 total soldiers die

  15. Figure 31.1: Approximate Comparative Losses in World War I

  16. Propaganda Posters • Propaganda- A governments initiative to sway the publics opinion toward war

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