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THE GREAT WAR aka THE WAR TO END ALL WARS 1914-1918

THE GREAT WAR aka THE WAR TO END ALL WARS 1914-1918. God Punish the English. CAUSES o/t GREAT WAR. Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Alliance Systems. The SPARK that lit the “Powder Keg” June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary assassinated.

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THE GREAT WAR aka THE WAR TO END ALL WARS 1914-1918

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  1. THE GREAT WARakaTHE WAR TO END ALL WARS1914-1918 God Punish the English

  2. CAUSES o/t GREAT WAR • Nationalism • Imperialism • Militarism • Alliance Systems

  3. The SPARK that lit the “Powder Keg” June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary assassinated

  4. OUTBREAK:They Fall Like Dominoes • July 28: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia • July 29: Russia mobilizes in support of Serbia • August 1: Germany declares war on Russia • August 3: Germany declares war on France; • Italy remains neutral • August 4: Germany invades Belgium; • England declares war on Germany • August 5-6: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia; • Serbia declares war on Germany

  5. OFF TO WAR!The Romance of it all…

  6. Germany would attack France in the West before Russia could mobilize in the East. The Schlieffen Plan Fails: September, 1914 BATTLE OF THE MARNE HALTS GERMAN OFFENSIVE Purpose?____________________________________________

  7. A WAR OF TWO FRONTS

  8. Total War

  9. THE REALITIES OF WARNew Weapons, New Strategies Machine guns Trench Warfare

  10. THE REALITIES OF WARNew Weapons, New Strategies Artillery Bombardment Howitzers

  11. THE REALITIES OF WARNew Weapons, New Strategies Hop the Bags! No Man’s Land

  12. THE REALITIES OF WARNew Weapons, New Strategies Mustard GasChlorine Gas

  13. THE REALITIES OF WARNew Injuries: esp. gangrene

  14. STALEMATES THE SOMMEJuly-Nov, 19161 Million casualties VERDUNFeb-Dec. 19161 Million Casualties

  15. ITALY - 1916 Secret agreement between England & France to keep Austria busy; get some of Austria’s territory when they lose.

  16. 1917-TURNING POINT

  17. 3 Reasons the US Entered WWI 1. The Sinking of the LusitaniaMay 7, 1915 - over 100 American citizens killed

  18. 3 Reasons the US Entered WWI • The Zimmermann TelegramSecret German appeal to MexicoJanuary 19, 1917

  19. 3 Reasons the US Entered WWI 3. The Power of Propaganda

  20. THE END August, 1918Allied tank offensive

  21. ARMISTICE The 11th hour The 11th day The 11th month What was the date & year?

  22. STATISTICS

  23. CITATIONS http://www.geocities.com/~worldwar1/music.html http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/ http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/photopage.htm http://wopr.stanford.edu/propaganda/10--wwi http://www.ptt-museum.nl/collectie/images/Zimmer.jpg http://www.firstworldwar.com/ http://www.npr.org/programs/disability/ http://www3.sympatico.ca/berdusco/photo.htm http://www.vintagepostcards.com/catalog/e/E1759.jpg http://www.austrian-mint.com/Bilder/SGM/Schicks/Apy03.jpg

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