World War I

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WORLD WAR I

1914-1918
Photo by rolfekolbe

FOUR CAUSES

  • Militarism - the desire for war
  • Alliances - 2 major alliances in Europe
  • Imperialism - competition all around the world for colonies
  • Nationalism - pride in your country

THE SPARK

ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND

THE SPARK

  • Assassinated by Serbian nationalists
  • Ferdinand in favor of integrating Serbia into Austrian Empire
  • Russia comes to defend Serbia
  • Germany backs Austria
  • Beginning of WWI

TRIPLE ALLIANCE

OR CENTRAL POWERS (GERMANY, AUS-HUN, ITALY)

TRIPLE ENTENTE

ENGLAND, FRANCE, RUSSIA (LATER USA+ITALY)

TRIPLE ENTENTE

  • US joins
  • Italy joins after switching sides
  • Russia leaves

Alliances By the End of WWI

  • Allied Powers - England, France, USA, Italy
  • Central Powers - Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire

Questions

  • Why did Russia leave the war?
  • Why did the United States join the war?

STALEMATE

THE WESTERN FRONT

TRENCH WARFARE

BREAKING THE STALEMATE

  • US enters the war 1917 because of...
  • Unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
  • Zimmerman telegram - Germany tries to get Mexico to attack the US

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

  • Bolsheviks overthrow the Tsar 1917
  • Russia negotiates peace with Germany
  • Eastern front closes

ARMISTICE DAY

11/11/1918 11:00 AM, Agreement to Stop Fighting

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

"THIS IS NOT PEACE. IT IS AN ARMISTICE FOR 20 YEARS"
Photo by erikau

THE BIG THREE

DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, WOODROW WILSON

TERMS OF THE TREATY

  • League of Nations
  • German Reparations and Demilitarization
  • Mandate System - losers lost all colonies
  • Establishment of 8 new countries
  • Return of land to Russia

CONSEQUENCES OF WWI

  • Colonial movements for independence
  • Unstable Balkan Peninsula
  • German resentment
  • Japanese imperialism
  • Tension in Middle East

David Tucker

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