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WWI

WWI. “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”. First Bomb Gunshots Gav . Princip. Immediate Cause. Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, June 28th, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Princess Sophie. Escalation.

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WWI

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  1. WWI

  2. “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”

  3. First Bomb Gunshots Gav. Princip Immediate Cause Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, June 28th, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Princess Sophie

  4. Escalation The Archduke’s assassination set off a series of events that changed the world: 1. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. 2. Russia mobilized to aid Serbia. 3. Germany aids A-H, declares war on Russia. 4. France mobilizes to aid Russia. 5. Germany declares war on France. 6. Germany invades Belgium. 7. UK declares war on Germany. 8. Ottoman Empire mobilizes to aid Germany and A-H. 9. Italy joins France, UK, and Russia. 10. Bulgaria joins OE, Germany, and A-H. 11. US joins Italy, France, UK, and Russia.

  5. Statistics World War One Included: • 3 Continents • 31 Countries • 65 Million Soldiers • 37 Million Casualties • 91,198 Deaths by Gas • 6,395 Allied and Neutral Ships Lost • $186.3 Billion Financial Losses

  6. Countries Involved Central Countries Allied Countries • Austria-Hungary • Germany • Ottoman Empire • Bulgaria • Greece • China • U.S. • Cuba • Nicaragua • Brazil • Siam • Costa Rica • Guatemala • Haiti • Honduras • Serbia • Russia • France • Belgium • Great Britain • Liberia • Japan • Montenegro • Italy • San Marino • Portugal • Romania Countries That Only Cut Off Trade • Bolivia • Ecuador • Peru • Uruguay

  7. Weapons Blimps Airplanes Long Range Artillery Tanks Gas Submarines Ships

  8. Hold back the Germans Prolong the War (until better technology) Have a Naval Blockade in place Concentrate on the Western Front Conquer France Avoid Two-Front War Use Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (naval subs could attack non-naval vessels) Goals Triple Entente Triple Alliance

  9. The Western Front was between France and Germany The Italian Front was between Aus.-Hun. and Italy The Eastern Front was between Russia and Germany Germany wanted to avoid fighting on more than one front. Fighting Fronts

  10. Lusitania • The Lusitania was a British cruise liner, sunk by a German U-boat. • The Sinking of the Lusitania, with 139 Americans on board (128 killed), prompted the United States to join the allies

  11. Trench Warfare Troops dug in on the Western Front from Belgium to the Switzerland. They thought the war would be quick, but for four years the trenches became their home.

  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6RnirpFaZk&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6RnirpFaZk&feature=player_embedded

  13. Teenagers in War Many teenagers fought in World War I, often lying to eager recruiters about their true age. The youngest known soldier was 12 years old.

  14. Life on the battlefield ranged from extreme boredom to intense, overwhelming agony. It was a surreal existence never encountered by an army before.

  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUHh5uAcaBw&p=50C95E8803AC0CB1&playnext=1&index=11http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUHh5uAcaBw&p=50C95E8803AC0CB1&playnext=1&index=11

  16. Mud Once the fields stopped growing food, and the forests were blasted away, there was nothing left to hold the earth in place. Battlefields became mug bogs, making a miserable existence worse.

  17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0juNp87uAYg&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0juNp87uAYg&feature=player_embedded

  18. The Battle Continues After a quick victory was not achieved, and old tactics clearly did not work, the Allied and Central Powers continued to grind along regardless of results.

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