World War 1 “The war to end all wars”

Watershed Event The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the event that triggered the war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the event that triggered the war.

Franz Ferdinand and Family

The Assassin

Causes… The Berlin Conference- Old disputes and hard feelings from Imperialistic conquest The Berlin Conference- Old disputes and hard feelings from Imperialistic conquest Nationalistic feelings created an atmosphere of competition Nationalistic feelings created an atmosphere of competition

Causes… A buildup of weapons and militarism among European countries A buildup of weapons and militarism among European countries Europe gets itself tangled into a system of alliances for protection Europe gets itself tangled into a system of alliances for protection

Europe, 1914

World War 1 Warfare New inventions- machine guns, chemical warfare, airplanes, and tanks brought the old ways of fighting wars to an end New inventions- machine guns, chemical warfare, airplanes, and tanks brought the old ways of fighting wars to an end Trench warfare resulted in long periods of “stalemate”, where neither side gained or lost territory. Trench warfare resulted in long periods of “stalemate”, where neither side gained or lost territory.

British Trench

German Trench

World War 1 Warfare Disease in the trenches killed millions of soldiers- infested with rats, waste, corpses. Disease in the trenches killed millions of soldiers- infested with rats, waste, corpses.

World War 1 Warfare Navies create blockades in order to cut off access to food and equipment. Navies create blockades in order to cut off access to food and equipment.

Red Baron

Meet the Fokkers

Europe, 1919

Effects The Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empires were split up into smaller pieces The Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empires were split up into smaller pieces Germany, blamed for starting the war lost land and had to pay war reparations Germany, blamed for starting the war lost land and had to pay war reparations The horrors of war caused some people to reject imperialistic/capitalistic ideas and adopt socialism/communism The horrors of war caused some people to reject imperialistic/capitalistic ideas and adopt socialism/communism

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The Enemy

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