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 assassinated
OUTBREAK: They Fall Like Dominoes July 28: Austria 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 declares war on Russia; Serbia declares war on Germany
OFF TO WAR! The Romance of it all…
The Schlieffen Plan Fails: Germany would attack France in the West before Russia could mobilize in the East. September, 1914 BATTLE OF THE MARNE HALTS GERMAN OFFENSIVE Purpose?____________________________________________
A WAR OF TWO FRONTS
Total War
THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies Machine guns Trench Warfare
Artillery Bombardment THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies Artillery Bombardment Howitzers
THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies Hop the Bags! No Man’s Land
Mustard Gas Chlorine Gas THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies Mustard Gas Chlorine Gas
THE REALITIES OF WAR New Injuries: esp. gangrene
STALEMATES THE SOMME July-Nov, 1916 1 Million casualties VERDUN Feb-Dec. 1916 1 Million Casualties
ITALY - 1916 Secret agreement between England & France to keep Austria busy; get some of Austria’s territory when they lose.
1917-TURNING POINT
3 Reasons the US Entered WWI 1. The Sinking of the Lusitania May 7, 1915 - over 100 American citizens killed
3 Reasons the US Entered WWI The Zimmermann Telegram Secret German appeal to Mexico January 19, 1917
3. The Power of Propaganda 3 Reasons the US Entered WWI 3. The Power of Propaganda
THE END August, 1918 Allied tank offensive
ARMISTICE The 11th hour The 11th day The 11th month What was the date & year?
STATISTICS
% of Casualites of those Mobilized Killed Wounded Missing or Prisoner Total Casualties % of Casualites of those Mobilized Allied Powers 5,152,115 12,831,004 4,121,090 22,104,209 52.3 Central Powers 3,386,200 8,388,448 3,629,829 15,404,477 67.4 Grand Total 8,538,315 21,219,452 7,750,919 37,508,686 57.6
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