Advise the President of the USA Describe the possible unfolding of world war in 2017. Brief the president of the USA. Three steps minimum in the unfolding of war events. Three sources minimum to back up your analysis. Include alliances with at least three allied coalition members in each alliance. Include three specific references to World War I to help the president compare situations, past and present. Use all resources available to you for research or presentation.

Warm Up Explain Germany’s point of view about the world situation prior to the start of the Great War. What did Germany want? What did Germany fear? Name the member nations in the Entente. Name the Central Powers.

Videos Show khanacademy clip—the status of Europe before WWI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyoUWRAharQ show battle of the somme video clip July to November 1916 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tv5gBa9DQs&feature=related this is footage from battle of the Somme

Do Now How does technology affect the attitude about going to war? Identify technologies that might shape war thinking: 1914 2017

Can human beings learn from history? Warm Up Why do some historians say that the Treaty of Versailles was one of the core reasons for the start of World War II? What could the victorious allies have done to change this situation? What did the United States do after World War II? Can human beings learn from history?

What caused World War I ? Militarism. Nations developed military power. Alliances. Nations formed secret alliances. Imperialism. All the great powers wanted empires. Nationalism. Serbia, and others, wanted independence. Remember MAIN “main causes of WWI”

Opponents Entente Cordiale…Triple Entente…Allies Britain, France, Russia Triple Alliance…Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) Italy began with Central, shifted to Allies [Italy withdrew from the Triple Alliance because the alliance had changed its posture from defensive to offensive. Italy had joined only with defense in mind.]

What steps did the Europeans nations take to cause World War I? They desired larger empires. Who had biggest? Who on the rise? They feared the rise of other empires. Who feared most?----- Who was “dying” of “old age”? Some wanted independence and more power. Who? When? Where? They developed enhanced technologies. What were these technologies?

What steps did the European nations take to cause World War I? Serbs killed the archduke. Austro-Hungary declared war against Serbia. Russia mobilized troops to defend Serbia. Germany declared war against Russia. Germany charged toward France through Belgium. (Von Schlieffen Plan) Britain had treaty with Belgium. Britain declared war on Germany.

What were the major battles of World War I? The Marne, 1914, 1918—stalemate Verdun, 1916—ten months; 1 million casualties The Battles of Ypres 1914, 1915, 1917—gas introduced The Somme Offensive, 1916—1 million casualties…Britain 57,000 day 1…20,000 dead day 1. Cambrai, 1917—tanks introduced

German U-Boats sank the British ship Lusitania (with 128 Americans killed)

Did this cause the United States to enter the war?

World cable system What is your opinion? Is this advanced or primitive?

Zimmerman

Zimmerman decoded Did this cause the United States to enter the war? Zimmerman Telegram decoded Did this cause the United States to enter the war?

Surface Inference Meaning

Germany resumed unrestricted warfare in the open ocean Germany resumed unrestricted warfare in the open ocean. It sank six United States vessels. U-Boats Did this cause the United States to enter the war?

Video The Somme Offensive Combat in World War I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZPiaSYmj_4 The Somme Offensive http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-the-somme Harlem Hell Fighters http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/the-harlem-hellfighters Flight in World War I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4T7Mrju7jc U-boats in World War I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCrzaC4aLPg Somme with music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tv5gBa9DQs

Please read and take notes in your composition book. BBO Our Documents: Zimmerman Telegram 144 Wilson’s Address to Congress 146 Wilson’s Fourteen Points 149