World War I Global Conflict

Objectives Illustrate the war on the Eastern front  Describe the new inventions that resulted from WWI  Analyze the escalation of WWI

Essential Question Explain the difference between WWI and previous wars. Describe at least 3 examples.

Terms Unrestricted submarine warfare Total war Rationing Propaganda Armistice

I Can . . . I can describe the impact of the war on the economy of Europe.  I know what the Zimmerman note exposed. I can describe the gamble that Germany made before the U.S. entered the war. I can describe the impact of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on Germany.

Assignment Complete Daily Sheet Terms – Definition, significance, General date Answer I can statements Section 3 Review, page 422 Questions – 4,6,7,8

Battle for the East

Eastern Front Stretch of battlefield along the German-Russian border Russians and Serbs vs. Germans, Austrians, and Turks More of a Mobile war then in the west but still just as bloody

Central Powers take charge July 1914 Russia advanced on Germany and Austria Sept. 1914, Germany had turned the tied of the war Germany and Austria regained lost land Over 30,000 Russians died

Defeat of Russia

1916 Russia was all but defeated Not Industrialized Army short on supplies Millions of soldiers were killed Numbers kept Russia surviving

Weapons Nations on both sides searched for ways to defeat their enemies Development of new weapons and innovations increased dramatically.

Tank

Machine guns

Poison Gas

Airplane

Naval War

Submarine

A True World War

Global Conflict Involved almost every nation on Earth Russia, Germany, Britain, France, Austria, Ottoman Empire, Italy, Australia, United States, Mexico, Brazil, India, African Colonies, Japan, and China.

The Gallipoli Campaign Attack on the Ottoman Empire would end the stalemate Dardanelles – narrow straight that led to Constantinople Turks defended the straight and both sided dug in Allies lost 250,000 soldiers

Lawrence of Arabia T.E. Lawrence British soldier Lead Arabs against the Turks Captured Baghdad, Jerusalem, and Damascus

Asia Japan attacked Germany Captured land in China and all of Germany’s island colonies

Africa English and French Troops attacked German colonies Germany lost all of its colonies in Africa

Use of Empire British and French used soldiers from their colonies Kept supply lines full Fought for independence Mohandas Gandhi – Believed Indian support for Britain would lead to independence

Dough boys Arrive

Ocean Warfare May 7, 1915 – German sub sank the British ship Lusitanian Carried 128 Americans 1917 – War focused on the seas Unrestricted Submarine Warfare – German policy used to sink any ship that entered British Waterways

Zimmerman Note Zimmerman – German Ambassador to Mexico British supposedly intercepted a note from Germany to Mexico Germany guaranteed Mexico the return of Texas and New Mexico if the invaded the U.S. April 2, 1917 U.S. declared war on Germany