Agenda # 1/13/17 Warm up #2 Finish Lecture # 1 Causes of WWI *Copy agenda down on your notebook. (Phones and earphones should be put away & backpacks should be behind you or on the floor). Warm up #2 Finish Lecture # 1 Causes of WWI “Whose to blame?” activity Original conflict hand out Exit Slip #1
Warm up #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcg_t2oJkc What were the causes of WWI ? (In other words M.A.I.N) Sentence Starters: The causes of WWI were______.
Who is to blame for starting Exit Slip #1 Who is to blame for starting WWI? Sentence starter: _________ is to blame for WWI.
Review: War is Ignited: June 28, 1914 1. Austria-Hungary issues a series of ultimatums to Serbia a. They gave Serbia 48 hours to comply b. This was not enough time for Serbian government to agree or disagree-Austria-Hungary saw this as rejection c. July 28, 1914 Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
WWI 1914-1919 All sides thought it would be a quick war but new technology assured that it would be a harsh and drawn out war
Propaganda: was used by all sides 1. Government sponsored efforts to depict the war efforts as patriotic 2. Propaganda was the most important tool in building patriotism
The Great War has Begun C. Great Britain proclaimed to be in the war to “protect smaller nationalities from the will of stronger aggressors” D. Germany proclaimed to be in the war to protect German existence from barbarian enemy neighbors E. World War I was the first European total war 1. every aspect of society goes into supporting the war effort 2. civilians became fair game as targets
Nations Take Sides Mid-August 1914- two sides at war throughout Europe Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary (and other nations) Allies- Britain, France, Russia (and other nations)
The Conflict Grinds Along Western Front- heavy battle zone in northern France Schlieffen Plan- German plan to defeat France & then Russia
Bloody Stalemate Germany army quickly advances to outskirts of Paris Forced to retreat at First Battle of the Marne Schlieffen Plan fails & Germany has to fight two-front war
War in the Trenches Conflict descends into trench warfare-armies fighting in the trenches Battles result in many deaths & small land gains
Life in Trenches Miserable, difficult & unsanitary New weapons lead to more deaths 1916-Massive losses for both sides @ battle in Verdun & Somme
No Man’s Land Bombed out landscape Machine-gun fire Air unbreathable Living HELL!!!
Early Fighting Eastern Front- fighting along the German-Russian border Russians push into Austria & Germany but forced to retreat
New Weapons
Armored Tank
Machine-gun
Poison Gas
Airplanes
Submarines
Massive Killing 1916-German attack French soldiers- Verdun= 300k die British attack NW of Verdun-Somme River= 20k die Each side lost 500k men to gain 4 miles of land
Russia Struggles 1916-Russia suffering- many casualties (2million) & few supplies (most loss) Huge size of Russian army = formidable force Prevents Germany from sending more troops to Western Front