Setting the Stage for WWI

Pursuit of Peace First Modern Olympics 1896 Nobel Peace Prize Athens Nobel Peace Prize Women’s suffrage movement Hague Tribunals First Universal Peace Conference in the Netherlands

A Tangle of Alliance Britain The Allied France Powers at the Russia Beginning of World War I (1914) Britain France Russia Serbia Belgium

The Central Powers at the beginning Of World War I (1914) Germany Austria- Hungary The Ottoman Empire

Rivalries Among European Powers: Britain and Germany Kaiser William II George V of Britian

Militarism before World War I

Aggressive Nationalism French & German Tensions German Pride Industrialization & Military power French Pride Large overseas empire

French and German Tensions: Alsace and Lorraine

Nationalism Pan-Slavism All Slavic peoples shared a common nationality Feared rising nationalism within multi- ethnic empires Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire

Circumstances that led to World War I Nationalism Militarism Circumstances that led to World War I Alliance System Imperialism/ Econmoics

Review What were 4 ways the Europeans were attempting to promote peace before the outbreak of WWI? Why did Germany see rising nationalism? Why did France have anger towards Germany? Why was the Balkan region known as the “Powder Keg” of Europe? How was there a rivalry between Germany & Britain?

The Guns of August The Outbreak of WWI

Current Map of Europe 1914

The Balkan Wars and “The Powder Keg” of Europe

Austria-Hungary and Sarajevo

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Wife Sophie First attempt went wrong Ferdinand goes to visit wounded guard in hospital

The Black Hand and Gavrillo Princip

Harsh Ultimatum Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph unwilling to go to war Not a fan of his nephew Austrian Ultimatum Punish any Serbian official in connection to assassination Investigation must be lead by Austrians Must apologize

The Schlieffen Plan

Closure What were 4 ways that Europe was pursuing peace before the outbreak of WWI? Why did Germany and France have beef with each other? Who was part of the Allied Powers? Central Powers? Who was assassinated in Sarajevo that is seen as the start of WWI? What was the name of the Secret Society that Gavrillo Princip was a member of? What was the name of the German Plan to quickly win WWI?

A New Kind of Conflict

Failure of the Schlieffen Plan

First Battle of the Marne

Trench Warfare

Costly Battles Verdun 1916 Somme 1916 11 months 500,000 casualties on both sides Somme 1916 1 day British casualties 60,000 5 months – 1,000,000+ killed Stalemate

Modern Warfare

Eastern Europe Tannenburg Southern Europe Russians suffered worst defeat of the war Russia least industrialized Southern Europe Bulgaria Italy Japan Arabia

War Outside Europe Colonies British help from India Mixed Feelings Willing Reluctant

Review What was the major failure of the Schlieffen Plan? What were 3 new aspects of trench warfare and why it was so terrible? What are 4 examples of new technology in WWI? What was the importance of the battle of Tannenburg? What made this war a “world war” before the U.S. jumped in?

Winning the War New Packet!!!

Example of World War One being a “total war”

Collapsing Moral during WWI Young German recruits were evident Large mutinies occurred Large amounts of casualties with zero results Failed promises by military leaders Food shortages Revolution in Russia

Propaganda and World War I: How are the following posters trying to shape the public’s opinion?

The Russian Revolution and V.I. Lenin

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

IMPACT OF AMERICAN ENTRY IN WORLD WAR I New American soldiers with additional supplies turned the tide of the war to favor the Allies

Closure What was the largest failure of the Schlieffen Plan? What are 4 examples of new technology in WWI? Why did Southern European nations join in the war? What made this a “World War” before the U.S. joined in? What made this a “total war”? What were 3 examples of declining moral throughout Europe near the end of the war?