World War I
Causes Militarism – maintaining strong army Imperialism – attempt to control other nations Nationalism – loyalty to nation Alliances – nations joining together
More Causes Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary Russian support for Serbia as Slavic brothers
Technological Advances Machine guns Airplanes Tanks Poison gas Zeppelin Submarine Courtesy of Library of Congress: American Memory Collection
Timeline of the War War begins with the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary Alliance system goes into effect.
Timeline Battle of Tannenberg (Aug., 1914) –Major Russian defeat 1 st Battle of the Marne (Sept.,1914) –German advance halted 15 miles from Paris
Timeline 2 nd Battle of Ypres (April, 1915) –Germans use poison gas
Timeline Sinking of the Lusitania –British cruise ship –Sunk by a German submarine –Many Americans were on board –America joins the Allies afterwards America joins America joins Courtesy of Library of Congress: American Memory Collection
Timeline Battle of Jutland (May-June 1, 1916) –Naval battle between British and Germans Battle of the Somme (June- Nov.,1916) –British introduced tank warfare
Timeline 2 nd Battle of the Marne (July-Aug., 1918) –German defeat –Brought about the end of the war
Important People: Allies Woodrow WilsonPraise for Wilson –President of the United States General “Black Jack” Pershing –Leader of the American forces Courtesy of Library of Congress: American Memory Collection Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Important People: Central Powers Archduke Francis Ferdinand –His assassination sparked the war Kaiser Wilhelm II – leader of Germany
Effects of the War Communist revolution in Russia Monetary crisis due to war debts League of Nations created New nations formed
Effects Germany became upset over the Allies’ treatment of them –Disarmament –War debts –Lost land –Blamed for war
Effects German resentment leads to World War II
Credits All images and sounds are from the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection; all links are to this site as well. Airplane & Lusitania photograph: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection Pershing photograph: Library of Congress, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Credits Praise for Wilson recording has been reproduced by the Library of Congress through the generosity of the family of Guy Golterman, and with the cooperation of CBS-Sony Records and the Recording Industry Association of America