1. Warm-up: What is this picture showing us? What problems do you see with this type of situation?

3. Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism consumed many European countries as they competed to be the strongest and wealthiest - this caused everyone to be bitter rivals The tension snapped when the Archduke (Franz Ferdinand) of Austria Hungary was assassinated in Serbia The tangled web of alliances drew all of the countries into war

4. The Spark! The tension snapped when the Archduke (Franz Ferdinand) of Austria Hungary was assassinated in Serbia. Him and his wife, Sophie, were on a visit to Austria Hungary to observe their military.

5. Germany was the main aggressor of WWI. Britain and France declared war when Germany invaded Belgium

7. Germany was the first to use submarine warfare against its enemies In order to prevent Britain (its enemy) from trading and receiving supplies, Germany threatened to attack any ship that come within striking distance of Britain’s coast

8. President Woodrow Wilson, 1915 “There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being so right it does not need to convince people by force what is right.” - When the war in Europe began, the United States chose to stay out of it by following a policy of neutrality.

9. Conditions of Warfare Trench warfare was made popular during WWI. Soldiers dug huge holes and tunnels in the ground where they slept, ate, attacked, and died.

10. Trench Warfare Both sides dug deep trenches (ditches) Conditions were awful: dead bodies insects/rats/weather/ wet/muddy/cold

13. No Man’s Land No Mans Land - area between two trenches, seeded with land mines and barbed wire.

14. Over the Top Soldiers left their trench to cross No Man's Land and attack the enemy in their trench. Always involved high casualties. Very unpopular with soldiers!

15. Weapons Machine guns - fired hundreds of rounds/minute Tanks - armored vehicles Poison gas - silent killer

16. United States Lusitania - British passenger ship Sunk by Germany, some Americans on board.

17. United States Zimmerman Note - Telegram from Germany to Mexico. Germany promised to help Mexico take land it had lost to the U.S.A. if Mexico would enter WWI and fight the U.S.

18. Video Write down anything from the video that we talked about when we were taking notes! UTPJ8hyCgmU

19. Life in the Trenches Now, you will read over the handout “life in the trenches.” After examining each box, you will be writing a letter home as if you were fighting in World War I about life in the trenches. Include at least 7 things that describe what life was like living in the trenches.