1. World War I

2. Prelude to War Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Alliances
Weakened Ottoman empire

3. Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by members of the Black Hand

4. Ultimatum
Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum to punish all people involved, let Austria help in the investigation, and end all anti-Austria agitation
Serbia only partially agreed

6. From a small to a big war
Germany offered a blank check to Austria if they go to war
Austria and Germany go to war
Serbia asked Russia for help who asked France

7. Schlieffen Plan
To fight a two-front war Germany decided to attack France quickly and go through Belgium
Britain close friends with Belgium declared war on Germany
Central Powers: Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers: Russia, France, Britain, Serbia

9. The Great War Largest Conflict in history to that time
French had 8.5 million, British 9 million, Russian 12 million, Germans 11 million
1 out of 4 people died

10. Trench Warfare Germans and French reach a stalemate
Each side digs trenches

11. In the Trenches 8-16 feet deep Thousands of Miles of Trenches Problems
Trench Foot
Food
No way to attack
Poison Gas
No Man’s Land

13. New Weapons
Planes
Zeppelins (blimps)
U Boats (submarines)
Machine Gun

14. Global Conflict
Russians lacked weapons, sometimes troops would not even have guns to fight with
Italy joined up with France and Britain
Revolts in the Ottoman Empire
Japan started taking over German outpost in China

15. Propaganda

20. Problems with the Allies
Britain near bankruptcy and starts sending 15 year olds to the front line
French troops starts to mutiny
Russian troops turn around to start a revolution and to kill the czar
Russia pulls out of the war

21. Uboats Germans start bombing all cargo ships near Britain
Germans sunk the American ship the Lusitanian
The Lusitanian was secretly carrying weapons
Germany later agreed that the submarines would surface and give a warning before sinking ships

23. Zimmermann note US was indecisive on which side of the war to join
Britain discovered a note from Germany to Mexico claiming that if Mexico attacks the U.S., Germany will help Mexico take back the territories they lost to America.

24. America Enters the War
America entered the war and quickly pushed back the tired Germans
With Germany losing, the German people overthrew the government and surrendered

25. Paris Peace Conference
President Woodrow Wilson
14 Points
Peace
Not to harsh on losing sides
League of Nations
The other countries would not accept his 14 points; he ended up having a stroke trying to talk people into his peace plan

26. Treaty of Versailles Reparations League of Nations
Germany has to pay for the war and rebuild Europe ($30 billion)
League of Nations
Germany had to get rid of their military and lose all colonies

27. Treaty of Versailles
Ottoman Empire lost all their colonies and was split into several countries
Austria-Hungary Empire was split into several countries
Italy did not get new land
Japan had to give back their land to China and other countries