1. TOTAL WAR

2. Nationalism in early 1900’s:
was threatening Austro-Hungarian Empire was destroying Ottoman Empire

3. The Start of War Assassination of Archduke June 1914
Austria gives Serbia ultimatum
Austria declares war on Serbia
Russia assembles troops on Austria & Germany border
Germany Declares war on Russia & France

4. Alliances

5. The Causes of WWI
World War I starts (15 minutes)

6. Journal #1
Analyze 2 significant factors which made Europe unstable before World War I and war inevitable.
Explain the cause & effect of each factor
2 well thought out paragraphs
Turn in when complete….

7. Reasons WWI Began Why World War I began:
Serbia wanted to unite their country
Austro-Hungarian Empire fought for survival
Russia felt obligated to support the Slavs in Serbia
Germany pushed Austro-Hungary & was aggressive
Ottoman Empire was crumbling

8. The Schlieffen Plan Speed was critical for plan’s success
What: German military plan for 2-front war
named after General Schlieffen, established 1905
Strategy: A quick attack on France through Belgium followed by an attack on Russia
Speed was critical for plan’s success
France must fall quickly….
General Alfred Schlieffen

9. The Schlieffen Plan
1914

10. Great Britain
Outraged over attack on Belgium, England declares war on Germany (August 1914)

11. Battle of the Marne (Sept. 1914)
The Schlieffen Plan worked well at first:
swept through Belgium into France
Battle of the Marne (Sept. 1914)
Over 2 million troops fight
France & Germany 500,000 wounded/killed
Germany forced to retreat
Key battle of World War I

12. Western & Eastern Front
STALEMATE occurred on Western Front
Develops into Trench Warfare
Russia attacks on Eastern Front
Russia’s army is very poorly equipped
Soldier’s are not motivated and eventually rebel (refuse to fight)

13. Trench Warfare

16. TRENCH FOOT
This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and insanitary conditions.
In the trenches men stood for hours on end in waterlogged trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots.
The feet would gradually go numb and the skin would turn red or blue. If untreated, trench foot could turn gangrenous and result in amputation.

17. Trench Foot

18. Life in the trenches?

19. New “Modern” War
Poison Gas
Machine Gun
Airplanes
Tanks
Submarines

20. WWI Summary World War I was supposed to be short & glorious
It turned into slow, deadly Trench Warfare
Stalemate lasted for years on Western Front
Eastern Front more mobile but demonstrated a deteriorating Russia
Modern Warfare was deadly
Industrialization had forever changed the nature of war