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1 THE GREAT WAR aka THE WAR TO END ALL WARS 1914-1918
God Punish the English

2 CAUSES o/t GREAT WAR Nationalism Imperialism Militarism
Alliance Systems

3 The SPARK that lit the “powder keg”
June 28, Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated

4 OUTBREAK: They Fall Like Dominoes
July 28: Austria declares war on Serbia July 29: Russia mobilizes in support of Serbia August 1: Germany declares war on Russia August 3: Germany declares war on France; Italy remains neutral August 4: Germany invades Belgium; England declares war on Germany August 5-6: Austria declares war on Russia; Serbia declares war on Germany

5 OFF TO WAR! The Romance of it all…

6 The Schlieffen Plan Fails:
Germany would attack France in the West before Russia could mobilize in the East. September, 1914 BATTLE OF THE MARNE HALTS GERMAN OFFENSIVE Purpose?____________________________________________

7 A WAR OF TWO FRONTS

8 Total War

9 THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies
Machine guns Trench Warfare

10 Artillery Bombardment
THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies Artillery Bombardment Howitzers

11 THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies
Hop the Bags! No Man’s Land

12

13 Mustard Gas Chlorine Gas
THE REALITIES OF WAR New Weapons, New Strategies Mustard Gas Chlorine Gas

14 THE REALITIES OF WAR New Injuries: esp. gangrene

15 STALEMATES THE SOMME July-Nov, 1916 1 Million casualties
VERDUN Feb-Dec Million Casualties

16 ITALY Secret agreement between England & France to keep Austria busy; get some of Austria’s territory when they lose.

17 1917-TURNING POINT

18 3 Reasons the US Entered WWI
1. The Sinking of the Lusitania May 7, over 100 American citizens killed

19 3 Reasons the US Entered WWI
The Zimmermann Telegram Secret German appeal to Mexico January 19, 1917

20 3. The Power of Propaganda
3 Reasons the US Entered WWI 3. The Power of Propaganda

21 THE END August, 1918 Allied tank offensive

22 ARMISTICE The 11th hour The 11th day The 11th month What was the date & year?

23 STATISTICS

24 % of Casualites of those Mobilized
Killed Wounded Missing or Prisoner Total Casualties % of Casualites of those Mobilized Allied Powers 5,152,115 12,831,004 4,121,090 22,104,209 52.3 Central Powers 3,386,200 8,388,448 3,629,829 15,404,477 67.4 Grand Total 8,538,315 21,219,452 7,750,919 37,508,686 57.6

25 CITATIONS http://www.geocities.com/~worldwar1/music.html

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