1. World War I

2. Who was involved? Triple Alliance Triple Entente
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Later the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey)
Triple Entente
France, Britain, Russia
Later the United States joined them.

3. How it all began
The war in Europe began when Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.
The United States entered the war when German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico promising them all territory that had been lost to the USA if they would declare war on the United States.

4. Life in the trenches

5. Trenches What was life in the trenches like? No bathrooms
Shells exploding all around you
Dead men lying next to you when you slept
Muddy when it rained
Filled with rats

7. Weapons of WWI
Advances in weapons led to more soldiers dying in a war than had ever died before.
Weapons and Advancements
Tanks
Machine Guns
Fighter Planes
Submarines (German U-Boats)

8. Life in the USA during WWI
In school you would receive a 10 min. lesson everyday on being patriotic.
All books about Germany and its culture were pulled from book shelves in all libraries.
In order to conserve food so it could be sent overseas for troops families had “wheat-less” Mon. and Wed. “meat-less” Tues. and “pork-less” Thurs. and Sat.

9. The results of WWI 8,000,000 soldiers died in WWI.
The Triple Entente was victorious.
In over 4 years of fighting the Triple Entente gained only about 3 MILES of ground in the trenches!!!