1. Partner Business Together with a partner... - “What is conflict?”
- Create a MENTAL list of 3-5 things that cause conflict.

2. World War I
1914 – 1918
The largest war in history* (*until World War II came along and made WWI look like a Cub Scout Jamboree)
The first “modern war”

3. Nicknames for WWI The Great War The War to End All Wars
The Meat Grinder

4. Meat Grinder
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5. How do you measure the size of a war?
Number of countries: 30+
Number of deaths: 10 million+
More battle deaths than all previous European Wars combined!
Largest area of combat: fighting on 3 continents (Europe, Africa, Asia), and 3 oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian)
Cost: Six Trillion in today’s dollars!

6. The First Modern War* What new weapons and technology were used?
*Some history geeks go on and on about how the American Civil War, the Boer War, or the Russo-Japanese War was really the first modern war, but WWI is much cooler than any of those.

7. Machine Guns!

8. Airplanes!

9. Zeppelins! (Hydrogen, not Led)

10. Tanks! Tanks a lot!

11. Poison Gas!

12. Gas Masks!

13. Submarines! Oh wait…

14. Submarines!

15. What new styles of fighting were used?

16. Trench Warfare!

17. Air Combat! – “Dog Fights”

18. Who was fighting? The Allies vs. the Central Powers
(not the Axis - No Nazis!)
Who was on each side?

19. Order they entered the war:
Central Powers
1. Austria-Hungary
3. Germany
9. Ottoman Empire
10. Bulgaria
Allies
2. Serbia
4. Russia
5. France
6. Belgium
7. British Empire
8. Japan
11. Italy (1915)
12. USA (1917)

20. World War I 12.1 World War I Begins

21. The Causes of World War I
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
= MAIN

22. Militarism The glorification of military strength by a country
Leads to huge buildup in armies, fortification of boundaries, and start of an Arms Race
Germany expands army and navy to compete w/ Britain
Britain expands Navy as result.

23. Alliances
Formed by European countries during this time of militarism promising to aid one another in case of an attack
Creates armored camps w/ nations committed to go to war to defend allies

24. Alliances Triple Alliance –1882 Triple Entente – 1907
Germany, Austria, and Italy
Italy would later switch sides
Triple Entente – 1907
France, Russia, and Great Britain
Britain promised Belgium neutrality

25. Imperialism Extending power outside a countries borders - colonies
Early 1900’s -Competition of empires
Britain owned lands on five continents
France controlled large areas of Africa
Germany entered colonization late

26. Nationalism Pride in one’s country
Or…national independence of a culture instead of rule by a foreign power
Ex: Serbia

27. MAP: World War I
COLOR AND LABEL: Allied Powers, Central Powers, Neutral Powers
LABEL: Farthest Russian Advance, Farthest Advance of Central Powers, Trench Line, British Blockade, Gallipoli Battle
EXPLAIN: British Blockade, Gallipoli
P. 359

28. It just needs a spark...

29. Cause: The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Start
Cause: The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

31. June 1914: The Assassination
Archduke Ferdinand
- Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
Sympathetic to the Slavic Cause
Visited Sarajevo – capital of Bosnia

32. June 1914: The Assassination
Archduke Ferdinand
Shot by Gavrilo Princip
- Serbian nationalist – member of the Black Hand
Also killed wife Sophie

34. Alliance Dominoes

35. Alliance Dominoes Austria-Hungary - declared war on Serbia
Russia – bound by treaty to Serbia
declares war on Austria-Hungary.

36. Alliance Dominoes
Germany – (ally of Austria Hungary) declares war on Russia and its ally France
- wants Alsace-Lorraine from France
Germany declares war on Belgium to attack France

37. Alliance Dominoes
Britain – (ally of Belgium and France) declares war on Germany
Ottoman Empire enters the war as a Central Power
Hopes to gain land in the Middle East

38. Allied Powers Great Britain France Russia
Italy – remained neutral until 1915 before joining the Allies
United States – remained neutral until 1917 before joining the Allies

39. Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary The Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Bulgaria

40. Alliance Dominoes
A local conflict has now ballooned into a global war….How?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

41. MAIN causes of WWI
Using your notes, please complete the chart to the best of your abilities!
Rank the four MAIN causes of WWI from most responsible to least at fault.
Then, briefly explain the reasoning for your top pick.