1. WORLD WAR I
The War to end all wars

2. Declarations of War
1914
July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
July 31 Russia announces full mobilization.
August 1Germany declares war on Russia.
August 3 Germany declares war on France.
August 4 Germany invades Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany
August 5 Montenegro on Austria Hungary
August 6 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia Serbia declares war on Germany.
August 9 Montenegro declares war on Germany.
August 11 France declares war on Austria- Hungary.
August 12 The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary.
August 22 Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium.
August 23 Japan declares war on Germany.
August 25 Japan declares war on Austria- Hungary.
November 1 Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
November 3 Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
1915
May 23 Italy declares war on Austria- Hungary.
October 14 Bulgaria declares war on Serbia
October 15 The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria.
October 16 France declares war on Bulgaria.
1916
August 27 Italy declares war on Germany; Romania enters on the Allied side
1917
April 6 The United States declares war on Germany.
December 7 The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

3. Trench Warfare Miles of trenches lined the battle fields
Zigzag patterns
Protect from enemy
No Man’s Land
“Over the top”
Trenches were dirty, wet and cold
Rats and insects
Trench foot
Diseases

7. Western Front Name given to the battle lines Stalemate
Belgium, France & Germany
Stalemate
Deadlock
Neither side advances or defeats the other

9. The Schlieffen Plan
Called for Germany to quickly crush France before Russia was fully ready
Belgium N. France
Plan had many faults:
more resistance in Belgium; German advances delayed
Russia mobilized faster
Britain met German forces in northern France

10. Major Battles

11. At your table groups… You will be assigned a specific battle from WWI
As a group, you will create a poster with the following information and will be shared with the class:
Dates
Location
City? Country? Region?
Also, place on your WWI map
Summary (countries involved, who won, casualties)
Primary Source quote
Historical Impact/Significance
Thesis statement should answer the following question: Why was this battle historically significant to the first World War?
Two visuals
*Fun Facts

12. First Marne

13. First Ypres

14. Verdun

15. Somme

16. Tannenberg

17. Gallipoli

18. Meuse-Argonne

19. Weapons & Technologies

20. Total War
By 1917, Europe had lost more men in battle than in the previous 300 years combined
Governments in Europe devote everything to war effort
Positive
no unemployment
women in the workforce

21. War of Attrition
Military strategy, each side attempts to wear down the enemy through continuous losses in personnel and materials—hopefully to the point of collapse.

22. New Technology
New tools of warfare did not deliver the expected fast-moving war
All the new technology did was kill greater numbers of people more effectively

23. Poison Gas Introduced by the Germans but used by both sides Caused
Blindness
severe blisters
death by choking

26. Machine Gun
Fires ammunition automatically-had been much improved by WWI
By wiping out waves of attackers the machine gun made it hard for forces to advance.

28. Airplanes Appeared for the first time in battle by the end of 1915
First used to spot enemy’s position
Attacked ground targets (communication centers)
Zeppelins used to bomb England
Caused little damage
Initially pilots shot at each other with pistols before machine guns were mounted.

31. Tank Armored combat vehicle that moved on chain tracks
Could cross many types of terrain
Different models introduced throughout the war
Labeled as a water tank in transport to keep the new machine a secret—hence the name Tank

33. Submarine Introduced by the Germans in 1914
Effective warship — primary weapon against ships was the torpedo, an underwater missile