1. The Crisis of the Imperial Order, 1900 - 1929
Chapter 28
The Crisis of the Imperial Order,

2. Causes of world war 1

3. Causes of World War I Militarism Alliances
Maintenance of standing armies
Inflexible militarization plans
Alliances
Triple Alliance = Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente = Britain, France, Russia
Cause = Germany’s determination to dominate Europe; Germany joined w/ Austria-Hungary in 1882 & began building “dreadnoughts” to challenge British navy (same year France allied w/ Russia); Entente = understanding; Militarization based around railroad timetables;

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5. Causes of World War I Nationalism Imperialism
the belief that one state is naturally superior to all other states
Imperialism
Germany’s desire to expand
Tensions from imperial competition

6. Causes of World War I Assassination
July 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand (of Austria-Hungary) was killed by a Serbian nationalist
Led to A.H. declaring war on Serbia, thus sparking the series of alliances in Europe

7. The 1911 Gräf & Stift Bois de Boulogne tourer in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were riding at the time of their assassination

8. Gavrilo Princip captured in Sarajevo 1914

10. The “Great War”

11. Start of World War I
Germany instigated the war by invading neutral Belgium, then France
Schlieffen Plan
Failed as a result of the Western Front
Trench warfare led to a four-year stalemate between Germany & France

12. Schlieffen Plan Reading & Analysis
Group pause
Schlieffen Plan Reading & Analysis

14. Predict what life was like on the western front

15. Trench Warfare

18. Sit Under Your desks

19. Group pause
Trench Life Reading. How many people do you think died of diseases as opposed to combat wounds?

20. World war I Warfare Changes in warfare Machine guns & poison gas
Trench warfare created a battle of attrition
Massive casualty rates
Heroic notion of war disappeared

22. Briefly summarize the 5 battles. 3 sentences tops!
Group pause
Briefly summarize the 5 battles. 3 sentences tops!

23. The homefront “Total War” Civilians involved in the war effort
Mobilization of all of a state’s resources for the purpose of waging war
Civilians involved in the war effort
Women entered positions previously reserved for men
Governments controlled industry
Rationing
Colonial subjects served alongside their home countries
Ex. ANZAC troops
Propaganda was used to reinforce evilness of enemy
Allies take German holdings in Africa
England & France use their colonial subjects

26. WORLD WAR I In the early years, US provided loans to allies
1917, US drawn into the war
Germany’s declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare
The Zimmerman Telegram
US provided Allies with supplies & fresh troops
November, 1918, Germany signed an armistice with Allied forces

28. The Effects of World WAR I

29. Group pause
Treaty Activity 1. Read over the treaty. Highlight what happens to Germany & A-H. 2. Name & Describe Wilson’s Peace Treaty 3. Name the Big 4 4. Why were these areas upset with the treaty?: Japan, Italy, colonies, Germany

30. THE PEACE SETTLEMENTS 1918, Treaty of Versailles
War guilt clause blamed Germany for the war
Germany forced to pay reparations ($33 billion)
Germany lost its colonies
Alsace & Lorraine returned to France
Germany’s military power limited

31. THE PEACE TREATIES League of Nations
International organization for the promotion of peace
Created by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
Ironically, the U.S. refused to join (they had become isolationists)
Dealt with global communications, health & labor regulations

33. Other impacts of the war
Austria-Hungary split up
Russia lost many territories
1918 Flu Pandemic
Anticolonial movements in Europe’s territories grew
Middle Eastern Mandate System
An entire generation of European men were killed; Russia lost Finland, Latvia, parts of Romania and Poland