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2. WWI
Causes of WWI?

3. Causes of World War
"The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the battlefield been so vast…never had the fighting been so gruesome..." 3

4. Roots of WAR (5:03)

5. Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
What sparked it all?
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

6. The events that followed…
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June of by a member of a nationalistic secret Serbian society, the emperor of Austria-Hungary declared war of Serbia.

7. The events that followed…
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia because Russia had a separate treaty with Serbia. Russia supported Serbia because they were both of a similar ethnic backgrounds.

8. The events that followed…
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Since Germany had a treaty with Austria- Hungary (the Triple Alliance), Germany declared war on Russia. What is the triple alliance?

9. Alliance
An agreement among people or nations to unite for a common cause. Each member of an alliance agrees to help the other members in case one is attacked.

10. How could Germany’s location in Europe be a problem for them?

11. Germany in the Middle
Germany’s big problem was that it was in the middle of Europe. That made it vulnerable if it came to war.

12. In the 19th century, Germany’s brilliant Chancellor, Bismarck, solved this problem by keeping friends with Russia and Austria-Hungary

13. Then Bismarck allied with Italy and Austria-Hungary (the Triple Alliance). Together with his friendship with Russia, this kept Germany safe.

14. But when Kaiser Wilhelm became Emperor, he dumped the Russian alliance
But when Kaiser Wilhelm became Emperor, he dumped the Russian alliance. He kept the Triple Alliance, but this did NOT solve the problem of Germany’s encirclement.

15. The Triple Entente
In 1907 Russia joined Britain and France to make the Triple Entente. By 1914 Europe had divided into two massive superpower blocks.

16. Distributed Summarizing
With a seat partner, discuss a time in your life when an alliance (with a friend, family member, or someone else) has caused problems.

17. The events that followed…
Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
France had a treaty with Russia (the Triple Entente) so Germany declared war against France.

18. The events that followed…
And so the war begins!
Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

19. Things changed during the war
The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente turned into these two WWI alliances.
The Triple Entente plus more formed the Allied Powers
The Triple Alliance plus more formed the Central Powers
The Central powers
Austria-Hungary Germany Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
The Allied Powers
Russia France United Kingdom Italy United States

21. Statistics from WWI Nation Total Number of servicemen in the war.
Number of deaths
Number of soldiers wounded
Number of men taken prisoner or reported missing
Austria
7,800,000
1,200,000
3,620,000
2,200,000
Britain
8,904,467
908,371
2,090,212
191,652
France
8,410,000
1,357,800
4,266,000
537,000
Germany
11,000,000
17,737,000
4,216,058
1,152,800
Italy
5,615,000
650,000
947,000
600,000
Russia
12,000,000
1,700,000
4,950,000
2,500,000
Turkey
2,850,000
325,000
400,000
250,000
U.S.
4,355,000
126,000
234,300
4,500

22. Some of the Technological Advances from WWI
Tank
Aircraft
Machine Gun
Gas used as a weapon
Flamethrower

23. Could World War I have been prevented? Why or why not? Brainpop WWI
Summarizing
Could World War I have been prevented? Why or why not?
Brainpop WWI