1. Video Concept Guide World War I: The War in Europe
WWI: The War in Europe
Video Concept Guide
World War I: The War in Europe

2. World War One The Great War The War to End All Wars
The Imperialist War
The Trench War
First Modern War

3. Nationalism
Interests of the homeland should always be put ahead of world cooperation
Russians believe they are the protector all Slavic peoples
Poles want own state with self-rule
Czechoslovakians want self-rule

4. Imperialism Many countries bldg global empires
Great Britain and Germany colonizing Africa and the Middle East
France and Germ. clash over Morocco
Race for trade, resources creates race to build up military strength
Creates agreements to alliances

5. Alliances – Checks & Balances
Triple Entente
France
Great Britain
Russia
Also treaty with Serbia
Later- “Allies”
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Italy
Later joins Allies
Later- “Central Powers”

6. Spark of War Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Sarajevo; assassin was Serbian member of the secret “Black Hand”
A-H determined to make example of Serbia; squash any ideas of future nationalist uprisings
A-H declares war on Serbia July 1914

7. Magnitude of War 65+ million engaged 9-10 million died in battle
20 million died due to hunger and disease related to war
20 million wounded

8. “Western Front”
Two lines of trenches across northern and eastern France
Thousands of miles
“No man’s land”
Muck, mire, rats, lice, disease
Lines remained essentially unchanged

9. Technology-Modern War
Machine gun
“Big Bertha” (German)
Chemical weapons-mustard, chlorine, poisonous gases
Tanks (Great Britain)
Flame throwers (German)

10. Technology-Modern War
Balloons
Airplanes- “dogfights”; Baron von Richthofen: The Red Baron (Germ)
“unterseeboots”-torpedoes
Dreadnaughts (Great Britain)

11. US Enters War “Freedom of the Seas” Insure Allies able to repay debts
Lusitania- 128 US lives lost
Germany declares intent to sink all ships in British waters
“The Zimmerman Telegram”
US declares war 1917

12. Effects of War Congress establishes the draft War Industries Board
Production techniques/fabrication
Encourage public support
Daylight Savings Time
Liberty Bonds
“Four Minute Men”

13. Military Personnel African-Americans serve in Army
Segregated
Officers only allowed to be in charge of African-American troops
“The Harlem Hell Fighters”
Women allowed in non-combat positions with Navy and Marines

14. Vocabulary Nationalism Alliance “Western Front” “Dogfight” Doughboys
Fabrication
“Four Minute Men”
Unterseeboot