1. The “War To End All Wars”
WORLD WAR ONE
The”Great War”
The “War To End All Wars”

2. The “Powder keg” of Europe 1914. Militarism Alliances Imperialism
Nationalism

3. The “Spark” that ignites World War One
The assassination
of Archduke Ferdinand
of Austria-Hungary by
Serbian terrorist,
Gavrilo Princip.
June 26, 1914

4. The Central Powers vs. The Allied Powers
Czar Nicholas
of Russia
King George V
of Great Britain
Kaiser Wilhiem of
Germany and Emperor
Franz Joseph of Austria-
Hungary

5. Trench Warfare in World War One
“Over the Top”
“No Man’s Land”
A Bloody Stalemate

6. New Weapons of War
Bi-Planes
Machine Guns
Poison Gas
U-Boats

7. Death and Destruction of World War One Over Eight Million Deaths
Billions of dollars worth of
irreplaceable architecture and artwork destroyed.
Over Eight Million
Deaths

8. “We must be impartial in thought as well as action.”
President Woodrow Wilson Fights to keep
America out of World War One
“We must be impartial in thought
as well as action.”
Elected in 1912 as a Progressive Democrat. He is re-elected in 1916 using the slogan,
“ He kept us out of war.”

10. To break the British Blockade and stop supplies
from reaching the allies
the German’s develop the U-Boat and conduct
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.
On May 7, 1915 a German U-Boat sinks
the British Liner, “Lusitania”, killing over 1,200
including 128 Americans.

11. The Zimmerman Note
January, 1917

12. America declares war on Germany
April 1917
A “Doughboy”
of the American
Expeditionary Forces.
General John “Black
Jack” Pershing.
Commander of the A.E.F.

13. “To make the world safe for Democracy”

14. The Selective Service
Act 1917.
Conscription- Compulsory
enrollment into
military service.
21-30 years of age
later
Four million American
men serve in
World War One.

15. THE HOMEFRONT America’s war effort by Civilians in the US
was nicknamed the
“HOMEFRONT”

16. Propaganda- Public
Information used to mold
Popular support for a
cause.

18. Meatless Mondays
Wheatless Wednesdays