1. What Were The Causes and Nature of World War I?
Global History and Geography
10th Grade Boys & Girls
Al-Madinah School
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2. Main Causes of WW-I Militarism Causes of WW-I Imperialism &
Nationalism in:
Germany, France &
Ottoman Empire, Pan-Slavism
Alliance Systems
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Militarism
Causes of
WW-I
Imperialism &
Economic Rivalry
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Beginning of the War
Killing of Austrian Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand by a Serbian Nationalist in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the murder and made harsh demand from Serbia
Serbia refused to comply
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28
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Russia, a friend of Serbia, mobilizes its forces for war
Germany, an ally of Austria-Hungary, declared war on Russia
Germany invaded Belgium on August 3, 1914, so that German forces could enter France easily
Britain declared war on Germany
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5. Global History – Br. Siraj
Homework
Write a brief essay describing the causes of World War – I.
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6. What were the nature, Major Turning Points of WW-I and Its Impacts?
Global History and Geography
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

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Nature of the War
Trench Warfare
War of Attrition
Industrial War
New weapons: Tanks, Machineguns, Submarines, Airplanes, Poison gas, etc.
Total Warfare
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8. Major turning Points of the War
Entry of the United States on Allied Side
Unrestricted Submarine warfare by Germany caused the sinking of Lusitania.
American Lives were lost
Zimmerman Note angered Americans
U.S. Joined the war in 1917
Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers
Russian Withdrawal
Early in 1918 Russian Leader Lenin signed a peace treaty with Germany and withdrew its forces from War
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The End of the War
Treaty of Versailles ended the war
The Big Four (U.S., Britain, France & Italy) worked out the treaty at Versailles in France to end the war.
Harsh Provisions of the Treaty
Germany was blamed for the war
Germany had to lose land
Alsace & Lorraine were given to France
Some parts were used to create Poland
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German Military was restricted
Germany had to move troops away from Rhineland
Germany had to pay reparation to France & Britain
League of Nations was created
A group of 40 nations
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Costs of the War
Human Casualties
8.5 Million dead
17 Million wounded
Famine threatened many parts of the world
Diseases became widespread
Economic Losses
Factories, farms and homes were destroyed
Nations had huge war debts
Central Powers had to pay reparations
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Effects of the War
Empires collapsed & new nations formed
Austro-Hungarian Empire was broken up
Austria & Hungary became independent states
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were created
Ottoman Empire was also broken up
Arab territories were taken over by Britain and France as League of Nations’ mandate
Armenia was put under Russian control
Rest of the Empire became the nation-state of “Turkey”.
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13. Unfulfilled National Goals
Germany was horrified by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Japan was angry because the allies did not recognize its claim in China.
China was angry because Japan was given control over former German possessions in China
Russia was angry because of the reestablishment of Poland and the creation of Baltic Republics – Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
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14. Global History – Br. Siraj
Homework
Questions 1, 4, 5 and 6 on page 744.
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