1. World War I Part 2

3. Names Change… “Allies” and added: “Central Powers” and added: Bulgaria
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
“Central Powers” and added:
Bulgaria
Ottoman-Turks
Triple Entente
France
Great Britain
Russia
“Allies” and added:
Japan
Italy
Later, the USA

4. “The Powder Keg of Europe”
The Balkans is an area that had broken away from the Ottoman Empire.
It was full of people who wanted to extend the borders of their countries.

5. “The Powder Keg of Europe”
In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbia, a new country, had wanted the land and was outraged.

6. A Shot Starts the War
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, from Austria- Hungary visited Sarajevo (city in Bosnia).
The Black Hand hired assassins to kill him.
Gavrilo Princip shot Ferdinand and his pregnant wife.
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
Gavrilo
Princip

7. A Chain Reaction
Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia - Germany offered support
Serbia failed to meet the demands so A-H declared war.
Russia declared war on A-H & mobilized on the German border.
Germany then declared war on both Russia and France.
G. Britain declared war on Germany

8. The Schlieffen Plan Front= area of warfare
Germany developed a plan to quickly win the two front war.
Germany would invade France by going through Belgium (Neutral).
Once France was beat, the Germans would then send all their troops to fight the Russians.
Did the Plan Work????

9. The First Battle of the Marne
Most important battle of WWI-proved Schlieffen Plan wouldn’t work
On September 5, 1914, the French threw every available soldier at the Germans in the Marne River Valley outside of Paris.
France stopped the German Advance

10. A Stalemate Develops
After the First Battle of the Marne, both sides dug in and prepared for a long war.
Called Trench Warfare
The deadlocked (no advance) region in northern France became known as the Western Front.

11. All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the
Western Front