1. World War I The War to End All Wars

2. Essential Question
What factors combined to draw the world and ultimately the US into World War I?

3. Causes of WWI in Europe Militarism
Countries in Europe were building massive militaries
Competition for colonies

5. Causes
Nationalism
People in Europe were competitive and proud of their nation
Product of close proximity

6. Self Determination
The idea that people who belong to a nation should have their own country
Nation in political science terms refers to ethnicity
Example: Serbs, Bosnians, Croats, and Slovenes

7. The Alliance System

8. The Alliance System
Agreements between countries to treat an attack on one member country like an attack on all
Triple Alliance – Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary
Triple Entente – Great Britain, France and Russia

9. The Spark the Ignites the Powder Keg
June 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by a Serbian member of the Black Hand

10. Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
Russia rushes to help Serbia, and Germany helps Austria-Hungary
Alliance System goes into effect, almost all of Europe goes to war!

11. Germany’s War Plan (Schliefflen Plan)
Wanted to Avoid a Two Front War
Attack and defeat France First: Then focus on Russia
On way to France Germany invades neutral Belgium
German advance into France stopped just outside Paris
Both sides dig in on the Western Front

12. Causes of WWI
List and explain the things that were causes of the conflict
Militarism
Nationalism
Self-determination
Alliance system

13. It only takes a spark…
Describe the things that were the spark that led to World War I
Franz Ferdinand
Austria Hungary
The Black Hand
Serbia

14. The Domino Effect Explain the beginning of war Austria Hungary Serbia
Russia
Germany

15. The US In World War I

16. Essential Question
Why was the US unable to maintain a policy of neutrality during World War I?

17. US Finds it tough to remain neutral
President Wilson wanted to abide by the Monroe Doctrine and remain isolationist
US relied on trade with Great Britain
German U boats made trade with Great Britain difficult

18. German Aggression
May 7, 1915, German U-Boat sinks the British Passenger ship the Lusitania
128 Americans killed
Many Americans push for war
Germany doesn’t want the US in the War
Pass the Sussex Pledge
Promise not to sink US ships without warning

19. Germany sends the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico (January 1917)
US Ships going to Great Britain with supplies making it difficult for Germany to win the war
Germany sends the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico (January 1917)
Promises to help Mexico get back lost territory if Mexico allies with Germany
Intercepted by the US and leaked to the press

22. US Enters WWI Germany returns to unrestricted submarine warfare
April 2, 1917 – US Declares war on Germany

23. The Sides Allied Powers Central Powers United States Great Britain
France
Russia
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire

24. Document Based Question T-chart
In your groups look through the documents and create a chart listing the evidence for and against going to war
Each person must have a chart
In the top right hand corner, label your chart with Goal 8.01