1. European Empire Building Leads to WWI SS6H6d. Explain the impact of empire building in Africa and Asia on the outbreak of WWI

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3. Scramble for Africa 1885-1910 Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands – divided Africa among themselves Why – Natural resources Gold, diamonds, oil – Politics National pride (more colonies = more status) – Worldview Desire to “civilize“ and Christianize Africa

4. Scramble for Asia Europe changed from Asia’s trading partner to Asia’s conqueror British took India French took Vietnam

5. On the rise in Europe: Nationalism: love of one’s country Militarism: using strong armies and threats of war European countries signed treaties agreeing to help each other in case of attack.

6. Alliances

7. The Great War (WWI) 1914-1918 Causes: 1.MAIN : Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism 2.Tensions over territory in the Balkans 3.Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by Gavrilo Princip, a Serb

8. WWI “The War to End All Wars” Central Powers Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire (Turkey + colonies) Bulgaria Germany Plus all their colonies Allied Powers Russia France U.S. U.K. Plus all their colonies

9. Events 1.Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. 2. Russia came to Serbia’s defense. 3.Germany backed its Germanic ally and went to war against Russia & Serbia. 4.France & Britain then went to war against the monarchies of Germany & Austria-Hungary.

10. Major Battles!! The Battle of Verdun, 1916 The Battles of the Marne, 1914, 1918 The Battles of Ypres 1914, 1915, 1917 The Battle of the Somme, 1916 The Battle of Cambrai, 1917

12. Battle of Verdun Battle of Verdun was a ten month long battle between the French and German armies. The battle was part of an unsuccessful German campaign to take the offensive on the western front.

13. Battle of Verdun Both the French and German armies suffered incredibly with an estimated 540,000 French and 430,000 German casualties and no strategic advantages were gained for either side. The Battle of Verdun is considered to be one of the most brutal events of World War I, and the site itself is remembered as the "battlefield with the highest density of dead per square yard."

14. Battles of Marne On September 4, 1914, the rapid advances of the German army through Belgium and northern France caused panic in the French army and troops were rushed from Paris in taxis to stop the advance. Combined with the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) the Germans were eventually halted and the War settled into the familiar defensive series of entrenchment's.

15. Battles of Marne Ironically, by the end of May, 1918, the Germans had again reached the Marne after the enormous successes of offensives of that year. The four years had cost hundreds of thousands of lives and the armies

16. Battles of Ypres There were three battles fought around the Ypres salient during the War. The first, in 1914 was an attempt by the BEF to halt the rapid advances made by the Germans. The second, in 1915, was notable for the first use of poison gas by the Germans.

17. Battles of Ypres The long-planned offensive of July 31, 1917. By the time the offensive was called off total casualties for both sides had been approximately 250,000. The horrors of the battle, in which men drowned in liquid mud has become closely associated with the images of the War.

18. Battle of the Somme On the 1st July, 1916, after a weeklong artillery bombardment launched the now infamous "Big Push" attack across the river Somme. The British intended to breakthrough the German defenses in a matter of hours. When the attack began the Germans dragged themselves out of their dugouts, manned their posts and destroyed the oncoming waves of British infantry.

19. Battle of the Somme After the first day, with a gain of only 1.5km, the British had suffered 57,470 casualties. Despite this, both sides pressed on with the attack until November 19th of the same year. For the insufficient achievements, total losses on the British numbered 419,654 with German casualties between 450,000 and 680,000. When the offensive was eventually called off the British were still 3 miles short of Bapaume and Serre, part of their first-day objectives.

20. Total Death? The total number of deaths includes about 11 million military personnel and about 7 million civilians. The Triple Entente (also known as the Allies) lost about 6 million military personnel while the Central Powers lost about 4 million. At least 2 million died from diseases and 6 million went missing, presumed dead.

21. THE U.S. TRIES TO STAY NEUTRAL Most Americans supported the ALLIES. But - many German-Americans and Irish- Americans were anti-British, supporting the CENTRAL powers. Britain’s navy stopped all shipping carrying weapons to Europe.

22. WORLD WAR I: U.S. NEUTRALITY Later, Britain stopped all trade with nations on the European continent. The US protested, but Britain remained careful in its relations with the U.S. Germany tried to break the British blockade by using the submarine, called U-BOAT.

23. Why the U.S. Entered the War In May, 1915, Germany sank the British liner LUSITANIA. 1198 died, including 128 Americans. As Wilson campaigned for re-election, he began a naval rearmament program.

24. U.S. Enters the War Germany sank all ships in the waters around Britain. This UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE made Wilson break off diplomatic relations with Germany. Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war, which he got on April 6, 1917.

25. THE U.S. FIGHTS TO VICTORY American DOUGH BOYS began fighting in Europe in 1918. 1918: Russia pulled out of the war after the Communists took power. In Belgium and France, TRENCH WARFARE led to stalemate. Germany first used POISON GAS in 1915, and Britain introduced the tank in 1916.

26. War Ends The turning point came in mid- 1918 in favor of the Allies. Germany signed an ARMISTICE at eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, which ended the war (now called Veteran’s Day). The Allies won. Germany was blamed for the war.