Ch 29. Quiz on WWI – Friday 3/11 Midterm – Tues 3/15.

Ch 29

WWI

Quiz on WWI – Friday 3/11Midterm – Tues 3/15

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45a - identify the causes of World War I including Balkan nationalism, entangling alliances, and militarism

45b - describe the conditions of total war on the war front for soldiers including the Battle of Verdun, and on the home front of warring nations

45c - explain the major decisions made in the Versailles Treaty and other treaties including German reparations and the mandate system that replaced Ottoman control

45d - analyze the destabilization of Europe in the collapse of the great empires including the Romanov and Hapsburg dynasties

AKS

What were the causes of WWI?How did WWI change the world?

EQ

“The War to End All Wars” Famous alumni: Ernest Hemmingway, Humphrey

Bogart, Walt Disney, Harry Truman …. And Adolph Hitler

230 soldiers killed per hour for 4.5 years straight!58,000 British troops were killed in ONE DAY at the

Battle of the SommeFirst use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers. First use of chlorine & mustard gas. First use of the flame thrower. First tank battle. First use of mass airplanes.

WWI Fast Facts

Militarism policy of building up strong military forces to prepare

for war Alliances

agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

Nationalismpride in or devotion to one’s country

Imperialismwhen one country takes over another country

economically and/or politicallyAssassination

murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What happened? M.A.N.I.A.

The Balkans = Powder Keg

Assassination in Sarajevo

“I want one

Slavic state! Get out

of Bosnia!”

“AHHHH”

Assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian National

Reason:1908 – Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-

HerzegovinaSerbian leaders wanted to rule Bosnia-

Herzegovina This is Serbian ________________.

Serbians were OUTRAGED!

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

Gavrilo Princip after his assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Causes of World War I - Assassination

Black Hand - a secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian rule.

Triple Alliance Triple Entente

Austria-Hungary

Germany

Italy

Russia

France

Great Britain

SerbiaAllies

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World War I

World War IWorld War I

Allied Powers:Allied Powers: Central Powers:Central Powers:

Great Britain

France

Russia

Italy

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Summarize how MANIA caused WWI!!!

Who were the Allies?Who were the Central powers?What assassination started the war?Where did it occur?

Review

“The men slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud, and dreamed mud.”

One reason why casualties were so high in WWI

Much of this occurred on France’s border on the Western Front

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Trench warfare

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The Somme

What does M.A.N.I.A. stand for?What nations were in the Triple Alliance?What nations were in the Triple Entente?Who were the Allies?Who were the Central powers?What assassination started the war?Where did it occur?Why were causalities so high in WWI?On what country’s border did most of the

fighting take place?

Review

Countries devote ALL resources to the war effortEveryone works to win the war – even at homePropaganda – one-sided information designed

to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war

Total War

U.S. joins in 1917Russia pulls out because of problems at home

– Revolution on the horizon!Armistice (agreement to stop fighting) on

November 11, 1918

ALLIED VICTORY!!!

The War Ends

League of Nations

Territorial losses

Military restrictions

War Guilt

International organization aimed at preventing future conflict

Germany returns Alsace-Loraine

Germany loses its overseas colonies

Germany – no subs, no air force, limits placed on size of military

Germany takes blame

Germany forced to pay $33 billion in war reparations

The Treaty of VersaillesWhat country

ends up getting the worst of it?

Why were casualties so high in WWI?What is total war?Where did most of the trench fighting on the

Western front take place?What conditions were placed on Germany as

a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

Review