WORLD WAR I. ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why did Europe seem ready for a large war?

WORLD WAR I

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• Why did Europe seem ready for a large war?

COLONIAL WARS

• Small wars to see who would take a nation.• EX: Battle of Plessey- U.K and France fight over

colonizing Egypt• EX. Boer War- U.K.-Neth. Fight over colonizing

South Africa

MILITARISM

• Who would have most powerful army.

INDEPENDENCE

• Nations wanting to be free of colonizers.• EX: Balkan War- Serbia fighting for

independence from Austria-Hungary.

ALLIANCES

• Nations join forces in case of attack.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What alliances were formed in early 1900’s?

TRIPLE ENTENTE

• France, Russia and Great Britain.

TRIPLE ALLIANCE

• Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary (A.H.)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What event set off World War I?

ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND

• Heir to throne of A.H., assassinated by:• BLACK HAND- Serbian independence group.

CHAIN REACTION

• A.H. declares war on Serbia.• Russia declares war on A.H.• Germany declares war on Russia.• France declares war on Germany.• U.K declares war on Germany.

NEUTRALITY

• Not taking a side in the war.• EX: Italy and United States (U.S.), both would

join later.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• How was World War I fought?

TRENCH WAR

• Both sides dug ditches for protection.• WHY IMPORTANT- easy to defend, difficult to

attack.

GRENADES

• Bombs to throw.

TANKS

• Armored vehicles.• WHY IMPORTANT- could withstand bullets.

HOWITZERS

• Long range cannons.• EX: Big Bertha, could shoot 75 miles.

SUBMARINES

• Underwater Boats (U-Boats).• WHY IMPORTANT-torpedoes could sink ships.

CHEMICAL WARFARE

• Use of mustard and chlorine gases.• Would be outlawed in future wars.

DOG FIGHTS

• Planes shoot each other out of sky.• EX: Red Baron- led war with 80 ‘kills’.