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The Alliance System Triple Alliance or Central

Powers:• Germany • Austria-Hungary• Italy (At Start of

War) Triple Entente or Allied

Powers:• Great Britain• France• Russia

I. Nationalism: The feeling one has for one's nation or homeland.

II. Militarism: The building up of armies and navies.

III. Alliances: A strategic friendship between two or more nations

IV. Dissent within Nations: The Spark that starts WWI: The assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria started the war. WWI will last four years and millions will die.

Outbreak of War Arch Duke Ferdinand was killed by a

Serbian Terrorist Austro-Hungarian ask for help from

Germany and then declare war on Serbia Serbia is backed by Russia When war is

declared on Serbia Russia becomes involved

WWI is a total war meaning a complete moblizati0n of people and resources

Outbreak of War Germany tells Russia to stop mobilizing Russia refuses and Germany considers

it an act of war Germany declares war on Russia. Since

France is an ally of Russia Germany declares war on France also.

Germany invades Belgium and Britain declares war on Germany

Western Front Germany’s Schlieffen Plan attack both

Russia and France Germany sweeps through Belgium and

is stop in France at the battle of Marne Front turns into a stalemate neither side

can gain ground Trench Warfare begins

The Great Slaughter Trenches on the western front included

massive tangles of barded wire, Machine gun nests, gun batteries, and heavy artillery. Soldiers lived in holes in the ground

The territory between the two sides was called no-man’s land

The Great Slaughter Military leaders are not use

to fighting a trench warfare type of war

They throw massive waves of infantry at the enemy. Only to be cut down by machine guns and artillery

Millions died in these attacks

The battle of Verdun 700,000 men are killed in ten months

WWI becomes a war of attrition

Eastern Front War was far more mobile Russian Army invades Germany but is

pushed back Russians push Austria-Hungary out of Serbia Italy switches sides an attacks Austria-

Hungary Germany comes to Austria aid and together

defeat Russia 2.5 million Russians are killed

A) Modern science and technology produced weapons of great destruction and killing power (the machine gun, artillery, airplane, submarine, poison gas, the tank)

Expanding the war Because the war was bogged down both

sides try to gain new allies 1914 Allies declare war on the Ottoman

Empire 1915 open a third front in the Balkans After a disastrous campaign the Allies

withdraw 1918 British forces defeat Ottoman Empire

by using soldiers from Australia, India, and New Zealand

Allies begin seizing German colonies around the world