1. Beginning of WWI •• •• ••  12/17/13 9:28 AMAlsace-Lorraine was wanted by Germany because of its strategic placing. • Alsace-Lorraine served as a buffer…

1. WORLD WAR I “ THE WAR TO END ALL WARS” 2. Statistics World War One included: 3 Continents 31 Countries 65 Million Soldiers 37 Million Casualties 91,198 Deaths by Gas6,395…

1. WWI Causes1. Mutual Defense Alliances1. Russia and Serbia2. Germany and Austria Hungary3. France and Russia4. Britain France and Belgium5. Japan and Britain2. Imperialism3.…

July 30, 19141 ~~ -~ WAR Blshop Butler once speculated on the pos- sibility of a whole nation going suddenly insane. If he were alrve to-day, he could extend his query and…

Slide 1The United State’s Entrance to World War I Lauren Rizzi, Annie Shwartz, Erin Hawley Bonnecarrere, 4th Slide 2 Prompt “The United States entered the first World…

Slide 1 Setting the Stage CHAPTER 27-WW1 Slide 2 WORLD WAR 1 Meaning Great War War to End all Wars Began in Europe in 1914 and lasted until 1918 Slide 3 4 MAIN CAUSES OF…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What started the War? Direct Cause: See next slide!!!!Indirect Causes: Nationalism – Germany unites itself under their love of the fatherland Imperialism…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Causes of the War Here we see Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophia about ready to start the parade in Sarajevo Imperialism-European nations competed for…

Slide 1 War & Society 1914-1920 Chapter 23 Slide 2 Road to War Key factors precipitated war in Europe Imperialist expansion Militarism - Russia’s army - France and…

Slide 1 World War I 1914-1918 Slide 2 Causes of the War In June of 1914, Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was visiting Bosnia. Austria-Hungary…