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WWICAUSES OF WWI?
Bell Ringer:Pick up your study guide from your blue tub. Write across the top: Due Thursday 10/15
Also take out your banner notes from yesterday!
ON a sheet of paper and answer the following question:
1) Why did we go outside to demonstrate the causes of
WWI?
2) What did you learn?
Causes of World War
"The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time.
Never had the battlefield been so vast…never had the fighting been so gruesome..."
What sparked it all?
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
The events that followed…
Because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914 by a member of a nationalistic secret Serbian society, the
emperor of Austria-Hungary declared war of Serbia.
The events that followed…
Russia sent troops to defend Serbia because Russia had a separate treaty with Serbia. Russia supported Serbia because they were both of a similar ethnic
backgrounds.
The events that followed…
Since Germany had a treaty with Austria-
Hungary (the Triple Alliance), Germany declared war on Russia.
What is the triple alliance?
Alliance
An agreement among people or nations to unite
for a common cause. Each member of an
alliance agrees to help the other members in
case one is attacked.
How could Germany’s location in Europe be a problem for them?
Germany in the Middle
Germany’s big problem was that it was in the middle of Europe. That
made it vulnerable if it came to war.
In the 19th century, Germany’s brilliant Chancellor, Bismarck, solved this problem by keeping friends with Russia and Austria-Hungary
Then Bismarck allied with Italy and Austria-Hungary (the Triple Alliance). Together with his friendship with Russia, this kept Germany safe.
But when Kaiser Wilhelm became Emperor, he dumped the Russian alliance. He kept the Triple Alliance, but this did NOT solve the problem of Germany’s encirclement.
The Triple Entente
In 1907 Russia joined Britain and France to make the Triple Entente. By 1914 Europe had divided into two massive superpower blocks.
Distributed Summarizing
WITH A SEAT PARTNER, DISCUSS A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN AN ALLIANCE (WITH A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER, OR SOMEONE ELSE) HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS.
The events that followed…
France had a treaty with Russia (the Triple
Entente) so Germany declared war against France.
The events that followed…
Things changed during the warThe Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente turned into
these two WWI alliances.
The Central
powers
Austria-
Hungary
Germany
Turkey
(Ottoman Empire)
The Allie
d Powers
Russia
France
United
KingdomItalyUnite
d State
s
The Triple Entente plus more formed the Allied Powers
The Triple Alliance plus more formed the Central Powers
Statistics from WWINation Total
Number of servicemen in the war.
Number of
deaths
Number of
soldierswounded
Number of men taken prisoner or reported missing
Austria 7,800,000 1,200,000 3,620,000 2,200,000
Britain 8,904,467 908,371 2,090,212 191,652
France 8,410,000 1,357,800 4,266,000 537,000
Germany 11,000,000 17,737,000 4,216,058 1,152,800
Italy 5,615,000 650,000 947,000 600,000
Russia 12,000,000 1,700,000 4,950,000 2,500,000
Turkey 2,850,000 325,000 400,000 250,000
U.S. 4,355,000 126,000 234,300 4,500
Some of the Technological Advances from WWI
Tank
Aircraft
Machine Gun
Gas used as a weapon
Flamethrower
Summarizing
COULD WORLD WAR I HAVE BEEN PREVENTED? WHY OR WHY NOT?
Part II Objectives: Write down today’s objectives on a piece of notebook paper! Why was WWI called the War to end all
Wars?
What were some of the technical advancements during WWI?
What are the effects of WWI on the physical, cultural, and geographical components of Europe?
Brainpop WWI
Objective: To examine the causes of America’s involvement in World War I.
· However, we traded food, weapons, oil, steel, and other goods far more with the Allied Powers than with the Central Powers.
American Neutrality
· Officially, the U.S. was a neutral country.
· Both the Allied Powers and Central powers used propaganda in order to support their cause by making their enemies seem savage.
· However, Britain and Germany set up blockades around the British and German coasts.
Freedom of the Seas
· The U.S., as a neutral nation, claimed the right to trade with either side in the war.
· German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and neutral ships trading with the enemy.
· In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people, including 128 Americans.
· Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the Lusitania.
– secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany
Moving Toward WarZimmermann telegram:
– Germany promised to help Mexico regain land it lost to the U.S. in the Mexican War.
* The U.S. declared war on the Central Powers in 1917.
(above) Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words
Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message
So what were the long-lasting effects
of WWI?