![2. Militarism & Arms Race Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s. 398 289 268 154 130 94 1914 1910 1900 1890 1880 1870 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures 73% Germany 39% Russia 13% Britain 10% France](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2-090223103303-phpapp01/85/CausesWorldWarI-ppt-4-320.jpg)
![The Flying Aces of World War I Eddie Rickenbacher, US Francesco Barraco, It. Rene Pauk Fonck, Fr. Manfred von Richtoffen, Ger. [The “ Red Baron ”] Willy Coppens de Holthust, Belg. Eddie “Mick” Mannoch, Br.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2-090223103303-phpapp01/85/CausesWorldWarI-ppt-42-320.jpg)
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CausesWorldWarI.ppt
- 1. 1914-1919: The World at War
- 2. Causes of the War
- 3. Militarism Glorification of the military; race to expand armies & navies Social Darwinism: War promoted “survival of the fittest” Britain vs. Germany: needed to protect overseas empires
- 4. 2. Militarism & Arms Race Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s. 398 289 268 154 130 94 1914 1910 1900 1890 1880 1870 1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures 73% Germany 39% Russia 13% Britain 10% France
- 5. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun
- 6. Alliances Nations signed treaties pledging to defend one another Intended to create powerful combinations that no one would dare to attack
- 7. 1. The Alliance System Triple Entente : Triple Alliance :
- 9. Imperialism Competition for colonies among European nations France vs. Germany fought for control over the Kingdom of Morocco Scramble for natural resources, national prestige and military outposts
- 10. U.S. Involvement in the Caribbean
- 11. European Imperialism in Africa
- 13. Nationalism Pride in or devotion to one’s country France: longed to regain its position as Europe’s leading power; wanted to recover provinces lost to Germany in Franco-Prussian War 1870 (Alsace & Lorraine) Germany: Proud of empire’s new military & industrial might
- 14. Nationalism Russia: Pan-Slavism or all Slavic peoples shared a common nationality; Russian duty to lead & defend all Slavs Balkans: Rising nationalism in multinational empires (Austria-Hungary & Ottoman Empire) “Balkan Powder Keg”
- 15. Pan-Slavism: The Balkans, 1914 The “Powder Keg” of Europe
- 16. The “Spark”
- 17. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family
- 18. The Assassination: Sarajevo
- 19. The Assassin: Gavrilo Princip
- 20. Who’s To Blame?
- 21. All together now! Into chaos! ( Read it fast for maximum effect) Serbian assassins kill Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian thrown) Austria-Hungry declares war on Serbia Russia (allied with Serbia) declares war on Austria-Hungry Germany (allied with Austria-Hungry) declares war on Russia first, then France When German troops cross Belgium to get to France, Great Britain (allied with Belgium) declares war on Germany
- 22. Mobilization Home by Christmas! No major war in 50 years! Nationalism!
- 25. German Atrocities in Belgium
- 26. Two Armed Camps! Allied Powers : Central Powers :
- 27. Central Powers Vs. Allied Powers
- 28. Europe in 1914
- 30. The War of the Industrial Revolution: New Technology
- 31. U-Boats
- 32. Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats
- 33. Machine Guns
- 34. Trench Warfare
- 35. Trench Warfare “ No Man’s Land”
- 36. Poison Gas Machine Gun
- 37. Flame Throwers Grenade Launchers
- 38. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun
- 40. British Tank at Ypres
- 41. The Airplane “ Squadron Over the Brenta” Max Edler von Poosch, 1917
- 42. The Flying Aces of World War I Eddie Rickenbacher, US Francesco Barraco, It. Rene Pauk Fonck, Fr. Manfred von Richtoffen, Ger. [The “ Red Baron ”] Willy Coppens de Holthust, Belg. Eddie “Mick” Mannoch, Br.
- 43. The Zeppelin
- 44. America’s Economy and The Great War
- 45. Spies “ Mata Hari” Real Name: Margareetha Geertruide Zelle German Spy!
- 48. American Poster
- 50. German Poster
- 53. For Recruitment
- 54. Women and the War Effort
- 55. Working in the Fields
- 57. French Women Factory Workers
- 58. A Woman Ambulance Driver
- 59. Red Cross Nurses
- 60. Women in the Army Auxiliary
- 62. America Joins the Allies
- 63. The Sinking of the Lusitania
- 65. A Young Australian Recruit
- 67. Recruits of the Central Powers Austro-Hungarians A German Soldier Says Farewell to His Mother
- 69. A German Boy Pretends to Be a Soldier
- 70. The Yanks Are Coming!
- 71. Americans in the Trenches
- 72. The Western Front: A “War of Attrition ”
- 75. Verdun – February, 1916 German offensive. Each side had 500,000 casualties.
- 78. The Gallipoli Disaster, 1915
- 79. Turkish Cavalry in Palestine
- 80. T. E. Lawrence & the “Arab Revolt”, 1916-18
- 81. T. E. Lawrence & Prince Faisal at Versailles, 1918-19
- 82. The Tsar with General Brusilov
- 84. Sikh British Soldiers in India
- 85. Fighting in Africa British Sikh Mountain Gunners Black Soldiers in the German Schutztruppen [German E. Africa]
- 86. Fighting in Africa 3 rd British Battalion, Nigerian Brigade
- 87. Fighting in Salonika, Greece French colonial marine infantry from Cochin, China - 1916
- 88. “ Art” of World War I
- 89. “ A Street in Arras” John Singer Sargent, 1918
- 90. “ Oppy Wood” – John Nash, 1917
- 91. “ Those Who Have Lost Their Names” Albin Eggar-Linz, 1914
- 92. “ Gassed and Wounded” Eric Kennington, 1918
- 93. “ Paths of Glory” C. R. W. Nevinson, 1917
- 94. 1918 Flu Pandemic: Depletes All Armies 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died
- 95. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918
- 96. 9,000,000 Dead
- 97. The Somme American Cemetary, France 116,516 Americans Died
- 98. World War I Casualties
- 99. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians A Portent of Future Horrors to Come!
- 100. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians Turkish Genocide of Armenians (1914 - 1922) 387,800 2,133,190 Total 15,000 73,390 Trapizond District 163,000 194,000 European Turkey 70,000 309,000 Cilicia and Northern Syria 27,000 371,800 Western Anatolia Other Armenian-populated Sites in Turkey 16,800 225,000 Sivas 56,000 220,000 Bitlis 3,000 124,000 Diarbekir 35,000 204,000 Kharbert 500 197,000 Van 1,500 215,000 Erzerum 1922 1914 Districts & Vilayets of Western Armenia in Turkey