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- 1. The Great War Kylee Vandermoss Block 2 WELCOME Enjoy your visit
- 2. Cause of the Great War EXIT Trench warfare Imperialism Militarism Nationalism Alliances
- 3. Alliances forming partnership with other nations Central Powers Germany, Ottoman, and Austria-Hungary Allies Great Britain, France, Russia, and U.S Back to causes of world war 1
- 4. Militarism Building up a military The military was build up for two reason To protect their colonies Peer pressure The used a mandatory draft to accomplish this This meant when young boys turned 18 they automatically had to enter the was, unless they had major health issues Russia had the largest army, Germany had the best trained, and Britain had the largest navy Back to causes of world war 1
- 5. Imperialism Competing for colonies European nation were competing for the land The Europeans believe the “bigger the better” That’s why they wanted the land, to expanded there country Back to causes of world war 1
- 6. Nationalism Pride in your country Pan-German movement was the hope to unite all German speaking people Pan-Slavic movement was the hope to unite all Slavic(russia) speaking people It was hard to do this because 95% speak Slavic, but yet again it was controlled by the Germans. This means know one new what to do. Back to causes of world war 1
- 7. Trench warfare Why did the U.S join More information (click )
- 8. Trench Warfare to protect their position At night supplies were brought in and scouts were sent out At down/dusk attacks came: shoot from the top of the trenches, then fighter hoped over at ran to attack Had to go thought barbwire, and machineguns Problems in the trenches; body rot, mud, rats, smells, cold, staying dry, maggots, lice, and many diseases Back
- 9. EXIT Why did the U.S join U.S in WW1 More information (click )
- 10. Why the U.S joined WW1 Sinking of Lusitania It was a passenger ship that was secretly caring ammunitions Germans submarine sunk the ship 1,198 passengers died and 128 of them were Americans President Wilson demanded that the Germans apologize and pay for the damage Unrestricted submarine warfare Sussex plead: Germany promised not to sick merchant ships without first warning them and rescuing passengers. By 1917 Germany is defeating Russia on the eastern front, they want a quick victory on the western front. To do this the are unrestricted submarine warfare: sinking all ship headed towards allied nations Zimmerman note Zimmerman was a German official He sent a letter to Mexico asking them to attack the United States In exchange he promised that Germany would aid them in retraining some of the land that we took from them . Back
- 11. The U.S in WW1 Treaty of Versailles More information (click ) U.S uniforms
- 12. U.S at war General perishing led U.S troops By 1917 Germany controlled: Belgium, Italy, and North France 1918 Russia has a revolution and they dropped out of war: now Germany can concentrate on the western front. By July 1918 the U.S had one million troops in the war We Cut off the German rail line which supply their troops We attacked through the Argonne forest, it takes U.S 47 day and 1.2 million soldiers, but we cut of their supplies By October 1918 German lines are crumbling In November the allies have capture the high grounds and Germany surrenders The 11 th hour, the 11 th day, of the 11 th month in 1918 the Great War ends! Back
- 13. EXIT Treaty of Versailles More information (click )
- 14. Treaty of Versailles Create new countries Russia, Poland, Finland, Latria, Lithuania, and Estonia Austria-Hungary: Austria, Hungary, Czech, Yugoslavia Ottoman empire: divided up between the allies Punished Germany Must take full responsibly for the war Pay for the war, 33 billion dollars. Create the league of nations Organization of countries Designed to maintain peace and stability Back