World War I Drill Drill –List how many things you know already about WWI Objective: Students will...

World War I

Drill– List how many things you know already

about WWI

Objective: Students will create map of Europe and indentify the causes of World War I

Exit Drill

Looking at Germany on the map

What are advantages and disadvantages of Germany’s location when it comes to war?

World War I was all about the place of Germany in Europe

France and Germany hated each other! When Germany became united country in 1870-1, France went to war to try to stop it … but got WHOPPED!

France also lost Alsace-Lorraine in 1870-1.The French never forgave the Germans.

They wanted REVENGE.

Germany in the Middle

That made it VULNERABLE if it came to a war.

Grab a book and open to page of 365

Opening Drill 3/4

Rank the four causes of WWI from most to least in importance

Obj: Students will create a map of Europe 1914

Opening Drill 3/4

What are some possible reasons for war?

Students will indentify the four main causes of WWI

Causes of the Great War

Europe @ its peak by 1914- Industrial Revolution

4 conditions lead to the Great War- M.A.I.N.

1. Militarism2. Alliance System3. Imperialism4. Nationalism

Exit Drill

The stage for WWI is set…Do you think WWI could have been avoided?

Militarism Pride in fighting for

country, glory, heroism

Increased build-up of military spending & military forces

1. Germany: naval forces to rival England

2. Increase size of most Euro armies

Militarism & Arms RaceMilitarism & Arms Race

1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1914

94 130 154 268 289 398

Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., A-H, It., Fr., Br.,

Rus.] in millions of £s.

1910-1914 Increase in Defense

Expenditures

France 10%

Britain 13%

Russia 39%

Germany

73%

Alliance System

Triple Alliance 1882Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Ottoman Empire

Triple Entente 1907France, Russia, Great Britain

Effect: If two countries have a conflict, this will bring in all of their allies= WORLD CONFLICT!

Imperialism

Competition among nations for colonies, resources, markets, etc.

GB and France successful while Germ and Austria-Hungary not!

Imperialism and the Balance of Power

Nationalism

Desire of a people to rule themselves

– Americans vs British (1776)

– Bosnian Slavs vs AH (1914)

Exit Drill

Using what we looked at today

– Was World War I unavoidable? Explain yes or no using the causes sheet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E6e8BW0l-E&list=PL71C2BBDD75C33292

War Breaks Out

Obj: Students will investigate military planning of World War One in order to evaluate its impact on the opening stages

What plan do you think Germany had to end the

war?

War Breaks Out Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 1914 Serbian Nationalist Group called the Black Hand July 5, 1914 Germany issues A-H “blank check”

– pledging military assistance if A-H goes to war against Russia

ADFF Gavrilo Princip

Timeline AH and Germany vs

Serbia Russia defends Slavic

country of Serbia France supports ally

Russia Germany invades

Belgium (“Belgium is a country, not a road”)

Belgium gains British support

WORLD WAR I Begins – July 28, 1914

“Race to the Sea”

Paris then Moscow von Schlieffen Plan Belgium. . . Britain 1st Battle of the Marne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJXAcl8D51Y

MobilizationMobilization

Home by Christmas!

No major war in 50 years!

Nationalism!

Home by Christmas!

No major war in 50 years!

Nationalism!

Exit Ticket

Why do you think Europe felt that this war was going to last a few months? Do you know what prevented a quick war?

A Young Australian Recruit

A Young Australian Recruit

Recruits of the Central PowersRecruits of the Central Powers

Austro-Hungarians

Austro-Hungarians

A German Soldier Says Farewell to His

Mother

A German Soldier Says Farewell to His

Mother

New French RecruitsNew French Recruits

A German Boy Pretends to Be a Soldier

A German Boy Pretends to Be a Soldier

Soldiers Mobilized

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France Germany Russia Britain

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Modern Warfare

Stalemate- situation where neither side is able to gain the advantage

Both sides thought quick war

Trench Warfare

Dug themselves into the ground

Horrible conditions– Dead bodies– Rats– Lice Trench Fever

Caused the war to drag on

US Response

Neutral Personal involvement

– Why would a third of the population feel personally involved?

– ¼ German, 1/8 Irish: Didn’t like GB US opposed Kaiser Wilhelm

– Autocrat: Ruler with unlimited power

US Response

Why would the US stay neutral? Trade

– US investment: 3.5 billion German ships disrupting trade

Preparation and Peace

GB urged US to prepare– To help aid: supplies or troops

1914: Patriotic Education 1915: Gov’t setup camps to train 1916: Congress ok’d an increase in

armed forces Peace

– Progressives, women, Congress

Review

What was US response to the war? What did the US do to prepare for the

war?

U Boats

U-boat- Unterseeboot/submarine Changed naval warfare

– How? Passenger and merchant ships Issued no warning to their targets

– Americans disliked

Who’s To Blame?Who’s To Blame?

Lusitania

May 7, 1915- British passenger ship – Carrying weapons– 1,200 passengers died

Media – Ran wild with this issue

Wilson= patience – Germany repay the families

Sussex Pledge

Germany – Still went after passenger ships w/o

warning US threaten to cut off relations w.

Germ. Sussex Pledge

– U Boats warn ships before attacking US gives the Allies a huge loan

– What does this mean?

Election of 1916

“He kept us out of war” Wilson won a close race Germany tested Wilson

– Broke Sussex Pledge

Zimmermann Note

Filibuster- Tactic where senators take the floor and talk to prevent a vote to occur

Zimmermann Note– Germany to Mexico– Mexico and Wilson took it lightly – Inching the US towards war

Revolution

Russia 1917– GETTING

CRUSHED!!!!!!!– 1.8 Million dead, 2.4

Mil. POWs, 2.8 mil sick or wounded

– No food or supplies – March 197 Tsar is

out April 6, 1917

– US declares war