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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
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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
